Beef curry | Kerala beef curry | Indian beef curry | Spicy beef curry

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: heavy cream

Almond milk is lower in calories while maintaining creaminess.

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and often less expensive than beef.

Cut the beef into 1-inch cube size pieces.

Preheat a pan on medium flame.

Add 2 star anise, cinnamon sticks, 2 teaspoons fennel seeds, 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds, 1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds, 6 cardamom, 6 cloves, 1/4 nutmeg mace, and 1/4 nutmeg to the pan and roast until the fennel seeds turn slightly brown.

Grind the roasted spices finely.

In a pot, add the beef and the ground spices, 2 teaspoons garam masala, 1 tablespoon red chili powder, 3 tablespoons roasted coriander powder, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 tablespoon meat masala, and 1 teaspoon salt; mix well to marinate the beef.

Add 4 ounces of water and mix again, then cover the pot and cook on medium flame, stirring occasionally.

Slice 3 medium onions, chop a 2-inch piece of ginger, and chop 9 cloves of garlic.

After 5 minutes of cooking the beef, stir it and cover again.

When the beef is half cooked, add another teaspoon of salt and mix well.

Add half of the sliced onions, half of the chopped garlic, and half of the chopped ginger to the beef; mix well.

Optionally, add 1/2 cup of sliced coconut and mix again.

Add another 4 ounces of water and mix, then cover and continue cooking.

In a separate pan, preheat on medium flame and add 2 tablespoons of extra virgin coconut oil.

Once heated, add 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds and wait for them to splatter.

Add the remaining sliced onions, ginger, and garlic, and sauté with a pinch of salt.

Once the onions are slightly cooked, add 1/4 cup of sliced coconut (optional) and mix.

When the onions start to brown, add 3 sprigs of curry leaves and mix.

Add another tablespoon of meat masala, 1 teaspoon of garam masala, and 1 teaspoon of red chili powder; stir for about 30 seconds and turn off the stove.

Add the sautéed mixture to the beef and mix well.

Add more water as needed for gravy (8 ounces added), 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper, and another teaspoon of salt; cook for another minute.

Turn off the stove once the curry is boiled.

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