Kottayam Style Beef Fry

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

• 1 kg Beef
• 1 nos Onion — chopped
• 1 tbsp Kashmiri chilly powder
• A small piece Ginger — chopped
• 8 Cloves Garlic — chopped
• 1 nos Tomato — chopped
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/4 Lemon Lemon juice
• 3 nos Green Chillies Split
• Water, to taste
• Salt, to taste
• 1/2 cup Coconut oil
• 1/2 Of one Onion — chopped
• 1/2 cup Fresh coconut sliced into small pieces called `kothu`
• 4 Stems Curry leaves
• Mustard seeds A pinch
• 1 tsp Black pepper — powdered
• 1 nos Bay Leaves
• 1 nos Cinnamon Small Piece
• 5 nos Cloves
• 1.5 tsp Fennel seeds
• 1 tsp Black pepper seeds

Preparation

1. Step 1

   For preparing Kottayam Style Beef Fry, first prepare GARAM MASALA by grinding together bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, black pepper seeds and fennel.

2. Step 2

   Cook the beef with all the other ingredients stated in section: 'To Cook Beef' including garam masala in required quantity of water.

3. Step 3

   Add salt and continue cooking on low heat until almost dry but cooked. Set this aside.

4. Step 4

   Heat the coconut oil in a frying pan and fry the coconut pieces till browned. Remove the coconut slices, add a pinch of mustard seeds and allow them to break in the hot oil.

5. Step 5

   Add one chopped onion under the 'frying section' and cook until brown.

6. Step 6

   Add curry leaves and previously fried 'thenga kothu'.

7. Step 7

   Stir in the prepared beef and powdered black pepper. Add more oil if required.

8. Step 8

   Stir in gentle heat until the beef is fully roasted and dark. Take care that the beef pieces are not too much browned and hard.

9. Step 9

   Kottayam Style beef fry is ready to eat with rice, porotta or anything you like :) You will the dish like anything. This is an easy to prepare dish that can be easily prepared at home.