Beef curry with onions and chilly- Beef curry Ulliyum Mulakum

Beef curry with onions and chilly is a traditional method of making beef curry. The specialty of this curry is that coriander powder is not used for thickness or for flavor. All we make use of is onions, chillies and chilly powder. You can cook it in two different ways. The first method includes beef being cooked alone in a cooker with salt and turmeric, and later blending it with onions and chillies with chilly powder that are sauteed earlier. This is the method which I have adopted in making this curry.

The second method includes the sauteing of onions and chillies in the first round and later adding the beef which is not cooked. These two methods do give a bit of taste difference. You can try both methods for two separate days to give a difference in cooking as well as in taste. So if you want to try out this recipe, there is no other way than to go through this recipe.

Ingredients

• Beef - 1 kg
• Onions - 2 or 3 large
• Chillies - 2 large
• Tomatoes- 2 large
• Ginger Garlic paste- 1 tsp
• Chilly Powder - 1 1/2 tsp
• Garam Masala - 1 tsp
• Salt
• Oil
• Coriander leaves- a bunch

Method

1. You can cook the beef beforehand as i have done here
2. In a cooker, you may add large pieces of beef with  1/4 cup water, salt and turmeric
3. Place the weight and cook for 10-15 mnts
4. After the beef is cooked well, take out them and cut them into small pieces. If it is too hot, make sure you hold it with a fork and cut it simultaneously.
5. Keep aside the pieces of meat aside
6. Switch on the stove and place a large pan 
7. Pour oil and heat it
8. Add diced onions and saute
9. Now you may add chillies that are cut into small pieces and saute till the onions are golden brown
10. You can add ginger garlic paste and saute for one minute
11. The next step is addition of masalas. You can add chilly powder, a pinch of turmeric and saute well
12. Add cut tomatoes and saute again
13. Now you can add garam masala, a bit of salt too for the onions (Remember you have already added salt to the meat beforehand. So care should be taken while adding salt)
14. You need not add water since water the cooked beef does have some amount of liquid in it.
15. Add the beef to the masala and boil for 5 mnts
16. After adding Coriander leaves, you may switch off the flame
17. Serve hot with Chappathis, Pooris or Rice
18. Enjoy and Have fun!!

This dish is a specialty of Kerala, and is served hot with rice. Extremely tasty dish that surely makes your mouth water. Try this out. You will not regret. If the right amount of ingredients are added to the curry, it will definitely taste well. Since the meet is cooked first, you will be able to find the curry a bit liquid in nature. You can adjust the thickness by adding a teaspoon of cornflour. This is optional. But the liquid form is lovely to taste.