Dinner for 4

Beef Mandi

Name: Beef Mandi
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 kg basmati rice; 5 cups beef stock; 2 onion; 5 cloves chopped garlic; 2 green chilli; 1 small tomato; 2 1/2 tsp salt; 3 tbsp oil; 1 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp cardamom; 1/2 tsp cloves; 1/2 tsp bay leaf

Basmati rice cooks with onions, garlic, tomato, chilies, and warm spices in savory beef stock.

Typical price

$11.94for 4 servings

$2.99 per serving$11.94 for 4

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55 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$typical cost tier

Middle Eastern Dairy-free Family Dinners

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Wild, basmati, jasmine, arborio rice$0.15/oz typical	35 oz	$5.29Typical price
Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical	42 oz	$2.91Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.8 lb	$1.03Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.38Typical price
Poblano and other fresh chiles$0.60 each typical	2	$1.20Typical price
Fresh tomatoes$1.99/lb typical	0.25 lb	$0.47Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$11.94

Pantry staples you likely have

Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

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Ingredients

1 kg basmati rice
5 cups beef stock
2 onion
5 cloves chopped garlic
2 green chilli
1 small tomato
2 1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp oil
1 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp cardamom
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp bay leaf

Steps

Rinse the basmati rice until the water runs mostly clear, then drain it.
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat and cook the onions for 5 minutes.
Add the garlic, chilies, tomato, turmeric, cardamom, cloves, bay leaf, and salt, then cook for 3 minutes.
Stir in the rice and cook for 2 minutes.
Pour in the beef stock, bring it to a boil, then cover and simmer on low heat for 25 minutes.
Turn off the heat and let the covered rice rest for 5 minutes before fluffing.