Beef Chilli Fry is a spicy, dry beef dish popular in Indian, particularly in Goa and Kerala. It’s known for its bold flavors, combining tender beef strips with onions, green chilies, garlic, and spices. The dish is typically stir-fried and often served as a side or appetizer.

I have different recipes for Beef Chilli Fry. This version is made with marinated thing slices of Beef. For a pressure cooker version you can check out this recipe.

In India, Beef is not available in some states, so you can make this with boneless Mutton as well.

Beef Chilli Fry

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Masala
  • 8 Kashmiri Chillies and I will just remove the stems and tear them in smaller pieces
  • 2 inch stick Cinnamon
  • 6 Cloves
  • 1 tsp Cumin
  • 1 tsp Peppercorns
  • 6 cloves Garlic
  • 2 inch piece Ginger
  • 3 tbsps Vinegar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • Water as needed
Other
  • 1 kg thinly sliced Beef
  • 2 med Potatoes or 400 gms of cubed Potatoes
  • 1/2 cup finely diced Onion
  • 2 tbsps minced Chilli
  • 1/2 cup strips Green Pepper
  • Add Salt to taste
  • Crushed black Pepper
  • 1/4 cup chopped Coriander

Method
 

  1. Toast the Chillies, Cinnamon, Cloves, Cumin & Peppercorns
  2. Allow this to cool and then process to a powder
  3. Add the Garlic, Ginger, Vinegar and Salt
  4. Process to a paste adding Water as required
  5. Add 2 tbsps of the prepared paste to the Beef and leave aside for 30 mins to overnight
  6. Add Oil to a hot pan and cook the potatoes and keep aside
  7. Add the Onion and Chilli and follow with the Green Pepper
  8. Keep this aside
  9. Add Oil to the pan and saute the Beef in batches
  10. Once all the Beef is cooked, return to the pan and add 2 more tbsps of the masala paste
  11. Add the sautéed Onion, Chillies & Green Pepper, followed by the cooked Potato
  12. Add Salt & Pepper
  13. Finish off with chopped Coriander