Nadan Beef Curry

Nadan Beef Curry 
By : Renjith Ramachandran
Ingredients---

Beef - 1 kg
Dry red chillies(Kollamulaku) - 8 nos
Coriander seeds - 3 tsp
Black Pepper - 1 tsp
Cinnamon(Karugapatta)(small) - 2 pieces
Cloves(Grambu) - 4 nos
Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) - 1 tsp
Pearl onions(Kunjulli) - 1 cup
Onions(big) - 2 nos
Garlic pods(small) - 10 nos
Ginger - 1 big piece
Green chillies - 2 nos
Tomatoes - 2 nos
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Coconut oil - As reqd
Salt - As reqd
Curry leaves - 1 stem
Coriander leaves - 2 stem

Preparation---

1)Heat oil in a frying pan.

2)Fry the dry red chillies and keep aside.

3)Fry coriander seeds, till its aroma comes out and keep aside.

4)Fry black pepper, cinnamon sticks, cloves and cumin seeds together and set aside.

5)Stir fry pearl onions, till they turn brown.

6)Blend all these fried ingredients in a mixer grinder.

7)Pressure cook chopped beef with turmeric powder, salt and the blended mixture.

8)Stir fry onions in the pan, till brown followed by green chillies, crushed garlic and ginger and chopped tomatoes.

9)Add these to the cooked beef and boil well.

10)When the curry turns brown, turn off the flame.

11)Garnish Nadan Beef Curry with curry leaves, coriander leaves and a spoon of coconut oil.

12) Enjoy the Nadan Beef Curry with porotta or chapathi or rice or tapioca.