For cooking Beef:

1)  Beef – 1 lb , cubed and washed well
2)  1 small yellow onion – sliced thin
3)  1/4 of small ginger root – finely chopped and crushed
4)  Green chilly – 5 , finely chopped and crushed
5)  Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp
6)  Meat Masala – 3 tsp ( If you don’t have meat masala , use chilly powder instead)
7)  Chilly powder – 1 tsp ( You don’t need this if you are using meat masala)
8)  Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
9)  Coriander powder – 2 tsp
10)  Curry leaves – 1 sprig

Mix beef with ingredients 5 to 10 and blend them well and marinate for 2 hours.
Transfer marinated beef to a cooking pan, add enough water and cook covered.
Once beef is half cooked, add sliced yellow onion, crushed chilly, crushed ginger to the pan and cook covered.
Once beef is fully cooked turn off heat.

For roasting:

1)  1 small yellow onion – sliced thin
2)  Ginger – 1 tsp, finely chopped and crushed
3)  Green chilly – 3 , finely chopped and crushed
4)  Garlic – 2 cloves – finely chopped
5)  Black pepper corns – 10 crushed
6)  Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
7)  Thenga kothu ( fresh coconut pieces) – 1/2 cup
8)  Coconut oil – 3 tbsp

Heat coconut oil in a pan and add chopped garlic till it turn color.
Add sliced onion and fry till it turns light golden
Add crushed ginger and chilly and saute
Add crushed black pepper corns  and saute again
Add curry leaves and thenga kothu and fry again till coconut pieces turn light brown.
Add cooked beef mix to this and fry till all water is evaporated.
Serve hot with Rice.