Beef Kinnapathiri Malabar Dish / Iftar Dish for Ramdan

Beef Kinnapathiri Malabar Dish / Iftar Dish for Ramdan

            Kinnapathiri is a Malabar special Dish. Beef kinnapathiri is a type of kinnapathiri in this fillings are prepared by using beef. You can also use this as an Iftar Dish for Ramadan. Let's see how we can prepare this Malabar delicacy.....

Beef Kinnapathiri Malabar Dish / Iftar Dish for Ramdan

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Ingredients:

1. For Batter:

• Biriyani rice -1cup
• Ponni rice / white rice-1/2 cup 
• Thick coconut milk -3cup
• Egg-1.
• Salt

2. For Filling:

• Beef – ½ Kg.
• Onion – 3 nos large.
• Ginger – 2” piece.
• Garlic – 4-5 nos.
• Green chillies – 4-5 nos.
• Shallots – 8-10 nos.
• Tomato – 1 cup.
• Curry leaves.
• Oil.
• Salt.
• Ghee.
• Garam Masala – 1 tsp.
• Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp.
• Red chilly powder – 2 tbsp.
• Coriander Powder – 2 tbspn.
• Pepper powder – 1 tsp.

Beef Kinnapathiri Malabar Dish / Iftar Dish for Ramdan

Method of Preparation:

1. Making batter:

• Soak basmathi rice and ponni rice / white rice in water for 5-6 hrs.
• Grind the rice with enough coconut milk and egg. Make a fine smooth paste. Pour it  to a bowl and add remaining coconut milk and salt,  mix well and make a thin batter

2. For making filling:

• Cook beef by adding turmeric powder ( ½ tsp.), chilly powder (1 tsp.), coriander powder ( 1 ½ tbspn. ) and salt.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wide pan at medium heat. Add ginger, garlic, curry leaves, green chillies, onion and some salt. Saute it well until the onion becomes transparent.
• Then add tomato and let it mash.
• When tomatoes are mashed up, add turmeric powder, chilly powder, pepper powder, coriander powder and garam masala powder. Sauté a while.
• Transfer the cooked beef to the pan, mix well with masala, and allow it to boil. 
• Add some more salt if needed.

Beef Kinnapathiri Malabar Dish / Iftar Dish for Ramdan

3. To assemble beef Kinnapathiri:

• Get ready with steamer.
• Place a flat bottom vessel in the steamer and grease it with ghee.
• Pour a big ladle full of batter. Cover the lid for few minutes to cook. 
• Now open the lid drizzle 1 tsp. of ghee.  Pour another ladle of batter, cover and allow to set.
• Then Open the lid, spread beef masala  and pour ladle full of batter,cover and allow to set
• Repeat the same with remaining batter, on top spread remaining masala and pour one ladle full batter. Repeat this process until beef masala and batter finish.
• Cover and steam for another 20 - 30 min.
• Now our beef kinnapathiri is ready. Allow it to cool. Demold it and cut it to desired shape.
• Serve hot. Enjoy. !!!!

Beef Kinnapathiri Malabar Dish / Iftar Dish for Ramdan