Kerala Beef Stew

This is a traditional stew dish prepared for special occasions(Christmas/Easter) along with Appams/Bread

Recipe 

Ingredients 

To pressure cook

Beef – 1 kg 

Green chillies – 3 

Ginger chopped – 1 tbsp 

Garlic chopped – 2 tbsp 

Black pepper powder – 1 tbsp 

Salt – to taste 

Water – 1/2 cup 

For the stew 

Coconut oil – 2 tbsp 

Whole spices 

Cloves – 4-6

Peppercorns – 1 tsp 

Bay leaves – 2

Cinnamon stick – 2 small

Onion – 1 large 

Green chillies – 3

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp 

Curry leaves – a sprig

Carrots diced – 1/2 cup

Potatoes (diced into cubes) – 2 medium 

Black pepper powder – 1 tsp 

Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp 

Coconut milk (thin) – 1 1/2 cup 

Coconut milk (thick) – 1/2 cup 

Salt – to taste 

Steps 

1. Pressure cook the ingredients under ‘to pressure cook’ – 1 whistle on high and then on low flame for 5-8 minutes depending on cut of beef. 
2. Heat a kadai and add in whole spices and sauté in coconut oil for 1-2 minutes. 
3. Now add in onions and sauté till they are light brown. After that add in ginger garlic paste, curry leaves and green chillies now and sauté for a minute.
4. Then add in pepper powder and garam masala powder and the thin coconut milk along with some beef stock (pressure cooked left over liquid) and bring to boil on medium flame. Add in potatoes and carrots. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. 
5. Now add in the pressure cooked beef pieces along with left over beef stock and  mix everything well. Add salt if needed after checking. Cover and cook for 10 minutes till beef and potatoes, carrots are cooked well. 
6. Now open and reduce flame to low and add in thick coconut milk and mix well. Switch off flame in 1-2 minutes. 
7. You may sprinkle some garam masala and pepper powder if required at this stage. 
8. Serve hot.