Vegetables stew Recipe

How to Make Vegetables stew

Vegetable stew is the Perfect side dish for Appam. It is also served with idiyappam. Vegetable stew is the  Popular cuisine from kerala. It is very simple to prepare. Here vegetable stew with step by step photos.


Ingredients:
1 Carrot, Chopped
5 Beans, Chopped
1 Potato, Chopped
1 Cup Peas
1 Onion, Finely chopped
1 Piece Ginger, finely chopped
2 sprig Curry leaves
2 tblsp coconut oil

For Grinding:
8 Cashews
2 Piece Cinnamon stick
2 Cardamoms
1 Cloves
2 Green chilies
1 tblsp Poppy seeds

For Coconut Milk
(1 Cup = 250 ml)
1 Cup grated coconut

Preparation:

1.       In a bowl add Peas soak it in water for 5 hours. After 5 hours drain the water from bowl and keep aside
2.      In a cooker add Carrot, Potato, Beans , Peas and salt (for vegetables). Cover the pressure cooker for 2 whistles. Once the pressure cooker settle down open the cooker and keep aside
3.      Transfer all the grinding ingredients to the mixi jar, grind them as fine paste and keep aside
4.      Transfer 1 cup grated coconut to the mixi or blender jar and take coconut milk. Keep separately first and second coconut milk

Method:

1.       In a pan add Coconut oil. then add Ginger and Curry leaves sauté for a minute
2.      Add Onion sauté it till gets transparent
3.      Add Cooked vegetables and mix well
4.      Add Second coconut milk(thin coconut milk) and mix well. If you need you can add some water(optional)
5.      Add Grinded paste and mix well
6.      Let it cook till the masala raw smell disappear
7.      Finally add first coconut milk (thick coconut milk). Stir well for a minutes on low heat.
8.     Switch off the flame and Serve with Appam or Idiyappam

Pictorial:

In a pan add Coconut oil. 
Add Ginger and Curry leaves sauté for a minute
Add Onion sauté it till gets transparent
Add Cooked vegetables and mix well
Add Second coconut milk(thin coconut milk) and mix well. If you need you can add some water(optional)
Add Grinded paste and mix well.Let it cook till the masala raw smell disappear
Finally add first coconut milk (thick coconut milk). Stir well for a minutes on low heat.
Switch off the flame.Vegetable stew is ready
 Serve with Appam or Idiyappam



My Notes:

  1. If you need you can add some water while cooking the stew other wise you can skip the water
  2. Coconut oil should be used for authentic taste




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