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Kerala Beef Curry

Beef marinated in freshly ground roasted spices, braised until tender, then stir-fried with toasted coconut, curry leaves and mustard seeds into a dry, aromatic curry. Hot, fragrant and deeply spiced.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on1 h
  • Total3 h 36 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Spice blend

  • 1cinnamon stick, 5 cm
  • 12black peppercorns
  • 6cloves
  • 1 tbspfennel seeds
  • 1½ tbspcoriander seeds
  • 6cardamom pods, seeds only
  • 1 tspground turmeric
  • 1 tspfine salt

Curry

  • 1 kgbeef braising steak, trimmed, cut into 2.5 cm chunks
  • 1 piecefresh ginger, 2.5 cm, peeled and finely grated
  • 4 clovesgarlic, finely sliced
  • 2green chilis, seeded and finely chopped
  • 2onions, thinly sliced, divided in half
  • 20 leavesfresh curry leaves, divided in half
  • 360 mlcold water

Finish

  • 45 gshredded coconut, unsweetened
  • 60 mlsunflower oil
  • 1½ tspmustard seeds

To serve

  • 15 gcilantro, to garnish
  • 20 gdried coconut slices, thinly sliced, to garnish

Contains

  • Mustard
  • Sunflower seeds
  • Coconut
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Fennel
  • Ginger
  • Turmeric
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Curry leaves
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Cardamom
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Mortar and pestle

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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