Nadan Beef - Potato Curry
- luvlittlehearts
- Sep 19, 2016
- 2 min read


Ingredients:-
Beef - 1 kg
Bowl 1 :-To marinate Beef
Red chilli powder - 1 to 1.5 tea spoon
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tea spoon
Garam Masala - 1 tea spoon
Lightly crush - 3 cloves of garlic , a small piece of ginger and 1/2 to 1 tea spoon black pepper ,in a mortar and pestle.
Salt to taste
Vinegar - 1 to 1.5 tea spoon
To saute :-( Increase or decrease the spices and powders as per your tolerance)
Oil - 2 -3 table spoons
Fennel seeds - a large pinch
1 cinnamon stick , 3-4 cloves , 1 bay leaf , 2-3 cardamom and a handful of curry leaves
Onion finely chopped - 2 medium or shallots chopped 1 cup
Garlic chopped - 4-5 cloves
Ginger chopped - 2 cm piece
Green chili chopped - 1or 2
Coconut cuts ( thenga kothu) - 1/2 cup
Tomato chopped - 1 small
Red chili powder - 1 tablespoon
Coriander powder - 1.5 to 2 tablespoon or as per your taste level.
Garam masala( Homemade) - 1/2 to 1 tea spoon
Potato - 2 medium peeled and diced
Water - 2-3 cups
Black pepper - 1/2 tea spoon , lightly crushed
Method: Clean and cut the beef into 1 inch pieces. Rinse well , till the water runs clear. Marinate the beef cubes with all the ingredients in Bowl 1 and keep aside for at least 30 minutes. If keeping for more time , refrigerate it. Heat oil in a pan. Add fennel seeds , whole spices and curry leaves, fry for a minute or two. Add chopped onion and saute for 5-7 minutes , add ginger and garlic and saute till brown. Slide in coconut cuts and fry for a couple of minutes and add chopped tomato and saute for 2 minutes. Add chilli , coriander and garam masala powder ,and the marinated beef ,cubed potato, combine everything well and saute for 3-5 minutes. Add 2 to 3 cups of water, bring to boil and let it stand on medium flame for 10 minutes.
Stove top method :- Let it cook covered for 1 hour in a low-medium flame , giving one or two occasional stir.Uncover it check water and add more if needed and add 1/2 tea spoon crushed black pepper.
Cook it again for another 30-45 minutes in low flame, checking in between for salt and water. Remove from heat and let stand covered for 15 minutes before serving!
Pressure cooker method:- Add only a cup of water or less and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles or more depending on your cooker. Uncover it, add pepper, salt and water if needed and cook on low flame for another 20-30 minutes .
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