Erachi Ullarthiyadu / Traditional Kerala Style Spiced Beef Roast with Coconut

This dish is a popular non vegetarian dish in Kerala Cuisine If you haven't tried it yet, Tender beef pieces simmered in a myriad blend of dry roasted aromatic spices and finished with whole peppercorns, coconut pieces and curry leaves.

Ingredients

To pressure cook

4 lb / 1.8 Kg - Beef, fat trimmed and cut into small pieces

1/2 Tsp - Pepper

3 Tablespoons - Vinegar

1 Tablespoon - Oil (optional)

Salt

Dry Roast

2 inch - Cinnamon

1/2 Tsp - Fennel seeds (perrumjeerakam)

1/2 Tsp - Cumin seeds (jeera)

4 - Cloves

5 - Cardamom

1 cup coconut pieces (Thenga kothu)

2 Tsp - Peppercorns (Kurumolagu)

3 - Onions, chopped

2 Tablespoon - Garlic grated

2 Tablespoon - Ginger grated

3 Sprigs - Curry Leaves

8-10 - Green chili, cut length wise

4 Tsp - Chili powder

3 Tablespoon - Corriander Powder

3/4 Tsp - Pepper powder

1/8 Tsp - Fenugreek Powder (Uluva podi)

1/8 Tsp - Asafetida

3/4 Tsp - Turmeric powder

1 Tablespoon - Tomato Ketchup (optional)

Coconut Oil

Salt

Directions

• Pressure cook the beef with pepper, vinegar, salt for about 10 minutes after the first whistle.

• Once the pressure dissipates, open the cooker and continue to cook the beef until most of the water evaporates

• While the meat is cooking, take a heavy-bottomed skillet, heat some coconut oil and add coconut pieces to it (Thenga Kothu)

• Saute them until they are golden brown and then transfer to a bowl

• To the remaining oil, add the peppercorn and saute for a minute

• Mix in the onions, curry leaves, green chili, ginger and garlic to the peppercorn

• Saute the mixture until the onions turn golden brown.

• Meanwhile, in another skillet, dry roast the cinnamon, fennel seeds(perrumjeerakam), cumin seeds, (jeera), cloves and cardamom. Once cooled, grind the mixture to a fine powder and keep aside.

• Add chili powder, pepper powder, fenugreek powder(uluva podi), asafetida, turmeric powder, tomato Ketchup(optional) and saute for 3 minutes.

• Mix in the cooked beef, fried coconut pieces, and powdered spice and stir to blend all the ingredients well

• Add more coconut oil and some more curry leaves; saute until the meat is browned.