Beef Ularthiyathu

ngredients:-
To make the Meat masala powder
Bowl -1 Roast and Grind 
Dried red chili - 15 OR Chili powder 2 table spoon ( I use Kashmiri chilies)
Coriander seeds - 4 table spoon OR Coriander powder - 2.5 table spoon

Black Pepper corns - 1 tea spoon
[Cinnamon - 2 small stick,Cardamom - 5,Cloves - 6,Star anise - 2,Bay leaves - 1
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tea spoon] Or garam masala - 1-1.5 tea spoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tea spoon
To pressure cook
Beef - 1 kg ( an update:- some have asked the cut of beef i use for this..I usually use chuck or stewing meat..but i have tried briskets and sirloin too..i prefer stewing meat but!!! This type of meat is available in all grocery shops in US )
Salt to taste 
Masala powder - half of of the recipe above
To Simmer and roast
Shallots chopped - 1 cup
Garlic chopped - 4-5 cloves
Ginger chopped - a small piece
Green chili chopped - 3 
Coconut cuts ( Thenga kothu) - 1/4 cup
Salt to taste
Curry Leaves
Oil

Method:-
Heat a small pan and add all the ingredients in the section to make meat masala powder, except turmeric powder. 
Dry roast it for 4-5 minutes on a medium steady flame , until aromatic and brown.
Switch off the heat and add turmeric powder. Grind it to a coarse powder in a coffee grinder. 
This will give you about 5-6 table spoon of meat masala.
Clean and cut the beef into medium cubes and marinate it with half of the prepared masala powder
(around 2.5 - 3 table spoon ) , salt to taste and curry leaves. Pressure cook it for 3-4 whistles.

Heat oil in a heavy bottomed cooking pan and add curry leaves and coconut cuts.
Fry for 3-4 minutes and add onion. Saute for 7-8 minutes; add crushed ginger,garlic and green chilies.
Saute till they start to turn brown. Add the remaining masala powder and fry for a minute or two. 
Add the cooked beef along with cooking liquid if any and simmer until it is dry . 
Turn the flame to medium and saute,stirring often and scrape the bottom of the pan to prevent from sticking,until it turns dark and dry. Serve warm