Beef Oolarthiyathu

1. 1 kg mutton or chicken
2. ¾ dsp chilli powder
3. 1 dsp coriander powder
4. ½ tsp turmeric powder
5. ¼ tsp pepper corns
6. ½ tsp cumin seeds
7. 1 tsp aniseed
8. 2” cinnamon
9. 3 cloves
10. 2 cardamom pods
11. ½ cup button onions, sliced
12. 8 garlic cloves
13. 2 tsp ginger, sliced long
14. A few curry leaves
15. ½ cup coconut, sliced thin and small, smeared with salt and turmeric and fried.
16. 1 dsp vinegar
17. Salt to taste
18. 1 cup hot water

For the seasoning:
1. ¼ cup refined vegetable oil
2. 1 tsp mustard seeds
3. 2 dsp onion, finely chopped

To serve 10

Method:
1. Wash and clean the meat. Cut into medium-size pieces.
2. Grind into a paste ingredients 2 to 10.
3. Cook the meat, adding the ground paste and ingredients 11 to 18. After the meat is tender and coated with a little gravy, remove from fire.
4. Heat oil. Splutter mustard seeds, and fry the onion. Stir in the meat and fry well until dry.