Description
These Kerala beef cutlets can be be made ahead and refrigerated for about a week and longer in the freezer.
Ingredients
- Beef : 1 kg (2 lbs), chopped
- Potato: 1/2 kg (1 lbs) (can add 1 or 2 potatoes more)
- Green chillies: 5-6 (depending on your taste you can increase or decrease).
- Curry leaves: 1 sprig.
- Onion: 3 medium.
- Ginger: 1 inch piece.
- Garam masala: 1 tbsp.
- Pepper powder: 1 tbsp.
- Vinegar: 1 tbsp.
- Salt to taste.
- Oil, preferably coconut oil.
- Egg: 1, beaten.
- Bread crumbs as needed.
Instructions
- Clean and wash the beef and squeeze it really tight or put it on a strainer to remove the excess water. Put the beef in a cooker, add salt. Clean and wash potatoes and put them on top of the beef. Pressure cook for 20 minutes or until the beef is thoroughly cooked. Keep aside.
- Mince the cooked and cooled beef in a food processor or mixer and keep aside. Peel the potatoes and keep aside.
- Since I use a food processor for mincing and chopping; I cut the onions, ginger, curry leaves, and green chillies. And mince them; you can also chop them really fine with a knife.
- In a pan, heat 3 tbsp of coconut oil and add the minced onion. Keep the fire on low.
- Saute till it becomes translucent, then add salt, garam masala, and pepper.
- Add the minced beef into this, mix well for 3 min and then crumble the potatoes with your hand and add it to this.
- Keep stirring for 5 to 7 min for the moisture in the potatoes to be absorbed. Then switch off fire and allow it to cool.
- When cooled, mix everything together with your hand.; if you like more pepper powder, salt, and garam masala you can add to suit your taste.
- Roll into small oval shapes with your fingers or any shape you prefer.
- Dip each cutlet into lightly beaten egg and then roll in bread crumbs. You can keep this in fridge for up to a week.
- Heat oil and put in the cutlets, fry till golden brown, and drain on a tissue.
- Serve hot with tomato sauce….or rather tempt kids when they are playing.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins