Last Updated on November 20, 2021 by Sultana Parvin
These 3 best beef recipes are the easiest ways of cooking spicy beef and liver that are normally practiced on the Muslims Holy Eid-ul-Adha day. On this day huge numbers of cows are sacrificed in the name of Allah (the God). Most of the solvent facilities sacrifice at least one cow, although up to seven can share one cow. The cows’ meat or beef is also distributed to the one who is not in a position to sacrifice. This way Muslims build brotherhood among themselves.
Here, two beef recipes and one beef liver recipe are described for you as the easy and simple ways of cooking meat and liver. These are:
- Easy and simple beef curry
- Beef curry with sliced masala
- Beef liver bhuna
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Best beef recipes: Easy and simple beef curry
On the Eid day, beef is the main item in the food table of most of the families. Thus, it is desired to cook beef in the fastest way soon after the first batch meat comes home. Normally the fresh beef of young cows does not need a long cooking time. As such, this easy and simple beef curry is cooked in one go without adding any extra water. The meat and all spices are mixed together using hand of the home moms; they sometimes claim the recipe is the magic of their hand.
As you get good quantities of beef, you can cook 3-5 kgs in one go. If you expect a number of guests, you can cook even more beef to avoid a second time cooking.
Preparation time | 30 minutes |
Cooking time | 1 hour 10 minutes |
Total time | 1 hour 40 minutes |
Servings | 32 |
Ingredients for easy and simple beef curry
- 4 kg fresh beef (the first batch of chopped meat after slaughtering)
- 500gm onion chopped
- 2 cup onion paste
- 1 cup garlic paste
- 1 tbsp turmeric powder
- 2 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 3/4th cup ginger paste
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon hot spices powder
- 6-7 cinnamon sticks
- 8-9 cardamom
- 8-10 bay leaves
- ½ cup mustard oil
- ½ cup of vegetable oil
- 8-10 cloves
Process for easy and simple beef curry
Step 1
Cut the meat into your desired size, wash beef pieces nicely with fresh water. Put on a strainer to drain out water from beef pieces.
Step 2
Mix all spices with beef. Put beef mixed with all spices in the deep cooking pan on the burner. Cover with a lid. You don’t need to add any water if your meat is a young cow.
Step 3
Keep on the burner for another 25-35 minutes with a medium beam. Turn off the burner when oil comes out of the beef.
Serve the meat with tortilla or paratha or pulao or rice. I prepare to eat this meat with rice flour tortilla. You can try this recipe with rice flour tortilla. I hope you will enjoy this recipe.
Nutrition Facts: Amount per serving | |
Calories | 322 |
Total Fat | 15g |
Cholesterol | 108mg |
Sodium | 305mg |
Potassium | 618mg |
Total Carbohydrates | 5.6g |
Protein | 33.6g |
Vitamin A | 5% |
Calcium | 3% |
Vitamin C | 6% |
Iron | 132% |
Best beef recipes: Beef curry with sliced masala
Preparation time | 40 minutes |
Cooking time | 1 hour 30 minutes |
Total time | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Servings | 8 |
Ingredients for Beef curry with sliced masala
- 1 kg beef, cut into small pieces
- 100 g garlic, sliced
- 100 g ginger, sliced
- 250 g onion, sliced
- 100 g tomatoes, sliced
- 1 teaspoon dry red chili sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 5-6 pieces bay leaves
- 3-4 cinnamon sticks
- 3-4 pieces cardamom
- 4-5 pieces cloves
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black cumin seeds
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Process for beef curry with sliced masala
Step 1
Wash and clean beef, and drain out water. Mix all ingredients with the beef.
Step 2
Heat a medium size pan on the burner. Put the beef mixed with all ingredients. Cover with a lid and cook over medium heat until the beef is tendered.
Serve the meat with boiled noodles or tortilla or pulao or rice.
Nutrition Facts: Amount per serving | |
Calories | 328 |
Total Fat | 11g |
Cholesterol | 110mg |
Sodium | 355mg |
Potassium | 898mg |
Total Carbohydrates | 20.6g |
Protein | 40.6g |
Vitamin A | 55% |
Calcium | 5% |
Vitamin C | 16% |
Iron | 142% |
Best beef recipes: Beef liver bhuna
Beef liver bhuna is a very tasty food with lots of food value. This recipe has peculiarity than cooking of the beef items. It is the only cow’s body parts that are not only served with rice, pulao or paratha, but also served as snacks. In many hospitals, liver bhuna is included in the menu of patients as a high protein diet.
The beef liver becomes available in most Muslims families after sacrificing cows during the Eid-ul-Adha. It is important to know the process of clearing the blood from the vessels of the liver. There are many ways of doing this, but here in this recipe, the liver is lightly boiled for a quick and easy way of clearing blood. Rest of the other spices is almost common for cooking beef.
Preparation time | 30 minutes |
Cooking time | 30 minutes |
Total time | 1 hour |
Servings | 4 |
Ingredients for beef liver bhuna
- 250 gm beef liver
- 2 tablespoon onion slice
- 2 tablespoon onion paste
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 teaspoon garlic paste
- ½ teaspoon coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon hot spice powder
- 3-4 pieces bay leaves
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
Process for beef liver bhuna
Step 1
Cut liver into small pieces and boil it with hot water for 2-3 minutes. So that blood can be removed. Drained out water from liver.
Step 2
Put oil in a pan on the burner with medium heat. Add onion slice and stir the mixture until tender. Add onion paste, garlic paste, ginger paste, turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and salt, stir gently.
Step 3
Add ½ cup water and boil it. Add liver, hot spices and bay leave. Cover with a lid.
Step 4
After drying up water add another ½ cup of water and cook until tender. When oil becomes up, liver bhuna is ready to serve.
Serve liver bhuna with tortilla or pulao or rice or paratha. It can be served even without other food items during the tea time in the afternoon or evening.
Nutrition Facts: Amount per serving | |
Calories | 180 |
Total Fat | 10g |
Cholesterol | 210mg |
Sodium | 535mg |
Potassium | 298mg |
Total Carbohydrates | 9.6g |
Protein | 17.6g |
Vitamin A | 545% |
Calcium | 3% |
Vitamin C | 8% |
Iron | 25% |
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