Non-veg recipe · lunch, dinner, snack
Beef Chilli (Egg-Coated Shallow Fry)
பீப் சில்லி (Beef Chilli)
Serves 3 · 2 hr 20 min (incl. 2 hr marinating)
Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 58
Boneless beef tenderised in a lemon-vinegar pepper marinade, dipped in egg and shallow-fried in ghee.
Estimated per serving from USDA FoodData Central and Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 values for the raw ingredients. Real numbers vary with brands and portions.
Ingredients
- 500 g boneless beef (மாட்டு இறைச்சி)
- 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp green chilli paste
- 2 tsp pepper powder
- quarter tsp chilli powder
- quarter tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vinegar (வினிகர்)
- as needed ghee
- as needed rock salt
Method
- Combine the beef with ginger-garlic paste, green chilli paste, pepper, chilli and turmeric powders, lemon juice, vinegar and rock salt.
- Marinate for about 2 hours; the acid and salt help tenderise the meat.
- Beat the egg in a bowl.
- Heat ghee in a pan over medium heat, dip the beef pieces in egg and shallow-fry until cooked through and browned.
The same method works with mutton.
Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 58. Method rewritten in our own words; ingredient quantities follow the book, with gram weights estimated for the nutrition figures. The book thanks the Arokkiya Unavugal (Healthy Foods) Facebook group and tamilpaleorecipes.com.
Recipe credit: tamilpaleorecipes.com and Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 58.