Nadan Beef Curry / Kerala Style Beef Curry

Kerala cuisine is incomplete without a beef curry. This was an all-time favourite dish during our childhood days. Couple of days back I was speaking to my sister through skype and I don’t know from where the thought came about our Mom’s beef curry. She makes wonderful beef curry. It tastes delicious with appam/ghee rice/Parotta. Actually Beef curry could be called as an all-rounder, as you could have ii in breakfast, lunch & dinner. We both decided to make beef curry at our respective kitchens.

Today I am going to share with you my Mom’s beef curry recipe. I am sure you will like it.

Ingredients:

Beef - ½ kg, cleaned and cut into small pieces

Potato - 1 medium, cut & boiled in big cubes

Onion - 2 medium

Ginger & garlic - crushed, 1 tbsp each

Dry red chilli – 2 broken into halves

Chilli powder - ½ tbsp.

Turmeric powder - ½ tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tbsp

Meat masala - 1 tsp

Thick coconut milk - ½ - 1 cup

Shallots – 4 to 5 chopped

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Fennel seeds - a pinch

Curry leaves – 7 to 8 leaves

Coconut oil - 3 tbsp

Method:

1. Heat a wide pan, add chilli powder and coriander powder, slightly warm up the powders in medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes (be careful not to burn the masala powder, otherwise the gravy will taste bitter).
2. Now add this to the washed beef pieces. Add salt, turmeric powder and mix well, such that all the pieces are coated with the masala. Leave this aside for 20 to 30 minutes.
3. After which transfer the beef pieces to a pressure cooker and add 1 cup water. Close the cooker with lid and cook in a medium heat for 15-2 minutes or till 5-6 whistles are given out.
4. Meanwhile when the beef is getting cooked, heat 3 tbsp of coconut oil in a shallow pan, add mustard seeds. When they splutter add fennel seeds, shallots, ginger & garlic, red chilli and salute it.
5. When it changes into golden brown, reduce the heat and add 1 tbsp of meat masala. Mix it well and now add the cooked beef along with the gravy. Increase the heat and allow it to boil.
6. When it starts to boil you could add the boiled potatoes & curry leaves. At this stage check for seasoning, adjust the salt as per requirement. You could add water as per the gravy thickness you desire.
7. Finally add the thick coconut milk and turn off the flame.
8. Our nadan beef curry is ready to be served. You could serve this with Rice, Roti, Naan, Parotta.