Beef & Vazakka Olathiyathu, Beef & raw banana stir fry, nadan kerala recipe, dry beef recipe

Beef & Vazakka Olathiyathu

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

Method:

Cut raw banana into small pieces and cook the same (I usually pressure cook the same. Take raw banana 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.

Beef & Vazakka Olathiyathu ( Beef & Raw Banana Stir Fry)

Author: Vimmy

Serves: 4-5

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

Instructions

Cut raw banana into small pieces and cook the same (I usually pressure cook the same. Take raw banana and ⅓ 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 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.