Beef cooked in a rich and delicious coconut milk gravy…
This is a Kerala speciality dish, beef cooked in coconut milk and served with Appam. Beef stew cut marinated in spices and cooked in a rich coconut gravy- makes your taste buds dance with joy.
For making Appam, recipe click here
Beef Mappas- Beef cooked in coconut Milk
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Author: Thasneen
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
To cook Beef
- Beef, stew cut- 1 Lb or ½ Kg
- Garam masala- ½ tsp
- Ground pepper- ½ tsp
- Turmeric powder- ⅛ tsp
- Salt- ¼ tsp
- Water- ¼ cup
For making beef Mappas
- Oil- 2 tbsp
- Whole cardamom- 2
- Whole cloves- 2
- Dry Bay leaves- 2
- Ginger, chopped- 1 inch slice
- Garlic, chopped- 2 cloves
- Onion, chopped- 2
- Curry leaves- 1 sprig
- Tomatoes, chopped- 2
- Coriander powder- 2 tsp
- Garam masala- ½ tsp
- Ground pepper- ¼ tsp
- Turmeric powder- ⅛ tsp
- Salt- ¼ tsp
- Potatoes, diced small- 2
- Coconut milk, thin- 1 cup
- Coconut milk, thick- ½ cup
- Vinegar- 1 tsp
Instructions
- Into a pressure cooker or into an Instant Pot, add the beef along with other ingredients mentioned 'to cook beef' and cook for 20 minutes. In an Instant Pot- cook at high pressure for 20 minutes.
- Keep aside the cooked beef.
- Place a pan over medium heat or use an Instant Pot in saute mode.
- Add oil, let turn hot.
- Add whole cardamom, cloves and bay leaves, saute for a few seconds.
- Add ginger and garlic, saute till golden in color.
- Add onion, curry leaves- season with salt and saute till soft.
- Add tomatoes, cook for a few minutes.
- Add coriander powder, garam masala, ground pepper, turmeric powder and salt. Combine well.
- Add potatoes, and add any liquid that's left after cooking beef.
- Cook covered till potatoes have turned tender.
- Add cooked beef and thin coconut milk, cook covered for 5 minutes.
- Add thick coconut milk and cook for 2 minutes.
- Finally, add 1 tsp vinegar, combine well and cook for a minute.
- Remove the pan from the heat, keep covered for a few minutes.
- Serve along with Appam, Idiayappam etc.
