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Main Course

Naadan Beef Stew

A gentle, coconut milk-based stew with soft vegetables and whole spices floating in a pale, fragrant broth. Kerala stew is quiet comfort food — not loud with chilli, but warm with cardamom and black pepper.

Ingredientsfor 3 servings

1/2 kg Beef
2 nos Potato
2 nos Onion
6 nos Green Chillies
5 - Shallots
1 sprig Curry Leaves
1/2 inch Ginger
6 Cloves Garlic
1 nos Coconut
1 tbsp Coriander Powder
2 tsp Meat Masala
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
Salt, to taste
Oil, to taste
Water, to taste

Preparation

Step 1
Cook meat with salt, turmeric powder, two cups of water and set aside.
Step 2
Fry potato in oil.
Step 3
Add onion and slit green chilli to the potatoes and fry.
Step 4
Add ginger and garlic to this and fry till the potatoes are lightly browned.
Step 5
Add meat masala, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt to this.
Step 6
Stir and add thin coconut milk to it.
Step 7
Stir everything together thoroughly and add this to the cooked beef.
Step 8
Pressure cook this again for ten minutes.
Step 9
After one whistle, add thick coconut milk to it and cook on low heat after stirring well.
Step 10
Pour oil into a pan and heat it. let the mustard seeds crackle and cook shallots, red chillies and curry leaves.
Step 11
Add this to the beef.
Step 12
Give it a good stir.
Step 13
Serve Kerala Beef Stew hot with appam or chappathis.

Tip

Pressure cooking first saves time, but do not skip the dry-roasting step after — that is where the Kerala beef fry gets its signature dark, caramelised crust.

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Main Course

Naadan Beef Stew

Ingredientsfor 3 servings

1/2 kg Beef
2 nos Potato
2 nos Onion
6 nos Green Chillies
5 - Shallots
1 sprig Curry Leaves
1/2 inch Ginger
6 Cloves Garlic
1 nos Coconut
1 tbsp Coriander Powder
2 tsp Meat Masala
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
Salt, to taste
Oil, to taste
Water, to taste

Preparation

Step 1
Cook meat with salt, turmeric powder, two cups of water and set aside.
Step 2
Fry potato in oil.
Step 3
Add onion and slit green chilli to the potatoes and fry.
Step 4
Add ginger and garlic to this and fry till the potatoes are lightly browned.
Step 5
Add meat masala, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt to this.
Step 6
Stir and add thin coconut milk to it.
Step 7
Stir everything together thoroughly and add this to the cooked beef.
Step 8
Pressure cook this again for ten minutes.
Step 9
After one whistle, add thick coconut milk to it and cook on low heat after stirring well.
Step 10
Pour oil into a pan and heat it. let the mustard seeds crackle and cook shallots, red chillies and curry leaves.
Step 11
Add this to the beef.
Step 12
Give it a good stir.
Step 13
Serve Kerala Beef Stew hot with appam or chappathis.

Tip

Pressure cooking first saves time, but do not skip the dry-roasting step after — that is where the Kerala beef fry gets its signature dark, caramelised crust.