Beef Varattiyathu | Kuttanadan Beef Roast
Ingredients
- 1 kg Beef
- 3 nos. Onions(big)
- 1/2 inch piece Ginger Crushed
- 12 nos. Garlic cloves Crushed
- 1 1/2 tbsp Garam masala
- 12 nos. Red Chilly with seeds
- 3 tbsp Coriander seeds
- Salt to taste
- 2 sprigs Curry leaves
- 1/2 cup Coconut slices
- 1 tbsp Pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 3 tbsp Coconut oil
- 1 tsp Fennel seeds powder
For beef Marination :
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- Salt As reqd
- 1 tbsp Pepper powder
Instructions
- Let's prepare some fresh Garam Masala. The ingredients required are : Fennel Seeds (Perumjeerakam) - 1 tbsp, Cinnamon stick(Karugapatta) - 1 long stick, Cloves(Grambu) - 5 nos, Cardamon - 3 nos and Pepper corns - 1 tsp. Fry the above ingredients until the fennel seeds color changes (do not burn it). Let it cool and grind it nicely. Store the masala in glass container and take what is required.
- Meanwhile, fry the red chillies and coriander seeds. Grind well.
- Clean the beef and cut into small pieces, wash well and drain the water in a colander. Mix the drained beef with the ingredients for marination: turmeric powder, pepper powder and salt. Pressure cook beef with half cup of water for around 7 whistles or for around 15 to 20 minutes. Make sure it is not over cooked. Needs to be little chewy.
- In a thick bottomed vessel, heat 2 tbsp coconut oil, add curry leaves and then coconut slices. When the coconut slices color changes, add 80% of the garlic(rest will be used later) and ginger. Fry until the raw smell is gone.
- Add onions and little salt and fry until translucent. Add the ground powders(red chilly and coriander), garam masala(1 1/2 tbsp) and turmeric powder and fry it.
- After 5 minutes add the beef with gravy to it and mix it very well. Close it with a lid and let it boil. This way the beef will absorb all the masalas. Check it every now and then and make sure it is mixed very well.
- Now open the lid and add the rest of the crushed garlic and let the gravy dry. Keep mixing it. Once it is dry, check out salt and garam masala and adjust if necessary. Now add half teaspoon of pepper powder and 1 tablespoon of coconut oil and mix it well. If the masalas are sticking to the vessel, add little water and scrape it with the spatula.
- Once it is almost dry, add half teaspoon Fennel Seeds powder, mix it well and switch off. It doesn't need to be very dry(after 15 mts it will become very dry).
- It can be served with rice or porotta. Enjoy.
Notes
Please make sure the heat is less than medium. This way beef is coated very well with masalas. If it is high heat, beef masalas will get burnt. You can visit this link Kerala Beef Fry. You can also visit this dish Beef Curry.
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