Beef ularthiyathu (ബീഫ് ഉലർത്തിയത്) is a signature dish of central Kerala especially in Christian cuisines. Never miss this dish if you get a chance to visit Kerala, which is pretty common in the hotels of the state (remember I am not guaranteeing the quality of the meat J there). Though I am not a hardcore fan of meat dishes, still this is one of my favorite non-vegetarian recipe!. This dry & spicy dish prepared with chopped meat deep fried in coconut oil goes well as a side dish or starter. Ingredients For marinating
- Beef : 2kg
- Chopped onion : 1
- Splitted green chilly : 3
- Crushed garlic : 1 pod
- Crushed ginger : 1 inch
- Chilli powder : 1 Tbl sp
- Coriander powder : 2 Tsp
- Turmeric powder : ½ Tsp
- Pepper powder : 2 Tsp
- Garam masala : ½ Tsp
- Salt for taste
For roasting
- Sliced onion : 2
- Crushed garlic : 1 pod
- Crushed ginger : 2 inch
- Coconut pieces :1 Cup
- Chilli powder :1 Tsp
- Turmeric powder : ½ Tsp
- Pepper powder : 1 Tbl sp
- Garam masala : ½ T sp
- Oil : 3 Tbl sp
- Salt for taste
- Curry leaves
- Mustard seeds : 1 T sp
- Dried red chilly : 2
Method
- Marinate the listed ingredients for minimum an hour.
- Put the marinated mix in a pressure cooker and cook it. No need for adding any water as meat itself oozes out water.
- Open the lid and boil further to dry the excess water in the mix.
- Keep a kadai /pan on the stove and pour the oil.
- Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, wait for spluttering and add the dried chilly.
- Add the coconut pieces and fry it until turns to brown color.
- Add the ginger , garlic and green chilli and fry it
- Add the sliced onions and saute until the onions became translucent.
- Add the chilly ,pepper, turmeric powder and fry until the raw smell gone.
- Add the beef mix and fry it until the water full evaporate and beef turns dark brown.
Tips
- Cooking time varies with tenderness of the meat. Only 3 whistles needed for medium tender meat.