Have you ever thought about how to make beef stew without potatoes and tomatoes? If yes, you are in the right direction. This time I am going to show you the best way to make beef stew recipe without potatoes and tomatoes.
There are many ways to prepare beef dishes, but if you like the beef dish with tasty thick gravy, go through this recipe till the end.
Mostly, people make this beef stew dish for lunch, but you can have this for dinner as well.
The majority of people make a beef stew with potatoes. Potatoes give an extra taste and thicken the gravy, despite the fact that I am going to show you the recipe without potatoes. Moreover, I avoid potatoes because I made this as a KETO friendly dish.
Alright, let’s see how to make beef stew in Sri Lankan style without potatoes and tomatoes.
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How To Make Beef Stew (No Potatoes/Tomatoes)
Ingredients
- Beef – 1kg
- Black pepper – 2 tablespoons
- Fennel seeds – 1 tablespoon
- Cumin seeds – ½ teaspoon
- Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon
- Garlic cloves – 7 or 8
- Ginger root – Medium (about the size of 2 garlic cloves)
- Onion – 75 to 100g
- Whole green chili – 6 or 7
- Curry leaves – Few
- Cardamom – 5 or 6
- Cinnamon – 1 tablespoon
- Salt – As you need (KETO people use the Himalayan Pink Salt)
- Thick coconut milk – 200ml
- Cooking oil – As you need (KETO people use the Coconut oil)
Instructions
1. Take the grinder and add black pepper, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, garlic cloves, and ginger root.
2. Grind them to a smooth paste as shown in the picture below.
3. Cut the beef into medium-sized pieces. Try to add some beef fats, it will give an extra taste.
4. Rinse the beef and add turmeric powder, salt, and the ground paste. Mix well and let them marinate at least 30 minutes.
5. Slice the onions and cut the head of the green chilies.
6. Take cardamom, cinnamon, and curry leaves.
7. Prepare thick coconut milk.
8. Now, place the cooking wok on the stove and heat the oil. Add the onion and sauté it until the onions turn into translucent. Then add cardamom and cinnamon. Fry them for a minute.
9. Add curry leaves and fry them until the onions turn into golden color.
10. Now add the beef and green chilies. Mix everything well and cook covered under high flame for about 6 minutes.
11. Open the lid, give a good mix and again cook covered under the high flame until all the liquid disappears. For me, it takes about 8 minutes.
12. Now cook uncovered under medium flame for about 2 or 3 minutes. This time the beef is frying a little. Stir frequently to avoid burning.
13. Finally, add the thick coconut milk, give a good mix, and cook covered for 5 to 7 minutes under very low heat.
14. Taste the gravy and adjust salt if needed.
15. This is how to make beef stew without potatoes and tomatoes. Serve and enjoy this Sri Lankan style delicious thick gravy beef stew.
Notes
1. If you don’t like spiciness, reduce the amount of black pepper and green chilies.
2. Buy the beef with at least a little fat which gives am extra taste to this dish.
3. I instantly made coconut milk from grated coconut. If it is hard to find use the coconut milk powder or bottled coconut milk.
Printable Recipe Card
- Beef - 1kg
- Black pepper - 2 tablespoons
- Fennel seeds - 1 tablespoon
- Cumin seeds - ½ teaspoon
- Turmeric powder - ½ teaspoon
- Garlic cloves - 7 or 8
- Ginger root - Medium (about the size of 2 garlic cloves)
- Onion - 75 to 100g
- Whole green chili - 6 or 7
- Curry leaves - Few
- Cardamom - 5 or 6
- Cinnamon - 1 tablespoon
- Salt - As you need (KETO people use the Himalayan Pink Salt)
- Thick coconut milk - 200ml
- Cooking oil - As you need (KETO people use the coconut oil)
- Take the grinder and add black pepper, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, garlic cloves, and ginger root.
- Grind them to a smooth paste.
- Cut the beef into medium-sized pieces. Try to add some beef fats, it will give an extra taste.
- Rinse the beef and add turmeric powder, salt, and the ground paste. Mix well and let them marinate at least 30 minutes.
- Slice the onions and cut the head of the green chilies.
- Take cardamom, cinnamon, and curry leaves.
- Prepare thick coconut milk.
- Now, place the cooking wok on the stove and heat the oil. Add the onion and sauté it until the onions turn into translucent. Then add cardamom and cinnamon. Fry them for a minute.
- Add curry leaves and fry them until the onions turn into golden color.
- Now add the beef and green chilies. Mix everything well and cook covered under high flame for about 6 minutes.
- Open the lid, give a good mix and again cook covered under the high flame until all the liquid disappears. For me, it takes about 8 minutes.
- Now cook uncovered under medium flame for about 2 or 3 minutes. This time the beef is frying a little. Stir frequently to avoid burning.
- Finally, add the thick coconut milk, give a good mix, and cook covered for 5 to 7 minutes under very low heat.
- Taste the gravy and adjust salt if needed.
- This is how to make beef stew without potatoes and tomatoes. Serve and enjoy this Sri Lankan style delicious thick gravy beef stew.
2. Buy the beef with at least a little fat which gives am extra taste to this dish.
3. I instantly made coconut milk from grated coconut. If it is hard to find use the coconut milk powder or bottled coconut milk.
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This is how to make beef stew without potatoes and tomatoes. So, what do you think about this Sri Lankan style beef stew? when you have all the ingredients give it a try, I am sure you will like it.
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