vegetable stew

VEGETABLE STEW

Vegetable stew is kerala dish in which veggies of our choice is cooked in coconut milk with whole spice tempering.

Ingredients
Potato                            -1 (medium sized)
Peas                               -1/4cup
Carrot                            -1 (small sized) 
Onion                            -1(sliced)
Green chilies                 -3
Garlic                            -1 chopped finely
Ginger                           -1/4 inch chopped finely

Thin coconut milk         -11/2 cup
Thick coconut milk       -1/2 cup 
Salt                                -to taste

Tempering:
Coconut oil                 -2 tsp
Cinnamon stick          -1
Cloves                        -3
Bay leaf                      -1
Cardamom                  -1

Preparation time: 15 min
Cooking time :20 min

METHOD:

• In a pan heat coconut oil and temper with cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf, cardamom

• Add  finely chopped ginger, garlic, sliced onions  and slit green chilies and saute until it turns soft.

                                    

• Now put the chopped veggies into it and add adequate salt.

• Pour in thin coconut milk and cook covered until veggies turn soft and cooked.

• Now add the thick coconut milk to it and cook for another 2 minutes.

• Serve with Aappam/Rice/Chapathi/dosa

Serves 3