KERALA BEEF ULARTHIATHU / BEEF ROAST

Recipe source :Suriani pachakam (Bava R Luckos)

Ingredients

1. Beef(cut into bite sized pieces)- 1 kg
2. Thinly sliced coconut pieces-3/4 cup
3. Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
4. Shallots/chumanulli (sliced)-3/4 cup
5. Ginger (chopped)- 2tbsp
6. Garlic(chopped)-1 tbsp
7. Curry leaves- 3 to 4 sprigs
8. Vinegar- 2 tsp
9. Onion sliced-1 big
10. Salt to taste
11. Hot water
12. Coconut oil

To grind

1. Coriander powder- 2 tbsp
2. Chili powder-1 tbsp( or Kashmiri chili powder-2 to 3  tbsp,according to taste)
3. Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
4. Black pepper powder- 1 tsp
5. Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
6. Fennel seeds-1/2 tsp
7. Cinnamon-2″ piece
8. Cloves- 5 nos
9. Cardamom-3 nos
10. Water

Method

• Mix together thinly sliced coconut,turmeric powder and salt.Heat oil in a pan and saute this until it turns golden brown.Keep aside.
• In a blender,combine all the ingredients to grind and blend to form a smooth paste.Keep aside.
• Place beef pieces in a pressure cooker or a heavy bottomed pan.Add the masala paste,fried coconut pieces,shallots,ginger,garlic,curry leaves , vinegar,hot water and salt to taste.Cook until the beef pieces are tender.
• Heat oil in a large  frying pan ,add sliced onion and saute till it turns golden brown.Now add the cooked beef and saute on a medium heat for about 15 to 20 minutes or until it is almost dry.(if you prefer dry fry ,cook for another 5 to  minutes until it is completely dry.)

Serve with rice,appam,dosa or puttu.ENJOY!!!