Beef & Vazakka Olathiyathu ( Beef & Raw Banana Stir Fry, Kerala Recipe)

 

This is again a typical Kerala recipe and I love it because its hot and spicy. My mother always used to prepare it and in a similar way she used to prepare beef and tapioca also. Unfortunately here we don’t get good tapioca. I am just waiting to have it when I go to native.

 

Beef & Vazakka Olathiyathu Recipe

 

Ingredients:

• Beef – 500g (cut into small pieces)
• Raw banana – 2
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Fennel seeds (Perumjeerakam) – ½ tsp
• Small onion – 6
• Green Chilli  – 2
• Ginger  garlic paste – 3 tsp
• Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Pepper powder – 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – ½  tsp
• Coriander powder – 4 tsp
• Garam masala – 1 tsp
• Curry leaves – few
• Oil
• Salt

 

To Marinate

• Chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Coriander powder – 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Lemon Juice – 1 tsp
• Salt

(Note: Vary the amount of chilli as per your spice level. 1 Cup = 250 ml)

Method:

• Cut raw banana into small pieces and cook the same (I usually pressure cook the same. Take raw banana add salt and 1/3 rd cup of water  in a pressure cooker. Wait for 1 whistle and immediately remove from the stove. Don’t overcook banana)
• Mix all ingredients to marinate. Add little water and make it into a good paste.
• Add cut beef pieces and mix well.
• Don’t add water and pressure cook the marinated beef till beef is cooked well ( I go for 4-5 whistles)

 

• Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds.
• Add fennel seeds, sliced onion and curry leaves.

 

• When onion becomes soft add ginger garlic paste, green chilli and cook for 2-3 min.
• Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, pepper powder, garam masala, salt  and cook for 2-3 min.(Sprinkle little water if it’s becoming dry)

 

• Add cooked beef and mix well
• When beef is almost 50% dry add cooked raw banana and mix

 

• Cook with the pan covered for 4-5 min
• Now remove the lid and cook in medium flame, by stirring in between till it’s almost 80% dry. Serve hot.

 

 

 

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