Spiced Rice with Beef & Spring Onions

Ingredients

• 500 gram beef (sliced into small cubes or strips) - لحمة
• 2 tablespoon olive oil (OR 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter) - زيت زيتون
• 1 teaspoon all spice - بهارات
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric - كركم
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg - جوزة الطيب
• 1 bay leaf - ورق لاورا
• 2 small cardamom - حبهان
• 6 stalks spring onion (finely chopped) - بصلة خضراء
• 2 cup boiling water - ماء ساخن
• 1 cup basmati rice (washed) - أرز بسمتي
• salt and pepper (to taste) - ملح و فلفل
• 2 tablespoon parsley (chopped to garnish) - بقدونس
• 1 handful cashew nuts (OR toasted pine nuts OR almonds to garnish) - الكاجو

Step by step

1. In a large rice pot, heat olive oil (and butter if using any). Add beef cubes, followed by all the spices, cardamom pods, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
2. Keep stirring the meat until it browns on all sides (about 10 minutes). Add 5 chopped spring onions and cook for another 2 minutes.
3. Add 2 cups boiling water, and 1 cup washed basmati rice. Give it a quick stir, cover and cook on lowest heat until water is absorbed and rice is cooked (about 25 min). Discard the cardamom pods and bay leaf.
4. Serve the rice hot topped with freshly chopped spring onions, toasted nuts and parsley.