Russian Beef Plov (pilaf) recipe by Ruhana Ebrahim

Ingredients

• 750g Beef chuck/ stew meat (on bone)
• ⅓ cup oil
• 2 onions (finely sliced)
• 3 carrots (cut into matchsticks or grated)
• 1 teaspoon salt (for meat)
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon dhana jeeroo (coriander cumin) powder
• 3-4 bay leaves
• 1 ¾ cups hot water (for meat)
• 3 cups Basmati or Tastic Jasmine rice
• 1 ½ teaspoon salt (for rice)
• 4 cups hot water (for rice)
• 1 head of garlic
• 1 teaspoon dhana jeeroo (coriander cumin- for