Unakka Irachi Chathachathu

Ingredients:

• Dried beef : 10 pieces
• Dry chilly or green chilly : 5 
• Curry leaves few
• Shallots : 10 
• Garlic : 10 

Clean and cut the beef into thin pieces and marinate with salt. Dry the marinated beef in sun till it is void of the water content completely and turns dry. Occasionally, flip the beef pieces so that all the parts get equally dried. This process takes 2 to 3 weeks. [Alternately, you can also buy Beef Jerky from the supermarket.] You can store the dried beef in a clean container and can use it for a long period of time.

Shallow fry the dried beef in oil for a couple of minutes. Crush it well using a mortar and pestle and separate it well using hand or just crush once using a mixer/blender and keep it aside. Crush shallots, garlic and chilly separately. Heat oil in a kadai and add crushed shallots, garlic and curry leaves. Saute till it becomes light brown and add the  chilly. Roast it well and add the crushed beef. Combine all the ingredients and stir it for a few mins.

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