- Beef – ½ kg, cleaned & cut into small-medium size cubes
- Small onion – 1 cup, crushed
- Ginger & garlic- 1½ tbsp, crushed
- Crushed red chilli – 1 – 1½ tbsp
- Coriander powder – 1½ – 2 tsp
- Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
- Pepper powder – 1 tsp
- Garam Masala – 1- 1½ tsp
- Thengakothu (bite size coconut pieces) – ¾- 1 cup
- Vinegar – 2 tsp
- Salt
- Marinate the
cleaned beef pieces with the ingredients listed under marination (number
2 ingredients). Keep it aside for 15-20 mins. Add 2 tbsp of water to
this & pressure cook till the beef is done(the cooking time of beef
depends on the type of beef used). Keep the cooker closed for 20-25
mins. Open the cooker & if there is any excess water in the beef,
cook till the water is dried completely.
- Heat oil in a
heavy bottom pan & add tons of curry leaves. Fry it for few seconds.
Add the cooked beef. Give it a good stir. Cook on low flame till the
beef becomes black in colour. If the beef appears to dry in between, add
a little oil & continue cooking. It will take around 10-15 mins.
Dont forget to give a stir in between. That’s all …the beef fry
is ready!
- Beef – 500 gms (cut into bite size cubes)
- Chilli powder – 1.5 – 2 tsp
- Coriander powder – 2 – 2.5 tsp
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
- Onion – 2 medium, chopped
- Ginger & garlic – 1 – 1.5 tsp, each crushed/grated
- Pepper powder – 1 tsp
- Coconut oil
- Salt
- Curry leaves
- Grated coconut – ½ – ¾ cup ( ¾ may be a bit excess,try it first,if you don't like,reduce the amount)
- Whole black pepper – ½ tsp
- Fennel seeds (perumjeerakam) – ½ tsp
- Fenugreek seeds (uluva) – ¼ tsp
- Cardamom – 4
- Cloves – 5
- Cinnamon – a small piece
- Small/pearl onion – 10-12, sliced
- Heat oil in a pan
and roast the ingredients listed under ‘to roast and grind’ till it
becomes golden brown in colour. Let it cool. Grind it to a fine powder
without adding water.
- Marinate the
cleaned beef with chilli, coriander, turmeric powder, chopped onion,
ginger, garlic,curry leaves and salt. Add ¼ cup water to this and
pressure cook till beef is done ( Cook on high flame till the first whistle comes, then reduce the flame to low-medium and cook for another 10-12 whistles. ). If there is excess water,
cook till it dries completely.
- Heat oil in a pan
and add the cooked beef, stir for a few mins. Add the ground masala. Add
curry leaves and mix well. Cook till the beef is roasted well and the
roasted powder starts separating from the beef. Add pepper powder and
mix well ( Do a taste test before adding the pepper powder in the end, see the spice level and add it accordingly).
Remove from fire and serve hot with rice/parotta.
Ingredients:
1)Hard boiled eggs-4
Chilly powder- 3/4 tsp( as per taste)
( or pepper powder- 1/2 tsp)
Garam masala- 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/3 tsp
Ginger garlic paste- 1/2 tsp
Corn starch- 3/4 tsp
salt to taste
2)Onion- 1 medium
Ginger- 1 inch thick
Garlic - 3 pods
Curry leaves- a few
Spring onions or coriander leaves- a little
lemon juice- a few drops(optional)
oil for frying
Salt to taste
Cut hard boiled eggs into two. Make a paste of all those ingredients
listed under one and marinate on the eggs and keep in refrigerator for 15-20 mins. Then heat frying pan and pour one tsp
of oil and put the eggs and fry on both sides. In the same oil saute
curry leaves,ginger and garlic for a minute followed by onions. Fry this
till onions are golden brown. Add lemon juice and spring
onions/coriander leaves and fry for a minute. Carefully place the fried
eggs and gently mix in every thing together. Serve this with jeera rice,
pulao or simply with rice and sambar.
Ingredients:
- turmeric powder -1/2 tbsp
Method:
Place the kanava in a pan let its water to dry in medium flame. Then add finely chopped onions chilly powder,turmeric powder,salt and oil. Allow it to get roast finely by stir it frequently. Finally add curry leaves. Roast is ready to serve.
Note: This recipe can be used for preparing chemmeen and kallummakkaya roast.
