Beef Fry - Kerala style Beef Ularthiyathu with Thenga Kothu
Beef cooked with spices and then stir-fried with coconut slices and curry leaves. This Kerala style beef fry / Beef Ularthiyathu is an easy and delicious appetizer or a great side-dish with rice. Beef Varattiyathu is one of the favorite dishes of Malayalees.
Crush dried red chilli. Cut beef into 1.5" cube pieces. Marinate cleaned beef pieces with ingredients listed under marination. Keep it aside for 30 minutes.
Add 2 tablespoon of water to this and pressure cook till the beef is done. Usually it would be done in 2 whistles. ** Don't overcook.
If there is excess water, cook till the water has almost dried up.
Heat oil in a pan and fry coconut pieces until it becomes golden brown color. Keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan, add lots of curry leaves and fry it.
Add cooked beef and fried coconut pieces to it.
Stir it well. Cook on low flame for around 15 - 20 minutes. If required, add oil in between. Stir it until it becomes black in color.