Vegetable Stew Recipe

 

Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

40 mins

 

Recipe type: main

Cuisine: kerala

Serves: 3-4

Ingredients

• 2 small to medium sized carrots, peeled chopped
• 2 potatoes or 1 large potato, about 150 gms, peeled and chopped
• ¾ or 1 cup peas/matar
• 70 to 80 gms french beans
• 1 large onion or 5-6 shallots, thinly sliced
• 3-4 garlic, crushed into a paste in a mortar-pestle
• 1 inch ginger/adrak, julienned
• 2-3 green chilies, slit
• 1.5 inch cinnamon/dal chini
• 4-5 cloves/lavang, crushed or kept whole
• 1 tsp crushed black pepper
• 3 to 4 green cardamoms, crushed or kept whole (optional)
• 2.5 cups thin coconut milk or water * check notes for pressure cooking the veggies with water
• 1 cup thick coconut milk
• 12 to 15 curry leaves/kadi patta
• 2 to 3 tbsp coconut oil
• salt as required
• sugar as required (optional)

1. heat coconut oil. add the whole & crushed spices – cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and black pepper. fry them till fragrant. then add the ginger, garlic, green chilies, sliced onions and curry leaves. saute till the onions become translucent. don’t brown the onions.

2. add the chopped veggies and stir well.

3. add thin coconut milk or water. cover the pan and cook the veggies.

4. the veggies should be cooked till they are tender and done.

5. add the thick coconut milk. stir well and simmer for just half a minute.

6. serve kerala vegetable stew with appams or steamed rice.