Naadan Beef Curry

Naadan Beef Curry is a typical Keralite dish made with beef and filled with a fine blend of spices

Ingredients

1.Beef - 1 kg

2.Dry red chillies(Kollamulaku) - 8 nos

3.Coriander seeds - 3 tsp

4.Black Pepper - 1 Tsp

5.Cinnamon(Karugapatta)(small) - 2 pieces beef-curry

6.Cloves(Grambu) - 4 nos

7.Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) - 1 Tsp

8.Pearl onions(Kunjulli) - 1 cup

9.Onions(big) - 2 nos

10.Garlic pods(small) - 10 nos

11.Ginger - 1 big piece

12.Green chilies - 2 nos

13.Tomatoes - 2 nos

14.Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

15.Coconut oil - As reqd

16.Salt - As reqd

17.Curry leaves - 1 stem

18.Coriander leaves - 2 stem

Preparation Method

1)Heat oil in a frying pan.

2)Fry the dry red chilies and keep aside.

3)Fry coriander seeds, till its aroma, comes out and keep aside.

4)Fry black pepper, cinnamon sticks, cloves and cumin seeds together and set aside.

5)Stir-fry pearl onions, till they turn brown.

6)Blend all these fried ingredients in a mixer grinder.

7)Pressure cook chopped beef with turmeric powder, salt, and the blended mixture.

8)Stir fry onions in the pan, till brown followed by green chilies, crushed garlic and ginger, and chopped tomatoes.

9)Add these to the cooked beef and boil well.

10)When the curry turns brown, turn off the flame.

11)Garnish Nadan Beef Curry with curry leaves, coriander leaves and a spoon of coconut oil.

12) Enjoy the Nadan Beef Curry with porotta or chapathi or rice or tapioca.