Ethakka Beef Ularthiyathu/ Beef and Plantain Ularthu

 Ethakka Beef Ularthiyathu/ Beef and Plantain Ularthu

 Ethakka beef ularthiyathu is a spicy beef and plantain stir fry. It can be served as a side dish for rice.

Ingredients
Beef - 1/2 Kg
Raw plantain- 2 medium
Shallots- 1 cup
Chopped onions-1 medium
Crushed ginger and garlic- 2 tbs
Vinegar- 1 tbs
Ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp
Chilly powder-1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Pepper powder- 1 1/4  tsp
Fennel powder- 1 tsp
Cloves -3-4
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves- a few
Coconut oil- 3 tsp

Clean and cut  beef into small pieces. Marinate with crushed ginger, garlic, pepper powder,turmeric powder, vinegar and salt. Set this aside for half an hour.
Cook beef in pressure cooker. Add the marinated beef, crushed shallots and 1/2 cup of water. Cook in medium flame till 3 whistles, reduce the flame and continue cooking  for another 5-6 minutes and switch off the flame. Allow it to cool down a bit.Remove lid and add chopped plantain to the beef and allow this to cook in the beef stock, till soft and  gravy thickens.
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When it splutters add chopped onion and curry leaves and saute till golden brown. Add ginger garlic paste and after a minute chilly powder,pepper powder, fennel powder and crushed cloves. Now add in the cooked meat and plantains and saute for three to four minutes or till the meat is slightly roasted.  Serve with rice.

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Hope you will all enjoy..