Kottayam-style beef kuruma

Kottayam-style beef kuruma

Rich and creamy beef kuruma tastes amazing with soft palappam, bread or chapathi. Here is the simple recipe of Kottayam style beef kuruma.

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Ingredients
750 gms beef
1 tbsp + 4 tbsp coconut oil
2 ½ tsp + 1 tbsp pepper powder
3 tsp garam masala
7 shallots
16 garlic cloves
3 cardamom pods
2 onions
6 tsp ginger (chopped)
10 cashews
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 ½ tbsp coriander powder
1 cup coconut milk
Curry leaves as required
Water as required
Salt as required

Preparation
Heat a pressure cooker and add some coconut oil
Add the beef pieces, 1 ½ tsp pepper, 1 ½ tsp garam masala, some curry leaves, shallots, 5 garlic cloves, 2 tsp ginger and salt
Mix well
Pressure cook the beef pieces along with the aromatics without adding water
Heat 2 tbsp coconut oil in a pan
Add the cardamom pods
Sauté the onions
Now add 6 garlic cloves, 2 tsp ginger and fennel powder
Sauté and mix well
Into it add 1 tbsp pepper powder, 1 ½ tbsp coriander powder and 1 tsp garam masala
Sauté until the raw smell of the powders are gone
Pour some water and mix well
Cook for 3 minutes with the lid on
After this mixture has cooled down, grind it in a mixer jar
Keep this masala paste aside to be used later
Meanwhile, heat 2 tbsp coconut oil in another pan
Add the rest of the ginger and garlic
Add green chillies and curry leaves as well
Sauté well
Now add the masala paste and mix well
Add enough water too
Allow the gravy to boil
Now add the cooked beef along with the aromatics and the broth
Mix well
Add 1 tsp pepper powder and ½ tsp garam masala
Add salt as required
Mix well
Lower the flame and add the creamy coconut milk
Give everything a good mix
Cook until the coconut milk heats up a bit (do not bring it to a boil)
Enjoy delicious Kottayam style beef kuruma.  

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