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Beef Ularthiyathu

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian, Kerala

Ingredients

  • Beef – 1 kg
  • Ginger – 3 tbsp chopped finely
  • Garlic – 5-6 cloves chopped finely
  • Curry leaves – as much as you care to have
  • Coconut – as much as you care to have cut into small pieces (shaves)
  • Curd – 1 – 2 tbsp
  • Shallots – 1 cup sliced
  • Salt – to taste
  • Coconut oil no other oil can impart the true flavour – 3-4 tbsp
  • Coriander powder – 1 – 2 tbsp
  • Red Chilli powder – 2 tbsp
  • Pepper powder – ¾ tsp {you can add more if you want to}
  • Saunf – 1 tbsp
  • Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
  • Bay leaf – 1
  • Cinnamon – ½ bark
  • Cloves – 2
  • Cardamom – 2
  • Star anise – 1
  • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp

Instructions

  • Heat a little oil in a pressure cooker and sauté the coconut pieces till golden brown. Remove and keep aside.
  • In the same cooker, add ginger, garlic and shallots. Saute till translucent and then add all the masalas and mix well.
  • Add the beef pieces to this and then add curry leaves and curd. Add salt to taste. Mix well and pressure cook till the beef is 3/4ths done.
  • In a non stick pan or earthenware pot, add oil and then crackle mustard seeds. Add curry leaves and the cooked beef along with the stock.
  • Cook on low flame till the beef turns brown. (A time-consuming process but worth the effort!)
  • Garnish with the coconut pieces and curry leaves.