Kottayam Style Oletherachi (kerala Beef Fry)
Ingredients
- 1 kg beef preferably veal
- 100 gram shredded onions
- 5 green chilies (split)
- 25 gram ginger
- 25 gram garlic (chopped)
- 2 tomatoes (cut)
- 3 bay leaves (Vazana Ela)
- 1 inch cinnamon stick (Karuva Patta)
- 5 cardamom (Elakka)
- 4 cloves (Grampu)
- 2 teaspoonful fennel (Perum Jeerakam)
- 10 black pepper seeds
- 1/2 teaspoonful turmeric powder
- 1 cup coconut oil
- fresh coconut half sliced into small pieces called 'kothu'
- 4 stems curry leaves
- 1/4 lemon (juice from)
- salt
- 1 teasspoonful powdered black pepper
Instructions
First prepare 'GHARA MASALA'.This is made by grinding bay leaves, cardamom, cloves, black pepper seeds and fennel. Now cook the beef with all the other ingredients plus 'ghara masala' in water. Add salt as required. Continue cooking in low heat until almost dry but cooked. Set this aside. Heat the coconut oil in a frying pan. Add a pinch of mustard seeds and allow them to break in the hot oil. Add more chopped onions and brown. Add curry leaves and coconut 'kothu' and brown. To this add the previously prepared beef and powdered black pepper one teaspoonful. stir in gentle heat until dark.