Beef Recipes

Lasagna – a quick meal & New Year resolutions.!

January 5, 2012

A lasagna makes for a simple yet classic meal on any day of the week – a delight for kids and adults alike. Enjoy..! . . Lasagna is a classic Italian dish that has gained immense popularity and fan following over time. It is made out of Lasagna noodles (flat rectangle pieces of pasta) combined with a classic bechamel sauce and a tomato based meat or vegetarian gravy. This is one of my daughters favorite dishes, and mine too. We do not make this at home too often because it is a bit heavy on the calories and definitely not a diet food as…

Beef Olathiyathu – Beef Fry

September 13, 2011

Beef Olathiythu or Kerala Beef Fry is a delicious, simple, find it in every catholic dining table dish. I have never seen any person enjoy a piece of beef olathiyathu like a Christian. Every home I visited back in Kerala had a plate of hot scrumptious beef on the table. This dish can be made in many ways, some make it as a semi gravy and some make it black and dry. The semi gravy dish goes well with chapatis and appams while the dry version is also good as a kallushaap side – with drinks.! Life is at its busiest best…

Kerala Beef Roast

June 15, 2011

A delicious beef roast made with a combination of spices and tomato sauce, fried to perfection – a Kerala special. Like I mentioned in a previous post, beef is a must in most Catholic houses. In the past, it was made by boiling beef pieces in its gravies for hours and then frying it over low heat in large urulis. In the traditional method the uruli, a large bell metal cookware is kept on a brick stove and the fire is lit with wood . The meat is then added to this vessel and cooked for a long time stirring every now and…

Kappa Beef Biryani – Tapioca Beef Biryani

June 3, 2011

Kappa Biryani / Tapioca Beef Biryani is a medley of spices, carbs and beef – that leaves one licking fingers and wanting more..!! Kappa Beef biryani … oh.. that does bring back memories..!! This is one of the most delicious thattukada specials that sets the mouth watering and the taste-buds tingling. I did my studies staying in a Vegetarian hostel. We were served vegetarian food day in and day out. Being a non vegetarian I really missed that piece of pepper chicken fry, fish curry or beef roast. These were all delicacies reserved for those days that we went home. However my…

Beef Fry – Chukka Ishtyle..!!

May 4, 2011

Beef is the culinary name for meat from bovines, especially domestic cattle. Beef can be harvested from cows, bulls, heifers or steers. It is one of the principal meats used in the cuisine of the Middle East, Pakistan, Australia, Argentina, Europe and the United States, and is also important in Africa, parts of East Asia, and Southeast Asia. Beef is considered a taboo food in some cultures, especially in Indian culture, and thence is eschewed by Hindus and Jains; it is also discouraged among some Buddhists. – Wikipedia. However amongst Syrian Catholics, the beef is considered a delicacy. You will…

Beef Cutlets – a good snack for any time of the day..

February 14, 2011

A crunchy meat and potato based cutlet, perfect as a snack or an appetizer..!! Cutlets are a very common sight in Kerala kitchens – be it the chicken cutlets, beef cutlets or the veg cutlets, everyone enjoys this crisp snack. There might not be a single catholic house where this does not form a staple food type. Cutlets are served as appetizers along with pickled onions and ketchup before a heavy meal. The women of the house sit around the table, with a large vessel of mashed meat and potatoes mix, all carrying spoons or whatever needed to form those beautiful treats.…