Olathirachi (Beef Fry)
This is one of the traditional beef curry known as olathirachi. You can be sure of
having some, on any important occasion of Keralite Christian community. Prepared
with fresh beef it is a sure treat with rice or chapati / roti.
|
Sl.No
|
Ingredients
|
Quantity
|
PreCooking
Preparation
|
| 1 |
Beef |
1 Kg |
Cut into small cubes |
| 2 |
Onions / Shell onions |
2 to 3 cups |
Cut into thin slices |
| 3 |
Ginger |
1/2 cup |
Cut into juliennes |
| 4 |
Garlic |
1/2 cup |
Cut into juliennes |
| 5 |
Curry leaves |
2 stalks |
Cleaned |
| 6 |
Salt |
To taste |
|
| 7 |
Coconut |
1 cup |
Cut into thin rectangular pieces |
| 8 |
Green Chillies |
4 or 5 |
Sliced lengthwise |
| 9 |
Vinegar |
3 teaspoons |
Optional |
| 10 |
Red Chilli powder |
2 teaspoons |
|
| 11 |
Turmeric powder |
1/4 teaspoon |
|
| 12 |
Coriander powder |
1 1/2 tspn |
|
| 13 |
Garam masala |
2 teaspoon |
|
| 14 |
Oil |
3 tablespoon |
|
| 15 |
Tomato paste |
2 teaspoons |
Optional |
Preparation
- Cut the beef into small cubes, and clean thoroughly.
- Cut the onions,
ginger, garlic, and coconut. Coconut should be cut into around 1 cm long,
thin pieces.
- Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel, and fry coconut,
onions, ginger, and garlic. Fry till onions, and coconut pieces turn light
brown. Add a stalk of curry leaves.
- Add a little oil to fry the
masala. When the oil is heated, add the turmeric powder, chilli powder,
coriander powder, and the garam masala, and fry.
- If you are not using
vinegar, add tomato paste.
- Add the cleaned beef and water enough to cook.
- You
can cook this mixture in a pressure cooker when in a hurry. Remove when
almost cooked.
- In a wide based vessel, put the cooked curry, add a stalk
of curry leaves, and cook at a medium heat.
- Cook till the water content
is evaporated, and the curry becomes dry.
- Serve with hot rice or
chapattis.
- This dish could be stored for some days, just heat it in a
little oil, when served.
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