Beef Roast (Thattukada style)
Ingredients
- Beef – 1/2 kg cut into small pieces1 large potato; cubed (optional)
- Onion – 2 sliced finely
- Ginger – 1 small piece
- Green chili – 2
- Salt
- Curry leaves
- Coconut oil
Spice paste:
- Ginger – 1 tbsp
- Garlic – 10 cloves
- Pepper – 1/2 tsp
- Chili powder – 1/2 tbsp
- Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
- Fennel perumjeerakam -1/2 tsp
- Cardamom – 2
- Star anise thakolam – 1
- Cinnamon – 1 small piece
- Cloves – 2
Instructions
- Grind together all the ingredients given under spice paste into a coarse paste adding a little water.
- Heat the oil in a pan/pressure cooker.
- Add the onions, ginger, green chilli, curry leaves and sauté.
- When the onions become soft add the ground spice paste & fry till the oil starts appearing.
- Add the beef, potatoes and 1 cup of water. Season with salt.
- Cook the beef till it becomes tender and the gravy is thick.
Notes
Potatoes are optional and are not found in most street food versions. Since I love potatoes with meat, I used it in this recipe.