Qeema Najafiyah

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Sear the beef in a drizzle of ghee inside a pressure cooker.
  2. 2Add a whole onion to the pressure cooker and brown the meat pieces well.
  3. 3Add bay leaves and 5 cups of water, then pressure cook for an hour and a half.
  4. 4Wash and soak 2 cups of basmati rice.
  5. 5Toast the rice in a drizzle of oil, season with chicken stock powder and a pinch of salt, add 2 cups of water, then simmer until most of the water is absorbed.
  6. 6Add a drizzle of saffron water over the rice, cover, and steam on low for 20 minutes.
  7. 7Fry tomato paste in a pan, season with salt, pepper, cardamom powder, cumin, cinnamon, and lumi powder, then fry for a few minutes and set aside.
  8. 8Remove the tender beef from the pressure cooker, place in a pot, add the canned chickpeas, and mash thoroughly.
  9. 9Add the fried tomato paste sauce and 2 to 3 cups of stock to the pot and stir on medium heat until it thickens.
  10. 10Serve the qeema over the cooked rice.

Ingredients

  • 5 lbs beef
  • a drizzle ghee
  • 1 whole onion
  • 2 bay leaf
  • 5 cups water
  • 2 cups basmati rice
  • a drizzle oil
  • 1 tbsp chicken stock powder
  • a pinch salt
  • 2 cups water
  • a drizzle saffron water
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • a good amount salt
  • a good amount pepper
  • a touch cardamom powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 1 tsp lumi powder
  • 3 lbs canned chickpeas