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Sweet Potato Ishtu


Sweet potato Ishtu ( Kerala Stew) is an ideal side dish for appam, idiyappam and chapathi.Ishtu is a mild and delicious potato preparation in a rich  coconut gravy. I replaced potatoes with sweet potatoes and the result was a delicious and slightly sweet gravy with a beautiful refreshing color. Try this recipe, you will surely love this.

Sweet potatoes- 2 medium size
Coconut milk thin- 1 cup
Coconut milk thick- 3/4 cup
Onion- 1
Green chilly-   3-4
Ginger- 1 inch thick
Cinnamon- 1 inch thick
Cloves- 3
Cardamon- 2
Curry leaves
salt to taste
oil


Peel and cut cooked sweet potatoes into small cubes and onions into thin slices. Heat oil in a pan and add the whole spices and saute for a few seconds and add onions curry leaves and silted green chillies. Saute for a minute till the onions gets sweated and not brown. Add the cooked sweet potatoes salt and the thin coconut milk. Cook the sweet potatoes in medium flame for two to three minutes till it can be mashed up a bit and the sauce attains a thicker consistency. Now add the thick coconut milk and allow to simmer for a minute. Garnish with fresh curry leaves and serve with appam or idiyappam.


Try this...
Hope you will all enjoy..
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  1. Nithu BalaNovember 28, 2010 at 8:58 AM

    Different recipe Dear...loved it..

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  2. Santosh BangarNovember 28, 2010 at 9:14 AM

    WHAT A EYECATCHING DISH LOOKING DELICIOUS.
    PL COLLECT THE AWARD

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  3. Priya SureshNovember 28, 2010 at 9:38 AM

    Ishtu looks absolutely delicious..very catchy dish.

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  4. PushpaNovember 28, 2010 at 11:26 AM

    Yummy Sweet potato stew,looks awesome Suja.

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  5. Mrs KNovember 28, 2010 at 11:33 AM

    The stew looks deliciously welcoming and the color is definately very appetizing :)

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  6. ElaichiiNovember 28, 2010 at 11:42 AM

    How novel to replace potato for sweet potato. we all love ishtu and will try your version!

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  7. SujiNovember 28, 2010 at 2:06 PM

    Ahha..This is too good an option, i love sweet potates and will def give this a go tto...

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  8. Indian Cuisine BlogrollNovember 28, 2010 at 3:07 PM

    Very colorful....have to try it one day...

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  9. SatrupaNovember 28, 2010 at 3:24 PM

    The stew looks awesome ..... an innovative recipe with sweet potatoes.

    Cheers & Happy Cooking,
    Satrupa

    http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

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  10. KrishnaveniNovember 28, 2010 at 4:03 PM

    interesting recipe, looks yummy

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  11. UnknownNovember 28, 2010 at 4:56 PM

    wow thats a comforting gravy dear...

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  12. TorviewtorontoNovember 28, 2010 at 5:19 PM

    delicious sweet potatoes looks wonderful

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  13. RachelNovember 28, 2010 at 6:20 PM

    Bread and this makes a very hearty meal.

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  14. KurinjiNovember 28, 2010 at 6:45 PM

    New recipe n thanks for sharing!

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  15. AnonymousNovember 28, 2010 at 7:48 PM

    I loved the stew and left you a comment earlier:)

    Please visit my blog to collect your well deserved award,it is waiting for you:)

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  16. JanNovember 28, 2010 at 8:11 PM

    healthy and simple dish... love it...

    http://cookingbachelors.blogspot.com/

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  17. Treat and TrickNovember 28, 2010 at 10:01 PM

    Looks great and yummy dish, thanks for this lovely recipe....

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  18. AkilaNovember 29, 2010 at 1:56 AM

    so yummy stew.... love it....

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  19. ShobhaNovember 29, 2010 at 2:22 AM

    Hi Suja, Nice recipe..never made this one.
    By the way,
    I have an award for you.Plz collect it from
    http://foodmazaa.blogspot.com/2010/11/one-lovely-blog-award.html

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  20. BeenaShyleshNovember 29, 2010 at 4:04 AM

    laptop full water ayi...kandittu sahikkunyilla....

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  21. Hamaree RasoiNovember 29, 2010 at 4:30 AM

    Lovely stew... would love to try this...

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  22. Priya SreeramNovember 29, 2010 at 5:57 AM

    mouth watering stew---chk out my blog for ur sweet suprise :)

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  23. Gayathri KumarNovember 29, 2010 at 6:27 AM

    Lovely dish. Love to try.

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  24. UrmiNovember 29, 2010 at 6:58 AM

    I liked the name of the dish. I love potato very much. Looks delicious and tempting.

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  25. Vidya ChandrahasNovember 29, 2010 at 9:02 AM

    looks very delicious...truly an unique ishtu..love to try..

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  26. aipiNovember 29, 2010 at 9:32 AM

    Awesome looking stew..very new recipe, thanks for sharing dear!!

    US Masala

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  27. AnandaNovember 29, 2010 at 11:06 AM

    oh wow looks brilliant, love the colour :)

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  28. SoumyaNovember 29, 2010 at 11:33 AM

    adipoli ishtu...super delicious...
    Hi
    an award for you...
    http://traditional-indian-cooking.blogspot.com/p/awards.html

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  29. My Kitchen AnticsNovember 29, 2010 at 3:10 PM

    gosh i love stew..now that i have one more version 2 try out..even better:)

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  30. SangiNovember 29, 2010 at 4:38 PM

    yummy sweet potato stew...

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  31. Padhu SankarNovember 29, 2010 at 11:53 PM

    Delicious recipe with sweet potatoes!!

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  32. Sandhya HariharanNovember 30, 2010 at 1:58 AM

    I love stew...
    now out of sweet potato. is something I need to try :)

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  33. PanchpakwanNovember 30, 2010 at 6:55 AM

    New to me but looks delicious..

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  34. Sarah NaveenNovember 30, 2010 at 8:08 AM

    N loves this..looks so yummy!!

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  35. Mrs KNovember 30, 2010 at 8:19 AM

    Hello again Suja,
    I am looking forward to your answers (whenever you find the time) to questionnaire I have posted on my blog,I have tagged 8 bloggers and your are one of them:)Also please let me have the correct url for your blog,I tried kitchen corner try it and also just kitchen corner,but it takes me to some malaysian blog:(

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  36. MadhuNovember 30, 2010 at 10:42 AM

    looks so nice Suja.

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  37. HayleyNovember 30, 2010 at 11:43 AM

    innovative stew...love to have in this wintery weather..!

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  38. Kitchen BoffinDecember 1, 2010 at 8:34 AM

    i love ishtu.. planning to make one soon. urs looks delicious
    please visit my space when u get time

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  39. UnknownDecember 1, 2010 at 9:04 AM

    Ishtu is my fav,sweet potato kondu ethuvare try cheythittilla..will try this soon, tell me whether it will be too sweet??

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  40. DimahDecember 1, 2010 at 9:51 AM

    Nice recipe, looks so good!!

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  41. Suja ManojDecember 1, 2010 at 1:07 PM

    Thanks all for the encouraging comments:)

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  42. UnknownDecember 1, 2010 at 7:09 PM

    I have had Ishtu in only one friends home and used to love it- Lately i've been buying and using sweet potatoes a lot more - Thanks for reminding me of this dish - would love to try it out.

    from a fellow food blogger :-) please visit my blog when you find a moment. Thanks

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  43. NithaDecember 1, 2010 at 8:06 PM

    interesting one tto...

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  44. JishasKitchenDecember 2, 2010 at 2:37 PM

    IT LOOKS VERY DELICIOUS..

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  45. Xina CrooningDecember 9, 2010 at 7:49 AM

    Last night I tried out this stew as it looked different. It was good with appams. Ur recipes are excellent!!!!

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  46. Suja ManojJanuary 19, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    Thanks all for stopping by and for the sweet comments and special thanks to Xina for trying my recipes

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