How to make thakkadi

Ingredients    

ingredients for the curry	quantity
beef	500 g
large onions	2
green chillies	3
tomato	1
Garlic (full clove)	1
ginger
Cinnamon stick.	1
Cardamom.	3
cloves	2
red Chilly powder	4-5 teaspoon
Coriander powder	3-4 teaspoon
Turmeric powder	1/4 teaspoon
Pepper powder	1/2 teaspoon
cumin powder.	1 teaspoon
Salt	to taste
Mustered seeds.	1/2 teaspoon
Fenugreek seeds.	1/2 teaspoon
curry leaves
coriander leaves

Dough (dumpling)

1. 750 g all purpose flour or wheat flour 
2. shredded  coconut
3. Salt.                                       

• SPICES CAN BE ADDED TO YOUR TASTE.

Direction

• crush ginger,garlic,cardamom,cloves 
• Take a deep pan or pot and add oil & heat it.
• Add musters seeds to the heated oil and let them splutter.
• Now add onion, green chilly, tomato & the ginger garlic mixture. 
• Add salt and stir. 
• Cook for few mints until the tomatoes and onion are cooked.
• add other spices  (without cumin powder) and stir.cook for about 2 minutes.
• Add the beef and Stir well and leave it to cook. 
• Don't add water. (you will see the juices exuding from meat during cooking )
• When that juices are dissolved add 4 cups  of water .. 
• Check the salt of the gravy and bring it to boil. 
• Take a large bawl and add shredded coconut , flour and salt. Mix it well. 
• Now make a rotti dough adding some boiled gravy of the beef curry. 
• Once you done, make small balls or any kind of shapes you like .
• when the beef has become tender,put the dumplings into the curry and stir. 
• Leave them to cook for about 30 minutes or until the balls and the beef are cooked.
• Add 2 or 3 table spoons of coconut milk(optional)and cumin powder and  Stir. cook  for another 2 minutes.
• Turn of the fire . The gravy of thakkadi will be thick and tasty. let it cool for about 10 minutes and serve.