• Turn on the instant pot , select sauté mode. 
• Add oil, and let it heat up. Now add the onion sauté the onion until they are brown.  Next add in ginger garlic paste and sauté that for 15 seconds. 
• Add the beef and mix it for 2-3 minutes.
• Now add tomatoes and yogurt, mix well and let it cook for 3-4 minutes.
• Add 3 tbsp homemade biryani masala and mix well.
• Next add black peppercorns, red pepper powder, fresh lemon juice, plums, and green pepper, and mix well.
• Close the lid, select pressure and put the pressure for 50 minutes or until the meat is tender.
• Vent the steam out. This will allow the excess steam to shoot out of the lid immediately, and the Instant Pot will be depressurized within minutes.
• After depressurizing the Instant Pot, open the lid. Mix well and set aside.

Rice

• Presoak the rice in water for 30 minutes.
• Drain the water.
•  In a large pot, on medium heat, add 8 cups of water, 1½ tsp salt, star anise, and cloves.
• Bring it to a boil, then add the drained rice in the pot. 
• Now let the rice cook for 6-7 minutes remember you're doing this on medium high heat. Check the are cooked up to 75-80% or until the rice are parboiled.
• Remove the pot from the stove and drain the water. Set aside.

Layering

• In a large pot, add 1 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp water scatter that across the bottom of the pot. 
• To set the first layer lay out one third of rice in the bottom of the pot as your first layer. Then sprinkle few pinches food coloring on top of the rice. 
• Next place half of beef gravy that you made earlier and on top sprinkle some fresh cilantro. 
• Now add another one third of the rice in the pot, sprinkle some food coloring, remaining of the beef gravy, and cilantro.
• Now add the remaining rice, sprinkle food coloring, and sprinkle some cilantro along with Keira .

Steaming/Dum

• Wrap the lid with aluminum foil. Steam should not escape.
• Place a tawa on the stove. 
• Place the pot of biryani, close lid, wrapped with aluminum foil.
• Now turn the stove on high for 7 minutes only.
• Turn the stove on medium heat for the next 7 minutes.
• Turn the stove on low for 45 minutes. 
• Now turn the stove completely off and let the pot sit for the next 10 minutes.