Ingredients:-
To make the Meat masala powder
Roast and Grind -
Dried red chili - 15 OR Chili powder 2 table spoon
Coriander seeds - 4 table spoon OR Coriander powder - 2.5 table spoon
Black Pepper corns - 1 tea spoon
[Cinnamon - 2 small stick
Cardamom - 5
Cloves - 6
Star anise - 2
Bay leaves - 1
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tea spoon] Or garam masala - 1.5 tea spoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tea spoon
To pressure cook
Beef - 1 kg
Salt to taste
Masala powder - half of of the recipe above
To Simmer and roast
Shallots or small onions chopped - 1 cup
Garlic chopped - 4-5 cloves
Ginger chopped - a small piece
Green chili chopped - 3
Coconut cuts ( Thenga kothu) - 1/4 cup
Salt to taste
Curry Leaves
Oil
Method:-
Heat a small pan and add all the ingredients in the section to make meat masala powder, except turmeric powder.
Dry roast it for 4-5 minutes on a medium steady flame , until aromatic and brown.
Switch off the heat and add turmeric powder. Grind it to a coarse powder in a coffee grinder.
This will give you about 5-6 table spoon of meat masala.
Clean and cut the beef into medium cubes and marinate it with half of the prepared masala powder
(around 2.5 - 3 table spoon ) , salt to taste and curry leaves. Pressure cook it for 3-4 whistles.
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed cooking pan and add curry leaves and coconut cuts.
Fry for 3-4 minutes and add onion. Saute for 7-8 minutes; add crushed ginger,garlic and green chilies.
Saute till they start to turn brown. Add the remaining masala powder and fry for a minute or two.
Add the cooked beef along with cooking liquid if any and simmer until it is dry .
Turn the flame to medium and saute,stirring often and scrape the bottom of the pan to prevent from sticking,until it turns dark and dry. Serve warm
