Pepper Beef Fry

Ingredients :

Beef - 1 kg ( 2lbs)
Onions - 2 nos
Green chillies - 8 nos
Ginger(chopped) - 2 tbsp

Garlic (Chopped ) - 10 pods
Cinnamon - 1" piece
Cloves - 5 nos
Cardamom - 3 nos

 Fennel Seeds - 3 tsp

Bay leaves - 2 nos

Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Black peppercorns - 15-20 ( According to spice level)
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Vinegar   - 1 tsp

Curry leaves  2 sprig

Salt - to taste

Preparation :

1)Clean and cut the beef into small pieces.

2) Marinate beef with half of garlic  and ginger , turmeric powder , salt and vinegar . Keep it refrigerated  for   half an hour .

  3)Slice onions into medium length . Heat oil in a pan and add cinnamon , cardamom, cloves , Fennel and Bay leaves . Saute for 20 sec . Add the remaining chopped ginger  and saute . 

 

4)  Add the Onion and saute till dark brown . 

5)Grind the peppercorns . Add the  coriander powder , turmeric powder to the pan  and saute for 1 min.

 6)Meanwhile pressure cook the marinated beef   for 15 mins . Beef should be 3/4 cooked .

 7) Add the cooked beef to the masala and  saute in the high heat  for 1 min .

 8)Reduce the heat to medium . Now add  the crushed pepper corns and remaining garlic and roast till all the gravy evaporates.

9)Add the green chillies and curry leaves when the beef is dark brown in color . 

10)Add vinegar/lemon juice  if you prefer a little sour taste .Saute for 2 mins . 

11)Delicious Pepper beef fry is done . Serve it with chappathi/Kerala Parotta .

Note :

 You can add garam masala later if you do not have whole spices . It would be more tasty if you add whole spices as it give more flavor to the beef .

Always add green chillies towards the end of cooking, it will give nice flavor and a nice look to the dish .