# Spicy Beef Biryani

No-chop spicy beef biryani made in an instant pot.

- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2.2 pounds beef cut into cubes
- 1 cup prepackaged fried onions
- 2 tablespoons ginger garlic paste
- 0.5 packet Karachi beef biryani masala
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 0.5 cup yogurt
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 3 cups hot water
- 2.5 cups sela basmati rice washed and drained
- potatoes diced
- 1 cup frozen diced potatoes
- 2 green chilies
- chopped cilantro
- orange food coloring

## Instructions

1. Brown the meat in some oil.
2. Add ginger and garlic paste, fried onions, and tomato paste.
3. Add yogurt and your favorite biryani masala.
4. Add hot water.
5. Pressure cook on high pressure for 30 minutes.
6. Quick release the pressure, then lift the lid.
7. Add potatoes and cilantro.
8. Add green chilies.
9. Add sela basmati rice that has been washed and drained.
10. Add the lid back on and use the rice setting, pressure cook for 12 minutes on low.
11. Prepare food coloring.
12. Quick release the pressure, then lift the lid.
13. Add food coloring and chopped cilantro.

## Equipment

- 8 quart instant pot

## Tips

- You don't have to chop any vegetables.
- Using prepackaged fried onions and tomato paste/sauce means no chopping needed.
- Frozen diced potatoes means no chopping needed.
- Use half a packet Karachi beef biryani masala or else it will be too spicy.
- Use sela basmati rice because it’s less likely to mush together.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjfRUsjW/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5e028596-4960-4af5-a64e-f19486d0984d
- Extracted: 2025-05-11

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