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Nadan Beef Fry

Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg Beef
  • 1/2 cup Button onions Kunjulli
  • 2 nos Bay leaves
  • 1 full Garlic 10 nos cloves) (finely chopped
  • Ginger finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup Fresh coconut slices
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Red chilli powder
  • 2 tbsp Coriander powder
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 4 sprigs Curryleaves
  • Salt As reqd
  • 2 tbsp Coconut oil
  • 1 tbsp Garam masala Kerala style

To Make Garam Masala, Heat and Grind 7 ingredients given below:

  • 4 nos cloves
  • 3 nos cardamoms
  • 1 long cinnamon stick
  • 2 tbsp fennel seeds
  • 8 nos black peppercorns
  • 4 nos fenugreek seeds
  • 2 nos red chilly

Instructions
 

  • For preparing Nadan Beef Fry first cut beef into small pieces and wash it well.
  • Chop onion into two pieces.
  • Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan.
  • Add ginger, garlic and 3/4 of the chopped onion. The rest of onion can be added as decor while serving.
  • Stir it well until it is completely sauteed and slightly golden in colour.
  • Make a paste of Garam masala, chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt.
  • Add this paste to the onion ginger, garlic mixture and saute on slow fire till and the oil separates from the masala.
  • At this point, add the beef and saute again on slow flame till the water comes out of the beef.
  • Once the water is fully out of the beef, add the curry leaves and coconut pieces.
  • Cover and cook, adding 1/2 cup more hot water to cook again on medium flame. After half an hour, check if cooked properly and remove. Saute in little coconut oil and fry if that taste suites you. A Note: while serving add left over fresh onions on top to decorate or keep on side of the plate.
  • Tips/Suggestions:- :- Once the beef starts to cook and you find on an open vessel it takes time, you can use pressure cooker and wait for 3 to 4 whistles and it should be cooked properly. :- You can add 2 tbsp of vinegar too to the beef to cook it properly.

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