Beef Varattiyathu

Its been a while I had posted a recipe. So lets have something very spicy and finger licking dish. Its nothing other than Beef Varattiyathu. A spicy, delicious and yet simple dish with every day kitchen ingredients. Let this dish be your dinner star for the day. Have fun and enjoy life friends :)

Ingredients:

Beef - 500 gms (with or without bone)

Onions - 3 medium (1+2)

Green chillies - 6 nos (3+3)

Garlic - 8 pods

Tomato - 1 small

Jeera - ½ tsp

Cinnamon - 1 small piece

Turmeric powder - ½ tsp + ½ tsp

Red chilli powder - ½ tsp + ½ tsp

Meat Masala - 1 tbsp

Black pepper powder - 1 tsp

Garam masala powder - ½ tsp

Curry leaves - 2 strings

Water - ½ cup

Oil - 3 tbsp

Salt - to taste

Preparation:

- Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a cooker. Let hot, add one sliced onions, three green chillies, garlic pods, sliced tomato and saute for two minutes.

- Add ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp red chilli powder, 1 tbsp meat masala, salt and saute till raw smell goes. Once done add the cleaned, cut beef, water and let cook on medium flame for 7-8 whistles. Once done, let the beef cool down and keep aside.

- Take a kadai, heat 2 tbsp of oil. Add jeera, cinnamon stick and let heat for a sec.

- Add sliced two onions, three sliced green chillies, curry leaves and fry till onions turn translucent. Add garam masala powder, black pepper powder and fry for another sec.

- Now toss the cooked beef and mix well. Let cook on medium high flame till you get a semi gravy consistency (check and add salt at this stage).

- Delicious and spicy Beef Varattiyathu is ready to serve hot with rice, chapathi or kerala parotta.

Note:

- This is a spicy fry dish. Adjust salt and spice as per taste.

- I used sunflower oil for this dish. You can add coconut oil for a different taste.