🇵🇰 Pakistani

Ground Beef Pulao

Name: Ground Beef Pulao
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 1 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 2 tbsp Ghee; 400 g Basmati Rice; 1 tbsp Whole Garam Masala Spices; 300 g Rice; 450 g Ground Beef; 600 ml Stock or Broth

🇵🇰 Pakistani

A one-pot rice dish where ground beef perfumes the grains as they cook — weeknight-friendly and endlessly adaptable. 40 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 10 min Cook 30 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Garam Masala1 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Ghee2 tbsp
Basmati Rice400 g
Whole Garam Masala Spices1 tbsp
Rice300 g
Ground Beef450 g
Stock or Broth600 ml

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Rinse the rice until the water runs clear, then drain well.
2
Heat the Ghee in a wide pot, soften the onion, and bloom the garam masala for 30 seconds.
3
Stir in the ground beef, then add the rice and turn everything gently through the fragrant oil.
4
Pour in the stock, bring to a boil, then clamp on a lid and cook on the lowest heat for 15 minutes without peeking.
5
Rest off the heat for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork and crown with fresh cilantro.

Chef's tip

Never lift the lid while the rice steams — trapped steam is doing the work.

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