Friday, March 12, 2010

Beef Roast



Ingredients
1. Beef(Small Pieces) - 1 kg
2. Fennel - ½ tsp
3. Cardamom - 2 nos
4. Cinnamon Stick - 1 inch
5. Mace spice - 1 strand
6. Star aniseed - 1 petal of a seed
7. Cloves - 6 nos
8. Jeerakam - ¼ tsp

9. Chilli powder - 4 tsp
10. Coriander powder - 5 tsp
11. Fenugreek powder - 1/8tsp
12. Asafoetida powder - 1/8tsp
13. Pepper powder - 3/4tsp
14. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
15. Lemon juice - 1 tsp

16. Onion or Shallots(finely sliced) - 1/2kg (Shallots is best)
17. Ginger - 2 tsp chopped and grinded coarsely
18. Garlic (20-22 pods) - 2 tsp chopped and grinded coarsely
19. Green Chilly(large) - 3 nos Split into two
20. Tomato - 1 no: chopped
21. Curry leaves - a lot
22. Coconut slices - 20-25 small slices
23. Coconut oil - 2 Tbsp and 1 tsp
24. Salt - to taste
25. Mustard - 1/2 tsp
26. Water(if required) - 1 cup
Preparation
1. Heat a pan and fry the ingredients from 2 to 8 and keep aside

2. Now fry the ingredients from 9-13.

3. Grind the fried ingredients with turmeric powder to make masala.

4. Marinate the beef with the masala, lemon juice and salt for 1 hr.

5. Heat the coconut oil in a pressure cooker and add Mustard

6. Then fry coconut slices till they turn light brown.

7. Add sliced onion or shallots and sauté till they turn pink

8. Add ginger and garlic to the sauted onion and sauté till the mixture turn dark brown.

9. Add curry leaves and chopped tomato and sauté till the tomato got mixed properly with the mixture.

10. Add the marinated beef to the mixture, pour water and stir well.

11. Allow the meat to cook.

12. Once the meat is cooked, heat 1 tsp of coconut oil in a pan and sauté the curry leaves

13. Add the sauted curry leaves to the cooked meat and mix well.

4 comments:

  1. I know you cook this well, but beef is not my choice. Can we try the same with mutton or chicken?

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  2. There is no harm in trying this recipe with some other meat. I will post the recipe for chicken curry soon.Let me know, how your experiment turned out. :)

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  3. I can never forget this curry. It was yum scrum. Absolutely delightful! I am too lazy to try it out though. Hope you got the hint :D

    'Shamelessness, thy name is....'

    I am literally crossing all boundaries...am I not? :p

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  4. a mind to appreciate too is great

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