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Meat and coconut fry (Iraichi ulathiyathu)















Ingredients

For 4
For 100
Beef or mutton
500gms
12.5 kg
Coconut
115gms ( ½ ) 
2.8 kg (12)
Coriander
30gms
450gms
Red chillies
5 to 7gms
150gms
Turmeric
¼ tsp or small piece
20gms
Cinnamon
½ tsp
30gms
Cloves
½ tsp
30gms
Peppercorns
½ tsp
30gms
Small onion
10gms
250gms
Garlic
6 flakes
50gms
Ginger
1.25 cm ( ½ “) piece
50gms
Curry leaves
2 springs
1 bunch
Salt
to taste  
100 – 120gms
Coconut oil
50ml
1 litre


Slice coconut into thin 1.25 cm ( ½ “) piece. Sprinkle a little turmeric powder. Heat half the oil. Saute coconut. Remove. Clean and cut meat into 1.25cm ( ½ “) pieces. Roast and finely powder coriander, red chillies and turmeric. Powder the cinnamon, cloves and peppercorns. Roast onion and garlic and grind to a fine paste. Slice ginger. Mix together meat, prepared spices, ground onions and garlic, ginger, curry leaves, coconut, salt and enough water to cook meat dry. Keep on fire. Bring to boil quickly. Reduce heat and cook over gentle heat till tender. Cover tightly so that no steam escapes. When meat is tender and all water has evaporated stir well and remove. Heat the remaining oil. Add meat and fry well.

N. B.      This meat can be kept for two to three days. Fry only as required.