Kerala Beef Curry

The weather has been a bit weird here, some days are quite cold and other days are warmer. I feel cold all the time irrespective of the weather outside. I walk around the house in my woolen socks and hoodie all the time.

During this weather, the perfect kind of food is spicy thick gravy curry to soak your bread in. A curry with a perfect balance of flavours. Such is this beef curry. Simple yet, so full of flavours. Few basic ingredients is all you need to whip this up. I didn’t cook this in a pressure cooker (which is the quicker way to make this), instead slow cooked in a terracotta dish for more than 2 hours. Slow cooking is best way to make any recipe, if you have the time I suggest slow cooking. Hope you enjoy this recipe.

Ingredients

 500gms beef cubes

2 onions, sliced

1 tsp ginger, finely chopped

2 no.s green chillies, slit

 3 sprigs Curry leaves

2 tsp Coconut oil

Salt to taste

Juice of one lime

1 1/2 cup water or as required

To grind

1 tbsp ginger, roughly chopped

1 tbsp garlic, roughly chopped

1 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1 tbsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp fennel seeds

1″ piece cinnamon

2 nos cardamon

2 no.s cloves

1/2 tsp whole black pepper

Method

1. Prepare all the ingredients. Grind together all the ingredients under to grind and keep aside.

2. Heat oil in a curry chatti (teracotta). Add green chillies, ginger to the oil and saute. Then add the sliced onions and curry leaves. Continue sauteing until the onions turn translucent.

3. Add the ground masala and cook until the oil starts to separate.

4. Add beef and mix well. Add water and salt, cover and cook until the beef is tender. if there is excess water, uncover and cook further until the gravy thickens. Remove from heat and stir in the lime juice.

5. Serve hot with Kerala Porottas or Appam.