Erachi choru is a very popular authentic meat and rice dish in Malabar side of Kerala . It looks like biriyani , but differs in taste and method of preparation. Really easy to make when compared to biriyani making.Also no layering is required. Just mix the rice with the cooked meat gravy ,cook till the rice is done and yummy meat pulao is ready.
I had this delicious rice for the first time from my sister in laws house long back , the typical malabar style erachi choru cooked by her mother in law "Atha" when she made a visit from Mahe(Mayyazhi). Thus i came to know such an awesome  dish existed and really loved its taste. Those times i was not much into cooking , so didn't bother to ask about how it is prepared . So couldn't get her recipe and regretted when i wanted to try my hands on this dish . For my hubby's birthday i wanted to make this as special dish , and manged to get a recipe from the internet.  I really don't remember the actual source of the recipe that i got, but  made changes to the original recipe to make it taste similar to the one that i tasted years back.
This rice can be prepared using any type of meat , but Beef or Mutton gives the real taste. I used mutton in this recipe, have also made it using beef , but to  me the mutton won the crown. I have also added coconut milk instead of water to the meat gravy while cooking the rice , it adds a unique flavor and taste to the rice and it is up to you to add coconut milk or not. As it is really easy to make and...