BEEF STEW

Ingredients:

1. Beef – 1 kg
2. Potato - 1
3. Carrot – 1 
4. Tomatoes – 4 
5. Shallots/pearl onions – 200 grams
6. Pepper Powder – 1 tsp
7. Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp
8. Salt – to taste
9. Oil – 2 1/2 tbsp
10. Coconut Milk – 1st -400ml    2nd - 100ml
11. Green Chillies – 4 
12. Curry Leaves – 5 sprigs

For Masala

1. Cloves – 4 
2. Green Cardamom – 6 
3. Cinnamon Stick – 1 1/2 inch stick
4. Star anise – 1

Method of Preparation:

• Cut and clean Beef into cubes. Wash till water runs clear..... Drain.
• Peel and finely slice the Shallots.
• Finely slice Tomatoes and keep it aside.
• Peel, wash and cut Potato and Carrot into cubes.
• Heat 2 tbsp Oil in a non-stick pan., Add the masala ingredients, sauté for a minute.
• Add Shallots (keeping aside about 1 tbsp) and sauté till translucent, takes about 5 minutes.
• Add cubed Beef, Potato and Carrot along with, Turmeric, Salt and Pepper. Sauté till all sides are sealed, and lightly caramelized and browned for the Carrot and Potato, where-as the Beef turns pale.
• Now add Tomatoes, Green Chillies and 100ml of 2nd Coconut Milk. Transfer to a pressure cooker.
• Cook on high heat till 1 whistle, reduce to medium flame and cook for 20 minutes and a further 10 minutes on low flame. & Allow to cool.
• Meanwhile in a separate non-stick pan heat the remaining Oil, sauté 1 tbsp Shallots and Curry Leaves.
• Add this with the 1st Coconut Milk and bring to boil on medium flame. Remove from the flame.