Kerala Beef Fry

Like every other blogger, let me also tell the story behind this recipe. ;) . There are some friends or some people with whom you share some special topics when you meet or talk over phone or chat or whatever. Manju and I have been good friends since college days, we discuss stuff but the best discussions I have with her is always recipes. This is the recipe I got from Manju, for me its mostly eyeballing the ingredients. I just cannot measure and add, but when I started doing the blog and people started demanding recipes, Manju came to my rescue and she has given me the measurements of each of the ingredients that go into this beef fry.  Thanks Manjukutta ! <3

Recipe:

Beef - 1/2 Kg
Cheriya Ulli ( pearl onions or shallots ) - 1 cup
Tomato - 1 
Pepper - 1/2 teaspoon
Chilli powder - 1/2 tablespoon
Corriander podwer - 1 tablespoon
ginger garlic crushed - 1 tablespoon
Vinegar - 1 tablespoon
Fennel Seed powder (Perumjeerakam podi ) - 1 teaspoon
Garam Masala - 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon
Asafetida - a nice pinch
Tumeric - 1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Slice 2 medium onions and keep aside -this is needed only the second half of the story wink emoticon

First half of the story :

1) Mix all of the above with a ladle or your bare hands (best method, so all of the ingredients are massaged into the beef) smile emoticon
2) Close and cook with 1/4 cup of water till beef is almost cooked. If there is water remaining, after the beef is almost done, open the lid and cook a little longer on a higher flame till all the water is evaporated.

You can stop it at this stage and store in the fridge and fry it the next day, it will taste even better as all the flavors would have been infused into the beef

INTERVAL

Second half of the story

3) Heat coconut oil in kadai (skillet) , add some whole garlic peeled or otherwise into the oil with a nice bunch of fresh curry leaves
4) Add the beef into the oil
5) Throw in 2 medium onions sliced lengthwise.
6) Put on low flame, keep stirring in between.

Enjoy this with some hot chappathis or some hot rice, Morr Kachiyathu. beans thoren and this yummy beef fry smile emoticon