Vegetable Stew
Ingredients
1
Onion
2
Green chillies
1 tsp
Ginger
finely chopped
3
Garlic cloves
minced
1
Potato
1
Carrot
10
Beans
½ cup
Green peas
1½ cup
Thin coconut milk
½ cup
Thick coconut milk
4
Cloves
1 inch
Cinnamon stick
2
Green cardamom
1
Bay leaf
½ tsp
Pepper powder
Few
Curry leaves
1 tbsp
Coconut oil
Salt
as required
Instructions
Prep
Rinse & cut vegetables (carrot, beans & potatoes).
Chop option & green chillies
Method
Heat coconut oil in kadai, sauté whole spices (cloves, cinnamon, cardamom & bay leaf) for few seconds.
Add the onions, curry leaves, green chillies, ginger & garlic. Sauté well till onion turn translucent.
Add cut vegetables, thin coconut milk, salt & pepper powder. Cover & cook till vegetables are soft.
Open the lid, check seasoning and add thick coconut milk. Simmer for few minutes.
Do not boil the stew after adding the thick coconut milk.
Mash few pieces of potatoes to add thickness to the gravy.
Serve hot with appam or idiyappam.