Name: Beef Olathiyathu
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/2 kg Beef; 2 nos Onion; 1 no Tomato; 1 piece Ginger; 4 - Garlic pods; 2 - Green chillies; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Coriander powder; 1 tsp Red chilli powder; 1 tsp Pepper powder; Curry leaves (A few); 1/2 cup Grated coconut; Salt (As reqd); 3 tbsp Coconut/Sunflower oil; 2 nos Cinnamon pieces (Karugapatta); Fennel seeds (A pinch, Perinjeerakam); 3 - Cloves (Grambu); 2 - Cardamom (Elakka); 5 - Peppercorns (Kurumulaku)

Beef Olathiyathu

Kerala style spicy dish!!

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1/2 kg Beef
2 nos Onion
1 no Tomato
1 piece Ginger
4 - Garlic pods
2 - Green chillies
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Coriander powder
1 tsp Red chilli powder
1 tsp Pepper powder
Curry leaves A few
1/2 cup Grated coconut
Salt As reqd
3 tbsp Coconut/Sunflower oil

For the Masala:-

2 nos Cinnamon pieces Karugapatta
Fennel seeds A pinch, Perinjeerakam
3 - Cloves Grambu
2 - Cardamom Elakka
5 - Peppercorns Kurumulaku

Instructions

Clean the beef and cut it into small pieces.
Grind together the ingredients for masala and add 2 tsp of water to it to make it into a paste.
Put the meat into a pressure cooker.
Add ground masala, turmeric powder, coriander powder, chillY powder, pepper powder and salt.
:- Do not add water.
Cook till meat becomes tender.
Heat oil in a pan.
Add chopped onions and curry leaves and saute till onion turns golden brown.
Add ginger-garlic paste and green chillies.
Add tomato and saute well.
Add cooked beef to this and fry.
Fry till the gravy gets dried completely.
Garnish with grated coconut and coriander leaves.
:- Serve with steamed rice/fried rice/chappathis.