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Kerala beef fry

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Kerala beef fry is a dish from Kerala in southern India in which chunks of beef are slow-roasted in a mixture of spices and onions, then finished with coconut slivers fried in coconut oil and curry leaves. In Kerala it is also called beef ularthiyathu. The spice mixture includes turmeric, coriander, garam masala, black pepper and red chilli, cooked with onions, shallots, ginger and garlic. The meat is usually softened in a pressure cooker and then slow-roasted until the mixture reaches a dry consistency. It is most commonly eaten with Kerala porotta, and in places such as Thrippunithura it is paired with pazham pori. The dish has been drawn into public debate in India over restrictions on cattle slaughter. Its earliest reference is traced to Sangam literature of the early first millennium.

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Classification
Course
Side Dish 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Meat or Poultry 2
Serving Temperature
Hot 2
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Beef, Ingredients
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Garlic, Ingredients
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Ginger, Ingredients
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Onion, Ingredients
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The dish's earliest reference can be traced back to the early first millennium Sangam Literature from Kerala and Tamil Nadu states of India.
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1. The Spice Adventuress: Beef Ularthiyathu (The Spice Adventuress)
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2. Kerala beef fry (source article)
  • Lead [dietary-suitability]
    Kerala beef fry is a dish made of beef
  • Origin [origin-region]
    The dish's earliest reference can be traced back to the early first millennium Sangam Literature from Kerala and Tamil Nadu states of India.
  • Infobox: served
    Hot
  • In Group: South Asian Roasted, Grilled and Fried Dishes, Lead
    beef, slow-roasted in a mixture of spices, onions, curry leaves, and coconut slivers, fried in coconut oil
  • In Cuisine: Indian Cuisine, Origin
    Sangam Literature from Kerala and Tamil Nadu states of India
  • Uses Ingredient: Beef, Lead
    beef, slow-roasted in a mixture of spices, onions, curry leaves, and coconut slivers, fried in coconut oil
  • Uses Ingredient: Onion, Lead
    beef, slow-roasted in a mixture of spices, onions, curry leaves, and coconut slivers, fried in coconut oil
  • Uses Ingredient: Curry Leaf, Lead
    beef, slow-roasted in a mixture of spices, onions, curry leaves, and coconut slivers, fried in coconut oil
  • Uses Ingredient: Coconut Oil, Lead
    beef, slow-roasted in a mixture of spices, onions, curry leaves, and coconut slivers, fried in coconut oil
  • Uses Ingredient: Black Pepper, Preparation
    turmeric, coriander, garam masala, black pepper, red chilli, cooked along with onions, shallots, ginger and garlic
  • Uses Ingredient: Ginger, Preparation
    turmeric, coriander, garam masala, black pepper, red chilli, cooked along with onions, shallots, ginger and garlic
  • Uses Ingredient: Garlic, Preparation
    turmeric, coriander, garam masala, black pepper, red chilli, cooked along with onions, shallots, ginger and garlic
  • Prepared By Technique: Roasting, Lead sentence
    Kerala beef fry is a dish made of beef, slow-roasted in a mixture of spices, onions, curry leaves, and coconut slivers,
  • Prepared By Technique: Frying, Lead sentence
    Kerala beef fry is a dish made of beef, slow-roasted in a mixture of spices, onions,
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