Beef dry fry or BDF is a Kerala restaurant-style fried beef. It is a great dish to serve as an appetizer.
Beef dry fry is prepared with precooked beef steaks. The beef steaks should not be cooked more than 90% to prevent falling apart while cutting and frying.

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Ingredients
- 500 grams Beef
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Black pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 2 sprigs Curry leaves
- Oil for deep frying
For Marination
- 2 teaspoons Chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon Kashmiri chilli powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Chilli flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon Garam masala
- 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds crushed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Ginger paste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Garlic paste
- 2 tablespoons Corn flour
- 2 teaspoons Lime juice
- 2 drops Red food color optional
- Salt to taste
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For Marination
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Instructions
- Cut the beef into 1 inch thick steaks.
- Pressure cook the beef steaks with turmeric powder, pepper powder, and salt until 90% done. Set aside to cool down.
- Cut the cooked beef steaks into thin strips.
- Marinate the beef stripes with all the ingredients listed under 'for marination'. Cover and set aside for 30 minutes.
- Heat oil in a deep pan and deep fry the beef pieces in medium-high heat until dark brown.
- Garnish with deep-fried curry leaves.
- Serve immediately.
- NOTE - You can use water or beef stock to prepare the marinade. If you are using beef stock, be careful when adding salt.
- Do not overcrowd the pan while frying, and make sure you don't stir too much.
- One tablespoon - 15 ml, one teaspoon = 5 ml.
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