Delicious Afghani Beef Pulao Recipe | Authentic Afghan Cuisine | अफगानी बीफ पुलाऊ | افغانی بیف پلاؤ

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: lamb

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than beef.

basmati rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: long-grain rice

Quinoa provides more protein, while long-grain rice is less expensive.

raisins

🥗Healthier: dried apricots

💰Cheaper: sultanas

Dried apricots offer similar sweetness with added nutrients.

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide healthy fats, while sunflower seeds are budget-friendly.

Cut beef into large pieces.

Break carrots into smaller pieces, removing the hard inner part.

Boil raisins for 15 minutes, then cut them in half.

Peel the almonds.

Add Chinese salt and regular salt to the beef in the pressure cooker.

Add 2 liters of water to the pressure cooker with the beef and salt.

Cook the beef in the pressure cooker for 25 minutes.

Melt butter in a pan and fry the raisins for 1 minute until golden.

Remove fried raisins and set aside.

Fry the carrots in the same butter for about 2-2.5 minutes.

Remove fried carrots and set aside.

Strain the broth from the pressure cooker and add it to a pot.

Add more water to the broth as needed for boiling rice.

Add chicken cubes, bay leaves, and cinnamon sticks to the broth.

Bring the broth to a boil, then add soaked rice.

Add half a teaspoon of salt and Chinese salt to the rice.

Boil the rice for 3.5 minutes, then drain the water.

Layer the rice in the pot with the broth and add fried carrots and raisins on top.

Add more butter on top of the rice and cover the pot to steam for 10 minutes.

Cooking Techniques

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