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Sweet Plantain Stew- Ethapazham Stew/ Kurukkiyathu



Sweet Plantain Stew- Ethapazham Stew/ Kurukkiyathu/ Paal vayakka

Do you love recipes with sweet plantain? Then you have come to the right place. Here is a simple old-fashioned treat with ripe plantains. Sweet plantains cooked in creamy coconut sauce along with soft chewy rice balls/dumplings is a fun treat. It is a mildly sweet creamy stew served as a side dish for breakfast or as a snack on its own. As a kid, I loved dipping soft and fluffy appam into sweetened coconut milk flavored with cardamom. Here coconut milk is thickened with rice flour and stewed plantain and has an irresistible flavor. This sweet treat reminds me of my grandmother's kitchen. I am sure all my Malayalee readers might be familiar with this recipe. Did I rekindle old memories of good food or a forgotten taste? This snack evokes real nostalgia for simple village life. Perfectly made soft appam or idiyappam, and this sweet plantain stew is a pure joy to indulge.  It is deliciously simple- a taste that lingers in your memory. It is one classic combination that you got to try.

Ethapazham stew/ Kurukkiyathu is also sometimes referred as paal vayakka. Different regions have their name for this recipe.  Appam and idiyappam taste best with a spicy curry or chicken stew. But ethapazham stew/ kurikkiyathu is a delicious option for those who do not like spicy curries or non-veg curries as breakfast. It is deliciously simple and is a snack by itself. You can never say no to this humble snack. Stewed plantain in thick coconut cream with soft rice dumplings is a fun treat. Plantains are naturally sweet, but roasting in ghee enhances its flavor and helps to caramelize. You can also add flavors like cinnamon, pandan extract, or nutmeg. This sweet delicacy is not just limited to plantains. Jack fruit, bananas, ripe Kada chakka/ breadfruit are all great options.


Sweet Plantain Stew- Ethapazham Stew/ Kurukkiyathu Recipe

Ingredients
Ripe plantain- 2
Thin coconut milk- 3 cup
Thick coconut milk- 1 cup
Roasted rice flour- 1/2 cup
Sugar- 2 tbs
salt- a pinch
Cashew nuts- 5-6
ghee- 1 tsp
Cardamon powder- 1/3 tsp

Chop ripe plantain into small pieces and keep it aside.
Boil water along with salt and sugar. In a bowl, add rice flour and make a well in the center. When the water comes to a rolling boil, carefully add the water little by little into the flour and mix with a wooden spatula till all the dough comes together. Mix the coconut oil, cover, and let it rest for a few minutes. When it cools down a bit, knead the dough and make it smooth. Portion the dough into small balls.
Heat ghee in a pan and add roast cashew nuts(adding cashew nuts is optional). Drain and set aside. Now add the plantain and half tsp of sugar and saute them gently. Allow the sugar to caramelize. Pour in the thin coconut milk and allow the plantain to cook on a slow flame. When the stew starts to boil, gently drop the rice balls one by one. Do not stir at this stage, it will break the rice balls. Reduce the heat, cover, and cook. Let the rice balls cook, and the stew thickens. Finally, add the thick coconut milk, roasted cashew nuts, and cardamom powder. Simmer for one more minute and switch off the flame. Serve warm with appams.

 

You might also like,

Pazham Pori-Crispy Fried Sweet Plantain
Kaya pola / Malabar Plantain Cake
Idiyappam and Pattani Curry/ String hopper with Dried Green Peas Curry
Mixed Vegetable Upma
Karikku Appam/Tender Coconut Appam
Akuri/Parsi Style Scrambled Eggs

Try it,

Hope you will all enjoy.

Comments

  1. OMG!Suja I love this, my mom always use to make this. Ooooh! i want some now:-)

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  2. mmm... yummy!!!.. u r a genius.. like ur recipes always... :)

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  3. Looks yummo, we love this ethakka stew, a great pair for appams

    Love
    Kairali sisters

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  4. This recipe is new to me .Sure to try this simple recipe.

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  5. This is a new dish to me...and it looks yumm :-)

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  6. My mom used to make this and it's been ages since I had some of this. Good one Suja, you took me down memory lane

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  7. oh that sounds great suja, i have not tried sweet type stew till now but looks like worth a try...

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  8. Very new to me and looks tempting and lovely :)

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  9. this dish is new to me...it looks so tempting...yum!

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  10. Great combo and it sounds really tasty, beautiful click too...

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  11. Nice recipe Suja...
    we usually have plain coconut milk with sugar when we have appam but this is a great variation

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  12. Ethakka stew is new to me. Ripe plantain kondu engane oru dish undakamenne oru ideayum ellarunnu..Superb stew!! Tempting pic too..

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  13. HEY thats a nice stew...very new to me..I alwaz think wat to prepare with raw banana..but now i got one nice recipe frm u...thnx for such a nice post...

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  14. Wow..Suja, this sounds too yummy..great click..

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  15. Perfect bowl of goodness, love it.

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  16. Superb dish Suja....I can have a bowl full:) Looks so good.

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  17. this is really superb..mom's special recipe..ya thats true very nice combination dear..nice presentation.really kids will enjoy this stew..

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  18. this new to me...can be said a litte sugar payasam..... because u use ripe banana...thanks for following me dear..me to following u...

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  19. Thats a beautiful and droolworthy stew, never tried stew with ripe bananas, sounds interesting..

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  20. wow never heard of this befre...looks beautiful

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  21. Thanks all for your sweet comments..thanks for stopping by.
    Umm mymoonah,Sunitha, prani,..yaa it is moms recipe..love it.
    @madhu..I too some times do as you do :)
    Beena...very true dear.. this has all the ingredients of payasam but less amount of sugar...little sugar payasam.
    Happy you all liked this stew.

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  22. Beena so happy to have met you..do visit often.

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  23. Looks beautiful and new!will give it a try!

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  24. must be delicious. excellent recipe

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  25. Hmmm new to me, but sounds yummy...good recipe too.

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  26. It has been ages since I tasted this..Looks del..Ur fish fry is very tempting..never tried masala version..would love to give it a try soon..

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  27. Thanks all for your lovely comments.
    Vineetha I too made this after long time..This is not only moms favorite but grandmothers too. This was the first dish granny made for her MIL..when ever appam was made granny was requested to make this stew..hers was real tasty stew..tried to recreate it ..but only partial success.
    Lots of loving memories associated with food naa.:)
    Thanks all once again.

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  28. Love this stew..nice one

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