Beef Tehari Bangladeshi Recipe | Old Dhaka's Famous Main Course

Beef Tehari is a very famous and delicious main course of Old Dhaka, Bangladesh. This core dish is like the heritage of Bengali cuisine. It has been loved and appreciated for over many decades now. It is extremely rich and alone can steal the show. It requires no sides but could be served with some salad. It is cooked in steps and I have compiled a very detailed step by step recipe video.

List of ingredients:

• Beef - 1 kg / 2.2 lb
• Basmati Rice - 750 gm / 4.5 cups  *any fragrant rice could be used
• Garlic paste - 1.5 tbsp
• Ginger paste - 1.5 tbsp
• Mustard paste - 1.5 tsp
• Nutmeg powder - 0.5 tsp
• Mace powder - 0.5 tsp
• Bird's eye chilli whole - 20 pieces
• Bird's eye chilli paste - 1 tbsp
• Full fat Yogurt - 0.5 cup
• Salt - 3 tsp or to taste
• Tasting salt - 0.5  tsp
• Chopped onions - 4 cups
• Onion paste - 3 tbsp
• Cumin powder - 1 tbsp
• Paprika - 1 tsp
• Bay leaves - 4 big pieces
• Cinnamon Sticks - 4 pieces
• Cardamom (small) - 5 pieces
• Black peppercorns whole - 18 to 20 count
• Cloves - 8 to 10 count
• Kewra (flavoured) water - 1 tsp
• Mustard oil - 1/3rd cup
• Vegetable/Corn oil - 1/3rd cup
• Ghee - 10 tbsp (8 tbsp = 1/2 cup)

For step by step cooking procedure, please click the following video(s) below:

English version:

Bengali version:

Beef and Pasta Casserole

Casserole is a very popular western dish around the world. "Beef and Pasta Casserole" is a mouthwatering perfect combo of protein, carbohydrate and fat. It consists of three layers -an even layer of ground beef at the bottom followed by a layer of mini penne pasta in the middle and topped with cheese sauce. You could pick up the ingredients from your local grocery store and have dinner ready within an hour; it is that quick! Also, you do not have to spend a long time cleaning afterwards since it causes minimum mess in the kitchen. 

List of Ingredients:

• Ground beef - 1 lb
• Onion powder  - 1 tbsp
• Ground black pepper - 1 tbsp
• Green bell pepper (chopped) - 1 cup 
• Mushrooms (sliced and cut into halves) - 1 cup
• Mini Penne Pasta - 0.5 lb or 2 cups 
• Cooking oil - 3 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Butter - 3 tbsp
• All purpose flour - 3 tbsp
• Milk - 3 cups at room temperature
• Nutmeg powder - a pinch (less than 1/4th tsp)
• Shredded sharp cheddar cheese - 1 cup or 4oz.
• Shredded sharp mozzarella cheese - 1 cup or 4oz.
• Shredded parmesan cheese - 1 cup or 4oz.

For step by step cooking procedure, please click the following video(s) below:

English version:

Bengali version: