Recipe: Appetizing Erachi Choru/Meat Pulao/Malabar Meat Rice

Erachi Choru/Meat Pulao/Malabar Meat Rice. Erachi Choru / Malabar (Kerala Style) meat with rice is a biryani like dish. We have used beef as meat however, you can use mutton if you prefer. Erachi Choru is a traditional meat and rice recipe from the Malabar region of Kerala.

Heat ghee in a pan and add the above crushed spices and bay leaves and saute for few seconds. Serve hot with raita, pickle, papads or any chutney of your choice. Enjoy the authentic taste of Malabar cuisine in every bite! You can cook Erachi Choru/Meat Pulao/Malabar Meat Rice using 30 ingredients and 19 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Erachi Choru/Meat Pulao/Malabar Meat Rice

1. It's 1/2 kg of Mutton - cut into medium size pieces.
2. You need 3 of Onion (sliced) -.
3. You need 2 of tomato (sliced) -.
4. Prepare 1 tbspn of ginger paste -.
5. You need 1 tbspn of garlic paste -.
6. It's 3 of chilly (slitted) green -.
7. You need 3 of curry leaves - springs.
8. It's 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder -.
9. You need 1 tsp of chilly red powder -.
10. Prepare 2 tsps of coriander powder -.
11. Prepare 1/2 tsp of fennel powder -.
12. You need 1 tsp of garam masala powder -.
13. Prepare 1 of cinnamon stick -.
14. Prepare 3 nos of cardamom -.
15. It's 4 nos of cloves -.
16. You need 3 of oil - tbspns.
17. It's as required of salt -.
18. It's 3 cups of Biriyani rice (preferably jeerakashala or kaima rice)-.
19. You need 1/2 of Onion (sliced) -.
20. It's 1 of tomato (sliced) -.
21. Prepare 1 of cinnamon stick -.
22. You need 6 nos of cardamom -.
23. You need 6 nos of cloves -.
24. Prepare 1 of bay leaf -.
25. You need 3 tbsps of coriander leaves - (chopped).
26. It's 2 of mint leaves - tbspns (chopped).
27. You need 1/4 cup of ghee -.
28. It's 1 tbspn of lime juice -.
29. It's 3 cups of coconut milk water rice / hot - or enough to cover the ..
30. It's to taste of salt.

Meat flavoured rice cooked in masala. This recipe is a simple but yummy. Erachi Choru is a traditional meat and rice recipe from the Malabar region of Kerala. Made with all the great spices of Malabar, and flavorful coconut oil, it is the taste and love of Kerala on a plate.

Erachi Choru/Meat Pulao/Malabar Meat Rice instructions

1. Wash and clean the meat thoroughly.Keep drained..
2. In a pressure cooker,heat oil,add whole spices and let it crackle..
3. Add sliced onion and saute till it turns translucent..
4. Add ginger,garlic paste, curry leaves and green chillies..
5. Add sliced tomatoes and saute till it turns mushy..
6. Add all  spice powders, salt and stir well..
7. Then add mutton and mix well that all the meat get covered with the masala..
8. Add little water, check salt and cook the meat till 4-5 steams..
9. Open the lid and Check if it is done, it should be cooked but not break apart and the gravy should not be watery..
10. Cook for few more minutes with lid open, switch off the flame and keep the gravy aside..
11. Wash and soak rice in water for 1/2 an hour. Then drain..
12. Heat ghee in a large/biriyani pot, add whole spices and sliced onion, saute well..
13. Add the rice and saute for sometime..
14. Add the meat gravy and mix well with rice..
15. Add sliced tomato,coriander leaves and mint leaves and mix well..
16. Add coconut milk or hot water and add salt if required..
17. Add lime juice, mix well and  bring it to boil..
18. Cover and cook for about 20 minutes on low flame till all the water runs dry  giving a stir occasionally..
19. Serve hot with raita and pickle..

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