Meaty peasy rice

The crowd favourite. Easy to prepare and even easier to clean up, this one-pot meal is flexible on ratios of spices, rice to meat and vegetables. Easy to improvise, if you’re missing an ingredient here and there, substitute for something else or just leave it out. 

Easily adapted for vegetarians and vegans - switch out the meat for mixed vegetables or meat substitute. Serve with a side of cucumber & tomato salad, and yoghurt. 

Ingredients:

• Basmati rice (1:2 water)

• Minced meat (beef mince used here) 

• Peas

• Potatoes

• Oil

• Garlic

• Ginger

• Onion

• Tomato concentrate

• Bay leaves

• Turmeric powder

• Chilli powder

• Ground spices (in this video, in order: Cinnamon/Cassia bark, Green cardamom pods, Cloves, Star anise, Black peppercorns, Black cardamom, Coriander seeds, Fennel seeds, Cumin seeds, Nigella seeds, Salt)

Tip: Short cuts that speed the whole thing up - bottled ginger and garlic pastes, pre-fried onions, garam masala instead of freshly ground spices. If you are using garam masala, remember to also add cumin powder, coriander powder and salt to the spice mix. 

Any mince meat will work, or even diced chicken thigh fillets. Avoid using meat on the bone as it extends cooking time.