Kerala Beef Roast (Beef Ularthiyathu) (ബീഫ് റോസ്റ്റ്)
Category: main — beef fry/roast
Course: main | Diet: non-vegetarian
Meal roles: main
snack-with-porotta

Dry-fried beef with coconut flakes, intensely flavoured; perfect with porotta or rice.

Spice level: 4
Prep time: 20 minutes | Cook time: 45 minutes

Ingredients (per person):
name: Beef (with a little fat), cut
qty: 150
unit: g
name: Shallots, sliced
qty: 40
unit: g
name: Ginger-garlic paste
qty: 6
unit: g
name: Dried red chillies, torn
qty: 3
unit: num
name: Chilli powder
qty: 3
unit: g
name: Turmeric powder
qty: 1
unit: g
name: Pepper powder
qty: 2
unit: g
name: Kerala garam masala
qty: 2
unit: g
name: Coconut oil
qty: 12
unit: g
name: Curry leaves
qty: 6
unit: num
name: Salt
qty: 2
unit: g

Steps:
Pressure-cook the beef with salt and turmeric until just tender; drain (reserve stock).
In a thick pan, fry shallots, ginger-garlic, torn red chillies and curry leaves in oil until golden.
Add chilli, turmeric and garam masala; roast a couple of minutes until aromatic.
Add the cooked beef and stir-fry on high heat until dry and crisp-edged, about 10 minutes.
Finish with cracked pepper and fresh curry leaves; serve with porotta.

Tags: beef
dry
spicy