Bengali Rice and Meat Curry – 60-Minute Recipe
A hearty Bengali rice and meat curry that blends aromatic spices with tender meat, potatoes, and chickpeas, finished with a bright citrus garnish.
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Ingredients
- oil
- sliced red onions
- green chilies
- 1 tbsp ginger paste
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1 tbsp cumin powder
- mace
- nutmeg
- cardamom
- cinnamon
- raw meat chunks (likely mutton or goat)
- curry leaves
- whole peeled potatoes
- rice (uncooked white rice)
- water
- salt
- lime slices
- red chilies
- chickpeas
Instructions
- 1Pour oil into a pot and heat.
- 2Add sliced red onions and sauté until browned.
- 3Add green chilies and continue sautéing until fragrant.
- 4Stir in ginger paste, garlic paste, and cumin powder, cooking for a minute.
- 5Add the ground spice mixture (mace, nutmeg, cardamom, cinnamon) and stir briefly.
- 6Add raw meat chunks (likely mutton or goat) and brown on all sides.
- 7Cover the pot with a glass lid and simmer, allowing the meat to cook through.
- 8Add curry leaves and continue simmering.
- 9Add whole peeled potatoes and cook until tender.
- 10Remove the lid and let any excess liquid reduce, creating a thick, oily gravy.
- 11Add water as needed to achieve a stew‑like consistency and bring to a boil.
- 12Add uncooked white rice to the boiling liquid and stir to coat the grains with the spices and oil.
- 13Check the rice consistency; add more water if necessary and continue cooking until the rice is fully cooked.
- 14Add chickpeas, cooked meat chunks, boiled potatoes, red chilies, and green chilies; stir to combine.
- 15Season with salt to taste and sprinkle additional lime slices on top.
- 16Cover the pot again and steam for a few minutes until everything is hot and flavors are melded.
- 17Serve hot, garnished with lime slices and whole red and green chilies.
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Brown the meat first
Sear the raw meat chunks until browned on all sides before adding liquid.
Cover while simmering
Use the glass lid during the meat and potato simmer steps to retain moisture.
Coat rice before cooking
Stir the uncooked rice into the boiling, spiced liquid.
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Frequently asked questions
- How long does it take to make Bengali Rice and Meat Curry?
- About 1 hour in total: 15 minutes of prep and 45 minutes of cooking.
- How many servings does this Bengali Rice and Meat Curry recipe make?
- This recipe makes 4 servings as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Bengali Rice and Meat Curry recipe come from?
- It was shared by Recipes by hungry mommy on facebook.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.