Name: Vegetable Stew
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 4 nos Potatoes (cut into cubes); 3 nos Carrots (cut into cubes); 1/2 cup Green peas; 1/2 cup Cauliflower (optional); 1 no Onion (chopped into small pieces); 4 - Green chillies; 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds; 2 nos Shallots (cut into small pieces, Kunjulli); 2 sprigs Curry leaves; 2 tsp Ginger (chopped); 2 nos Bay leaf (Karuga/Vazhana ela); 1 no Cloves (Grambu); 3 - Pepper corns (Kurumulaku); 1 tbsp Oil; 1/2 cup Thick coconut milk; 1/4 cup Thin coconut milk; Salt (As reqd); 1/4 cup Water

Vegetable Stew

Vegetables cooked in coconut milk along with spices

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Prep Time 25 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

4 nos Potatoes cut into cubes
3 nos Carrots cut into cubes
1/2 cup Green peas
1/2 cup Cauliflower optional
1 no Onion chopped into small pieces
4 - Green chillies
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
2 nos Shallots cut into small pieces, Kunjulli
2 sprigs Curry leaves
2 tsp Ginger chopped
2 nos Bay leaf Karuga/Vazhana ela
1 no Cloves Grambu
3 - Pepper corns Kurumulaku
1 tbsp Oil
1/2 cup Thick coconut milk
1/4 cup Thin coconut milk
Salt As reqd
1/4 cup Water

Instructions

Crush bay leaves, clove and peppercorns. Keep them aside.
:- You can also add a pinch of fennel seeds(Perinjeerakam).
Heat oil in a pan.
Splutter mustard seeds.
Add onion, green chillies, shallots and 1 sprig of curry leaves.
Saute, till onions turn light brown.
Add the crushed spices, all the vegetables and salt and saute for 3-4 mins.
Add water and cook for 5 mins.
Add thin coconut milk.
Cover and cook, till the vegetables are done.
Add thick coconut milk and cook for 1 - 2 mins.
Garnish with the remaining curry leaves.
:- Serve hot with appams, idiyappams or puttu.
:- You can also add 1/2 tsp of coconut oil along with the curry leaves to enhance the taste and flavour. :- Milk or coconut powder can be used as a substitute for fresh coconut milk.

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Response (4)

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Georgena April 15, 2006

Hello, this needs some more spices. a little turmeric powder and chilli powder would make a better taste.
overall, an ok receipe.

r

rajiv December 17, 2007

A good one..thanks for sharing 🙂

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Tresa Anthony December 24, 2008

simple and yum!

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Tara August 2, 2006

VERY GOOD STEW TO GO WITH APPAM,BREAD,IDIAPPAM & PUTTU.THANKS.