Beef ularthiyathu (ബീഫ് ഉലര്‍ത്തിയത്)

Another nice recipe with Beef. This requires a lot of patience, but at the end it worth. Lets go with the ingredients for spicy beef ularthiyathu

Beef :1/2 Kg.
Onion : 2 medium size
Tomato: 1 medium size
Green chilli: 1 medium size
Coriander powder: 2 table spoon
Turmeric powder: 2 tea spoon
Cumin powder: 2 tea spoon
Redchilli powder: 1 tea spoon
Black pepper powder: 1 tea spoon
mustard seeds : 1 tea spoon
Coconut oil: 2 table spoon
curry leave : 5-10 leaves
Salt : 2 teaspoon

Cut onions into slices and similarly cut tomatoes too. Cut green chilli vertically into 2.
Wash beef well. Mix all powders together and take half of the mixture and marinate beef for 1/4 hour.
Cook marinated beef in a pressure cooker for 10 minutes. Use little of water only
Heat oil in a frying pan, splutter mustard seeds, add onions to it and saute it. Add curry leaves and green chilli to it.
Once the onion becomes transparent, add tomatoes and cook it for another 2-3 minutes.
Add remaining mixture of powders to the pan, mix it and cook for another 2 minutes.
Add cooked beef to it and add a glass of water and salt to it. Cover it and wait till beef gets cooked well.
Once the beef is cooked, open up the pan and cook it in high flame so that excess water gets evaporated. Once it becomes semi gravy, turn off the stove and have you delicious beef ularthiyathu.

Tips:
Add a little of grated coconut just before turning off the stove and mix well. It will add a great taste.
If you want a pleasant smell to the curry, then add 2-3 pieces of cinnamon stick, cloves and cardamon seed and saute it before spluttering mustard seeds.

Chicken Ularthiyathu

I am not sure I can call this chicken ularthiyathu. But it is definitely a tasty stuff. A little patience gives a much needed tasty food. This one is a semi gravy dish.

Ingredients:

For marination:
Chicken :1/2 kilo. cut into small pieces (I asked the shopkeeper to cut it for curry)
Turmeric powder : 1 tea spoon
Red chilli powder : 1/2 tea spoon
Coriander powder : 1 tea spoon
pepper powder : 1 tea spoon
Cumin powder : 1 tea spoon
Salt : 1 tea spoon

For cooking:
Onion : 2 medium size
Tomato : 1 medium size
green chilli : 1 medium size
Turmeric powder : 1 tea spoon
Red chilli powder : 1/2 tea spoon
coriander powder : 1 tea spoon
pepper powder : 1 tea spoon
salt : 1 teaspoon
Curry leaves : 5-6
coconut oil : 2 table spoon

Mix all the ingredients for marination, marinate it on chicken and keep it aside for 15 minutes
Slice onions, tomato and green chilli
Heat oil in a frying pan and saute onions in it.
When the onions become transparent, add tomato and green chilli to it. Saute it again for 2 minutes.
Add marinated chicken and all powders to it. Add curry leaves and add 1/2 cup(around 100 ml) of water to it. Add salt and stir well.
Cover the pan. Stir it occasionally for the chicken to be cooked well.
When the chicken is almost cooked, remove the cover and cook it in medium-high flame and let the remaining water evaporate. (stir it occasional for faster result)
After the water gets evaporated and you have a semi gravy, turn off the stove and have your delicious dish.

Tips:
Add some grated cocunut just before turning off the stove, stir it and then turn off the stove. Great value addition!

Fish fry

Have you ever knew making a fish fry is very easy? To be honest, I never knew it is so easy until I tried it. Get the following ingredients and you are ready to make a yummy fish fry.

Fish(Any thing you wish) : 4-5 pieces
Turmeric powder : 1/4 teaspoon
Red chilli powder : 1/4 teaspoon
Salt : 1/4 teaspoon
Cocunut oil : 4 table spoon

Cut and wash the fish well.
In a bowl add the powders and salt, mix well and marinate the fish with this mixture. Keep it aside for 1/2 hour.
In a frying pan, heat oil and once it starts boiling, add all marinated fish to it. Turn over the fish frequently for it to be cooked uniformly on all sides.
Once it is cooked well and is soft enough to eat, turn off the stove and have your fish fry.