Beef Fry (Kerala Beef Ularthiyathu)
A traditional Kerala non-vegetarian dry dish. Slow-roasted beef with coconut slices, curry leaves, and crushed black pepper.
Ingredients
Garnish
- Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)
Main
- fennel powder (optional) — 1 g (ground)
- coriander powder — 4 g (ground)
- Turmeric — 1 g (ground)
- Ginger — 10 g (crushed)
- Garlic — 12 g (crushed)
- salt (optional) (whole)
- green chillies (optional) — 8 g (slit)
- Coconut — 40 g (sliced)
- black pepper powder — 2 g (ground)
- Shallots — 60 g (sliced)
- Beef — 250 g (cubed)
- garam masala powder — 2 g (ground)
Tempering
- Coconut Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
- Curry Leaves — 8 piece (ground)
Method
- Heat the Coconut Oil in a wide pan or wok until it shimmers, then set it aside off the heat while the Beef cooks.
- Pressure-cook the Beef with Turmeric, black pepper powder, coriander powder, salt and 100 ml water for 5 whistles, about 20 minutes, then let the steam settle.
- Bring the Coconut Oil back to medium flame, add the sliced Shallots with the Green Chilli and fry 4-5 minutes until light brown.
- Add the crushed Ginger and Garlic, fry 2 minutes, then the sliced Coconut and Curry Leaves and fry 2 minutes more until the Coconut turns golden.
- Tip in the cooked Beef with any leftover liquid and roast 7-8 minutes on high, scraping the base, until dark and dry.
- Sprinkle the garam masala powder and fennel powder and toss for a minute off the heat.
- Garnish with Coriander Leaves and serve hot.
Common questions
- How many calories in one plate of Beef Fry (Kerala Beef Ularthiyathu)?
- 313 kcal per plate.
- How much cooking time?
- 25 min — 15 min prep, 10 min cooking.