Varuthracha Beef Curry

Ingredients

Beef: 500gms

Potato: 1

Onion: 1

Tomato: 1 big

Green Chilli: 2

Ginger paste: 2 tbsp

Garlic paste: 1tbsp

Garam Masala: 1 tsp

Coriander powder: 3 tbsp

Chilli Powder: 1tbsp

Turmeric powder: 1 tsp

Grated Coconut: 1 cup

Shallots: 10

Fennel Seeds: few

Curry leaves: few

Coconut oil: 5 tbsp

Method of Preparation

In a pan, add 2tbsp oil, add chopped onion, sauté till it becomes transparent.

Add ginger-garlic paste, sauté for a while, add green chilli and chopped tomato.

Stir well, till tomato gets cooked.

Then add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and garam masala.

Stir for a minute and add 3 cups water and salt.

When water boils, add meat and potato pieces. And close with a lid. Low the flame.

Meanwhile roast the coconut by adding 1 tbsp oil, 5 shallots, curry leaves and fennel seeds, till coconut turns brown. Grind this into a smooth paste.

When the beef gets cooked and the gravy should be almost thick, add the grinded coconut paste. Stir and when starts to boil switch off the flame.

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and add chopped shallots, when it turns brown add curry leaves and transfer this to prepared curry.

Serve hot with chappathi, pathiri…….etc