Kerala beef chilly fry

Ingredients for 3 serves

For pressure cooking
Beef -500 g (stir fry pieces) washed & drained
Pepper pdr - 1 tsp
Fennel pdr - 3/4 tsp
Lemon grass - 2 tsp bruised and chopped or use paste - 1 tsp (optional)
Salt to taste
Oil - 1/2 tbsp

For Masala
Oil - 2 tbsp
Onion - 3 chopped
Garlic - 4 cloves chopped
Ginger - 2" piece bruised
Turmeric pdr - 1/4 tsp
Coriander pdr 1/2 tsp
Garam masala - 3/4 tsp
Pepper pdr - 1/2 tsp
Kashmiri chilly pdr - 1 tsp

For garnish (just before taking off flame)
Dry chilly - 4
Lemon juice - 1/2 lemon
Green chilly - 2 or 3 big finely chopped (adjust to your spice level)
Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp chopped

Easy

Directions

1. Method:
Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add the beef, fennel, salt & pepper.
Saute on low heat until the color changes and juices start flowing.
Cover and put the weight on, cook till 3-4 whistles on low heat.
Open lid when all the steam has escaped.
If too much stock remains reduce it to 1/4 cup.
In a non-stick pan heat oil and fry onions, ginger and garlic till golden brown.
Add all the spice powders now and mix well on low flame.
Now add the beef and stock and cook on high flame till the stock is reduced completely.
Throw in the dry chilly and green chilly for garnishing and give it a good toss.
Add a dash of lemon juice and freshly chopped coriander leaves.
Adjust salt and pepper, take off flame.
Serve hot with roti or rice.

main courses, beef, fry, kerala, chilly March 24, 2014 03:49

Author Aisha Waseem (spicesinthecookiejar.blogspot....)