Kerala Style Beef Stew is less spicy yet yummy side dish goes very well with Appam/ Bread. Beef stew is a common side dish for Christmas/ Easter breakfasts.
In South Kerala side Beef stew is prepared in a different way by adding garam masala powder/ coriander powder. So color of the curry will be slightly brown. Also only potatoes are added as the veg and no carrot/ green peas etc are added.
In this Beef stew recipe I’m adding potatoes and carrots only no green peas added.
I got tips for this recipe from my friend Saritha’s mom who is enthusiastic to explain her recipes. Thanks Aunty ?
Best Combination
- Appam/ Bread/ Idiyappam
Ingredients
- 1. Beef - 1/2 Kg - Cut into small pieces
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- 2. Cardamom - 4 Nos (Elaykka)
- 3. Cinnamon stick - 1 Inch piece (Karukapatta)
- 4. Cloves - 4 Nos (Grambu)
- 5. Bay leaves - 1 No (Karuka ila)
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- 6. Onion - 1 Cup - Chopped (Savala)
- 7. Ginger - 1 Tablespoon - Crushed (Inji)
- 8. Garlic - 1 Tbalespoon - Crushed (Veluthulli)
- 9. Green chilly - 6 Nos - Slitted (Pachamulak)
- 10. Curry leaves - 2 Stems (Curry Vepila)
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- 11. Pepper corns - 2 Teaspoon - Crushed
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- 12. Salt - As required
- 13. Coconut oil + Ghee - 1 Tablespoon
- 14. All purpose flour/ Corn flour - 2 Teaspoon
- 15. 2nd Coconut milk / Thin coconut milk - 2 1/2 Cups
- 16. 1st Coconut milk / Thck coconut milk - 2 Cups
- 17. Potato - 1 Cup - Cubed
- 18. Carrot - 1/2 Cup - Cubed
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- 19. Fried Cashew nuts - 12 Nos (Optional)
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan and fry ingredients 2 -5 for sometime.
- Add ingredients 6 – 10 and saute till onion become soft and row smell of the ingredients go off. (Do not brown the onions)
- Add beef pieces, thin coconut milk and crushed pepper corns and salt.
- Pressure cooker beef pieces and masala till 80% is done.
- Open pressure cooker and add potato and carrots and again cook till potatoes and carrots are cooked well.
- Add all purpose flour mixed in 2 tablespoon of water and add to the curry and mix well. (To thicken the gravy)
- Allow the curry to boil for sometime and add thick coconut milk.
- Heat up the curry and switch off the flame. Do not boil it after adding thick coconut milk.
- Heat some oil in another pan and temper 1 stem curry leaves and add to the curry.
- Add fried cashew nuts for garnishing.
Notes
- Adding ghee while tempering will enhance the taste of the curry.
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