BEEF FRY / BEEF ULARTHIYATHU (KOTTAYAM STYLE )

Ingredients

Beef  - 500 gm
Onions -  1 (chopped)
Green chilly(split) - 4 nos
Ginger - 1 inch piece (chopped)
Garlic - 5 pods (chopped)
Tomatoes - 1 nos (chopped)
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice - 1/4 lemon

For Grinding ( Garam Masala)
Bay leaves(Karuga/Vazhana ela) - 1 1/2 nos
Cinnamom(Karugapatta) - 1 piece
Cardamom(Elakka) - 3 nos
Cloves(Grambu) - 3 nos
Fennel(Perum Jeerakam) - 1 tsp
Black pepper seeds - 10 nos



Coconut oil - 5 tbs
Onion - 1 (Chopped)
Fresh coconut half sliced into small pieces called `kotthu`
Curry leaves - 4 stems
Salt - As reqd
Mustard seeds - A pinch
Powdered black pepper - 1 tbs


Preparation

Prepare garam masala by grinding together bay leaves, cinnamom, cardamom, cloves, black pepper seeds and fennel.

Cook the beef with all the other ingredients including garam masala(onion 1)

Add salt and keep it in cooker without using water (if water required add only 1/4 cup) once the beef cooked (depends upon the beef 1 or 2 whistle in medium flame)

After opening the cooker continue cooking for drying the beef ( all water content should go) . Set this aside.

Heat coconut oil in a frying pan and add a pinch of mustard seeds and allow them to break in the hot oil.

Add 1 chopped onions and saute` till brown.

Add curry leaves and coconut `kothu` and saute` till brown.

Add the previously prepared beef and powdered black pepper.

Stir in gentle heat until it gets dark colour.



BEEF FRY