VEGETABLE STEW– SIDE DISH FOR AAPAM |Chitra's Foodbook

March 14, 2012

VEGETABLE STEW– SIDE DISH FOR AAPAM

I wanted to try a traditional vegetable stew recipe for a long time and i finally got it from my neighbour.Big thanks to her. It was a super hit @home. We loved it. It was very simple to prepare , flavourful and delicious to relish with aapam. I’ll soon post the traditional aapam recipe.My husband loved this combo. What else i need Smile

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INGREDIENTS

Thick Coconut milk	1/2 cup
Boiled Milk	1/2 cup
Carrot	1 no
Potato	1 no
Big onion	2 nos
Green chilly	2 nos
Ginger	1 inch piece
Salt	As needed
Water	As needed
Curry leaves	Few
Coconut oil	2 tbsp
Cinnamon	1 inch piece
Cloves	2 nos
Black pepper	1/2 tsp
Cardamom	1 no

METHOD
Crush all the spices slightly.Heat coconut oil in a kadai and add the crushed spices , saute & then add onion slices. Sauté till it turns transparent . Now add the slit green chillies and chopped ginger pieces.Sauté for a minute.Then add the chopped carrot and potato pieces. Toss well. Now add the water and salt to cook the vegetables. Close the kadai with a lid and allow the veggies to cook completely. Meanwhile , add little warm water to the grated coconut and grind in the mixie. Extract the thick milk from it. Set aside. After the vegetables are cooked , add the coconut milk and boil for few seconds.Remove the kadai from stove and add the boiled milk. Stir well & transfer the stew into a serving bowl and add the raw pinched curry leaves. Close it with a lid to retain the aroma.

METHOD

Crush all the spices slightly.Heat coconut oil in a kadai and add the crushed spices , saute & then add onion slices. Sauté till it turns transparent . Now add the slit green chillies and chopped ginger pieces.Sauté for a minute.Then add the chopped carrot and potato pieces. Toss well.
Now add the water and salt to cook the vegetables. Close the kadai with a lid and allow the veggies to cook completely. Meanwhile , add little warm water to the grated coconut and grind in the mixie. Extract the thick milk from it. Set aside.
After the vegetables are cooked , add the coconut milk and boil for few seconds.Remove the kadai from stove and add the boiled milk. Stir well & transfer the stew into a serving bowl and add the raw pinched curry leaves. Close it with a lid to retain the aroma.

Enjoy with hot appam !!

NOTES

Coconut oil gives the flavor to this stew. So please don’t substitute it with cooking oil.
If u feel the gravy is very thick , u can add milk at any time even during serving. Also adjust the salt accordingly.