Erachi Choru / Meat Rice

Erachi choru/Meat Rice is an easy to prepare dish which looks and tastes like Biriyani. Beef/Mutton gravy is prepared first and the rice is cooked in that gravy. All the spicy flavours added to the meat gravy are thus well blended with the rice so that the rice tastes yummy. Try out this easy tasty recipe ...All the very best !!!

Ingredients

Beef / Mutton                   - 500 gm

Onion                                    - 2

Green chilly, slit                                - 1

Ginger garlic paste           - 2 tbsp

Tomato, sliced                   - 1 big

Red Chilly Powder           - 2 tsp

Turmeric Powder             -  ½ tsp

Garam Masala                   - ½ tsp

Meat Masala                      - 1 tsp

Water                                   - 1 cup

Oil                                           - 2 tbsp

For Rice

Biriyani Rice                        - 500 gm

Water                                   - ¾ ltr

Oil                                           - 2 tbsp

Pure Ghee                          - 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Cardamom                          - 2 nos

Cloves                                   - 2

Cinnamon                           - 1 inch stick

Curry leaves                       - a few

Method:-

In a Pressure cooker, heat 2 tbsp oil and saute Onion, green chilli, ginger garlic paste, tomato etc.

When they are blended well, add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and meat masala.

Add salt to taste.

Add beef/ mutton and mix well.

Add 1 cup of water.

Cook for 5 minutes in full flame and another 20 minutes in low flame.

Now the gravy part is completed.

To Prepare Erachi choru

Wash and drain the biriyani rice.

In a big Non stick pan, heat 2 tbsp oil and splutter curry leaves, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon stick.

Add the prepared beef/mutton into it.

When it starts to boil, add biriyani rice into it. Add salt to taste.

Boil ¾ litre water and add it to the pan.

Mix well and close the pan with a lid.

After some time, when the rice starts to boil like bubbles, add 2 tbsp pure ghee and lower the flame.

All the flavours of beef/mutton will be added to the rice as it is cooked in the gravy.

Switch off the flame when the rice is cooked well.

Garnish with mint leaves and serve hot.