The Goan Beef Cutlet Recipe is a spiced version of a German Schnitzel and Chicken Fried Steak and the coating is cream of wheat/ semolina/rava. I love these cutlets. We used to make sandwiches with the leftovers as a quick snack. Beef, fish and pork is consumed a lot in a christian household in Goa. Every time I think of a new recipe for my blog it always has to do something with beef 🙂 .
If you do go online and search for Goan Beef Cutlets you will find a lot of recipes with ground beef. A pattie made with ground beef is called as Almôndegas for a Goan cutlet only sliced beef that is tenderized is used. I used Chuck Steak to make this recipe but I wouldn’t recommend as it was way too chewy. Sharing my families recipe with you.
Ingredients:
2 lbs of sliced beef about 3-4″ round and 1/4″thick
3 tbsp of vinegar
1″ of fresh ginger
1-2 jalapeno
10-12 garlic cloves
12 whole cloves
10 whole pepper cloves
2 cups of cream of wheat/rava/semolina
Salt to taste
Wash and wipe dry the meat. Grind garlic, ginger, jalapeno, cloves, peppercorns and vinegar to a fine paste.
Apply salt and the ground marinade to the cut meat. Let marinate for 1 to 2 hours in the refrigerator.
Heat oil in a shallow pan. Coat each slice with cream of wheat and shallow fry till light golden brown.
Serve as a side or enjoy with Oil-Free Sautéed Green Beans like I did.
My Easy recipe for Oil-Free Sautéed Green Beans
Ingredients:
2 lbs of fresh-cut green beans
1 medium onion diced
1 chopped tomato
1 diced jalapeno
4 cloves of garlic chopped
1/2 tsp of cumin seeds
1/4 tsp of turmeric
1/2 chicken or veg bouillon
1 cup water
1/2 cup of fresh grated coconut (optional)
salt to taste
In a pot add all the above ingredients together. Mix well, cover and cook for 25-30 minutes till the beans are soft. Check and stir in between. If adding grated coconut add in the last 5 minutes. Mix well and enjoy as a nice tasty healthy side.
Nandini é o melhor!
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muito orbigada 🙂
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Good evening Nandini. It’s a pleasure to read your recipes. I’m not much of a beef eater but I love green beans so I will surely try this recipe. Iwant to thank youn for checking my site and hope you come back. I’ll be sharing my Texas chili recipe in just a few days.
Are you in India? I’m in Indiana, USA.
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Hi Jack, thank you for stopping by. I will look forward to your recipe. I live in Los Angeles though I was born and brought up in India.
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What a beautiful meal. It sounds delicious. Hugs.
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Thank You Teagan so much. Hope you are doing well my dear 🙂
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I can do this gluten free, no problem, by using corn flour or corn meal (or a mix of both), or ground pecans as the coating. Thanks, this looks amazing!
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Yes, you sure can. Corn meal will be very close to cream of wheat texture 🙂
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Looks delish! 😍
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Thanks for finding my blog post with desert flowers. Admire your images. The color is excellent.
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Thank you so much Susan appreciate your kind words 🙂
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Thank You so much for the re-blog 🙂
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Thank you for checking out my blog! Yours looks gorgeous and is very informative. Keep up the good work 🙂
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You are so welcomed 🙂 . And Thank You to you as well.
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I use a meat mallet before marinating – to make the meat softer 🙂
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Thank You so much for the tip. I do need to get me one of those 🙂
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You will appreciate it 🙂
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Wooooow Nandini just refresh the memories it’s my favorite
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Thank You Much Linda. I am glad to know 🙂
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Mouthwatering recipe…very easy and simple one too….Thanks for liking my Focaccia Bread recipe!!!
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You are so welcome 🙂 .
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🙂
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Mmmmmm…….
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Thank You 🙂
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When you mentioned serving the beef cutlets on a sandwich I imagined it topped roasted peppers and onions. Yum!
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I second that… Truly Yum 🙂
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Nominated you for The Versatile Blogger Award 🙂 https://rateddelicious.wordpress.com/2015/07/01/the-versatile-blogger-award/
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Thank You so much. That is very sweet and kind of you. I am humbled 🙂 .
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This looks delicious, I might try this tomorrow. One day, soon, when I have a proper kitchen I am going to work my way through all your recipes.
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Thank you Much Aysha. It is very kind of you to say and do 🙂
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Taking me a while to find cream of semolina, I guess I’ll have to head in to a big supermarket. But I have everything else. I’ll let you know how it goes.
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looks so tasty
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Thanks for visiting my blog. I rarely eat meat but if this dish dish was up to me I would savour it. All your recopies are a delight I only visit you now and again and cruse around to get a few good tips especially with herbs and spices.
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You are so welcome Jack. I am happy to know you find my blog useful. You have a great 4th!
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Thank you much Tanveer 🙂 .
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you are so beautiful Nandini mashaAllah
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CFS is a family favorite, but the Goan spices and twists make a totally different dish!
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That is true Daryl 🙂
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I like German Schnitzels a lot, so hope to like this variation just as much. They definitely look good in the pictures :). – Jirrine
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Thank You much Jirrine 🙂
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Made it last night. I used New York strip loin. Fantastic! The veg also came out really well. Thanks again for the inspiration and recipe. 🙂
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That is so awesome and I am happy to know that you enjoyed the recipe. Thank you much for the update. Have a great week 🙂
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A pleasure. The recipe is a “keeper”. 🙂
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Seriously mouth watering
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Thank You Paul. That is very kind of you to say.
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you’re a great cook, just saying… 🙂
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Yum! It looks and sounds delicious. Hugs.
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Thank you much Teagan for your kind words. You have a great week ahead. Hugs to you too 🙂
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Guess whose whacky WordPress reader was following your blog before it decided to not follow you without first checking with me???? *Sigh* Technology, huh? I really don’t know how this happens 😦
I have some great recipes to catch up on 🙂
This, for example, looks absolutely amazing Nandini!!! I wish you had a restaurant in Toronto 😀
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Thank you Ron for the complement, which I will gladly take 🙂 . My husband says the same. It’s just too much work. I know wordpress is acting up. My reader too does not show me a lot of the blogs I follow and I feel bad I cannot support my friends. We need to tell them to stop being like FB and select our news feed for us.
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I like the idea of making sandwiches with the leftovers. I would love that.
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🙂
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Sounds (and looks) very tempting… 🙂
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Thank You much and it is 🙂
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Spanish cuts of beef are http://www.gastronomiaycia.com/2008/12/03/cortes-de-carne-de-vacuno/
And for breading: Fillets of Babilla, Contra or Tapa
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Thank you so much for the link. We say Carne de Vaca for beef 🙂
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You can say carne de vaca o vacuno for beef. So you would get on fine.
I have learnt about the different cuts over the years with the help of my local butchers: still quite a few around- hope they survive the supermarkets.
Sometimes I would describe the recipe & they would suggest what would work.
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Thanks for sharing your insight. I have learned a few things from our conversation. You have a great week ahead 🙂
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That’s a problem with beef: the tenderest cuts get spoilt from coating & frying & others maybe too tough.
I will try this out with certain cuts of beef, which are good for “empanar” (breading)- recipe sounds really tasty.
In US the cuts are different, but more or less these Spanish cuts come from some of the part called “Round” or “Top/Bottom” sirloin.
I have never tried coating with rava, sounds very crunchy & satisfying.
It’s fascinating how the similar sounding words may mean a different dish :). “Albondigas” here means meatballs, and a ground meat patty shaped into a cutlet is called a “Filete Ruso”= Russian fillet!
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Thank You so much for the informative note 🙂 . I am not very well versed with different cuts of meat in beef. I need to explore it more. When I first started my blog I too was surprised by some similarities and variations in different cuisines. I think we Goan’s took the best parts of the Portuguese influences and gave it our own slight Indian twist to make it unique. We use semolina and rice flour for coating more than bread-crumbs. I will look forward to your feedback. Have a great weekend 🙂
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Goans did an amazing job there :p, even though I do like Portuguese food too
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Wow!!..this looks fabulous..just going to try this!!.. 🙂
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Thank You Much Tanushree 🙂
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Nandini, These cutlets look scrumptious. I like the crispy exterior the rawa lends to this dish! You write so well. It makes me feel like I am there in your home in Goa as these cutlets are made:)
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Awwww… Thank you Sandhya. That is very sweet of you to say. You have a great weekend 🙂
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Thanks Nandini. I hope you had a great weekend too.
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Now that looks good.:-)
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Thank You Much Tom 🙂
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I’m inspired, I’m going shopping to try and make it myself. 🙂
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That is awesome Tom. Let me know how it turns out 🙂
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Diner tonight! I’ll let you know. 🙂
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cream of wheat! love it.
Great post, brought back some great memories, and inspiration for future recipes.
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Thank You so much Wendy. I am happy it brought back memories 🙂
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I wish I could sit at your family’s get-together table. All of these recipes have me positively drooling at how flavorful and homespun they must taste. Thank you for sharing your recipes. If I ever get money to prepare good food like this, I will be coming to your page right away!
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Awww….. I am lost for words. But Thank you so much. You take care.
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Hello Nandini!
MAMMA MIA! Your BEEF CULTLETS look FANTASTICO, Just looking at Your pictures fills My TUMMY. yet again. It just brings back HAPPY MEMORIES. In other words I am going down MEMORY LANE with every one of Your recipes. Me mum, the late DONNA IDA would prepare beef cutlets for Me,when on holiday in GOA, When I saw Your recipe, the cutlets looked the same as the ones made at 123 IDA HOUSE ALTO COMBA, MARGAO,GOA, many years ago, I am REMINISCING about the good old days, MY grandma would also prepare some mouthwatering beef cutlets. We will put Your recipe to the test., I think your recipe maybe a bit different from what My mum used to make. I don;t know, I may be wrong, Sometimes My Mrs is a bit reluctant to try out certain recipes for fear of them not turning out good. And I always say to Her ‘YOU GOT TO RISK IT,
FOR A BISCUIT’, I said this before and I have to say this again, Your recipes are OUT OF THIS WORLD and Your photos are PHENOMENAL. Thanks for sharing Your FABULOUS RECIPES and YOUR CULINARY TALENT with US. I am looking forward to some YUMMYLICIOUS BEEF CUTLETS at the weekend (courtesy NANDINII).
Have a nice weekend,
GOOD LUCK
STAN THE MAN
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Thank You much Mr Stan for your encouraging words. I am happy to know that it brings back Happy memories about your mum, Grand Ma and Donna Ida. I am sure there are variations to the recipe in each household. Since my dad would have stomach ulcers our food was much blander then most Goan cuisine. Love your quote Mr Stan…The English made the Biscuits after all 🙂 . You and Mrs Stan have a great weekend as well.
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Super recipe ,l liked the spices a lot. We will tried it with chicken too. Greetings.
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Thank you so much Jalal. That will be awesome. Please let me know if you do use chicken and how it turns out for you :-).
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My wife used thin chicken breasts ,same spices,and she used olive oil to fry the chicken.,(( She call it Chicken cream chop)tender and delicious. Regards.
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Sounds very yummy Jalal. Can I come over :-). Do convey my appreciation and Thanks to your wife for sharing her lovely Chicken Cream Chops Recipe.
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My Wife ,Hilda says Hi to you and happy to read more of your new recipes.
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Thanks to you both 🙂
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I am making this beef cutlet asap! Looks so good. Thanks for the recipe! Great weekend to you
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Thank You Much, Timm. Wishing you too a great weekend. Let me know how it goes.
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Looks awesome!
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Thank You so much 🙂
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that looks good!
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Thank You so much Jim. You have a great weekend 🙂
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you too!
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Thank You so much Juessepi. As always for being so generous. You have a great weekend 🙂
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