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Kerala Vegetable Stew with Coconut Milk


Kerala Vegetable Stew

Today's recipe is a hearty Kerala style vegetable stew. Do you love stews? Most of us like a comforting bowl of soup with some rustic bread. They are thick, filling and hearty warming. Today's recipe is a very traditional, old fashioned recipe. It is extremely flavorful as the vegetables are cooked in creamy coconut milk. This creamy, rich stew with vegetables and coconut milk is served for breakfast. The beauty of this recipe is its simplicity. The locals refer to this as ishtoo, local slang for stew. It is a delicious accompaniment with appam,palappam or Kerala style laced pancake. It is mildly spiced stew with a touch of sweetness from coconut milk. Appam and vegetable stew is a classic combo that you will never get tired of eating. I grew up eating this, for me, this curry is absolute comfort homey food

 Coconut is quintessential in Kerala cooking and also the coastal regions of South India. It adds a certain layer of flavor and richness to the stew. Vegetables are cooked in coconut milk and mildly spiced with green chilly. Predominant flavors are coconut milk, earthy spices, ginger and curry leaves. Use coconut oil for authentic Kerala taste. This is low fat and vegan recipe. But you can also try the nonvegetarian version. You can make it your own by adding chicken or mutton and it also tastes amazing.

Indulge yourself in this delicious stew. This stew is best relished with appam. But don't worry if you cannot make appam, it goes well with naan or chapathi or with freshly baked bread. Try this recipe, you will surely love it.


Kerala Vegetable Stew with Coconut Milk

Cooking time- 15 minutes
Recipe type- side dish/breakfast
Cuisine- Kerala/ India

Ingredients
Potato - 1 medium
Carrot-2 medium
Beans chopped 1/2 cup
( or green peas or cauliflower)
Onion- 1 small
Ginger- 1 inch thick
Green chilly -2-3
Cardamon -2
Cinnamon- 1 inch thick
Cloves- 3
Whole pepper- a few
Star Anise-1peice
Thick coconut milk- 1 cup
Thin coconut milk- 1 1/3 cup
Curry leaves- a few
Coconut oil- 3 tsp

Chop vegetables into small cubes. You can add cubed potatoes, sweet potato, carrots, green peas, beans, cauliflower ).
Heat coconut oil or any kind of refined oil. Add the whole spices and saute till there is a nice aroma.
Next add onions, sliced ginger, curry leaves and green chilly and saute till it slightly changes color. Add the chopped vegetables, salt, and thin coconut milk. Close the lid and cook vegetables until it is soft and cooked.
Once cooked add the thick coconut milk and simmer for one minute and switch off the flame. Do not allow the curry to boil after adding the thick coconut milk. Once it is warm you can switch off the flame. Garnish with fresh curry leaves. Serve with vellappam,palappam, idiyappam or bread.

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Kerala Chicken Stew
Ethapazham paal Curry
Kadachakka Ethapazham Stew
Karimeen Molly/ Pearl Spot Fish Coconut milk Stew

Try this
Hope you will all enjoy.

Comments

  1. Very delicious and traditional recipe.. looks absolutely inviting.. thanks for sharing dear.. YUMMY :)
    Indian Cuisine

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  2. simple , delicious and mildly flavoured south indian curry...loved the colour and the creamy texture..
    Anjana

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  3. Wow creamy and yummy stew..looks yum

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  4. Creamy and yummy stew. Perfect for idiyappams and aapams

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  5. Delicious and comforting soup. Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe.
    Deepa

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  6. Looks delicious. Proper kerala food...loved it.
    http://lavanyasrecipes.blogspot.com/

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  7. Adipoli, nalla creamy aayitu undu Suja.

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  8. wow..........yummy stwe....luks perfect

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  9. Yummy yumm..I lov to eat with breads too..

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  10. never tried this....i believe this tastes simply yummy....
    Maha

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  11. There you go again...with your delish and delish!!! It looks wonderfully creamy! You use star anise too?

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    1. You can add your own combo of whole spices,it is just optional..I also love to add a pinch of crushed fennel but many will say 'a big' no to it :)

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  12. super and creamy stew...healthy delicious one

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  13. A very nice curry.. I have never actually tried stews.. not that comfortable with adding coconut milk with savory vegetable.. i shud really go for this new flavour..

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  14. lovely vegetable stew..looks so perfect n yum..

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  15. Mouthwatering stew.love the pictures.

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  16. I saw the first picture and was thinking, 'I like this with idiyappams' and I scroll down, you have served with idiyappams, perfect..

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  17. Hello!
    That dish looks really good. Thank you for sharing :)

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  18. Looks so whity delicious.... so yummy.. will surely give a try :)

    http://preethisculinary.blogspot.com

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  19. wow my husband is frm kerala and if he sees this...he would luv it! :)

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  20. Wow....kaanumbzhe eduthu kazhikkaan thonnunnu...aa idiyappavum super.

    Sugamaanu tto...busy aayipoyi...pinne madiyum...atha blog updataan thaamasam..hope to do it at least once a week. ellavarkum sughamalle?

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  21. wow..it's super tempting.Creamy and thick..wonderful presentation dear.

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  22. appam and stew, the best combination ever...looks lovely

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  23. Mmmm....looks awesome....nice and creamy

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  24. Delicious and creamy, Now iam longing for some aapam!

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  25. without a question ennikya ishtama...feed me this 3 times i am happy

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  26. Aah! Stew anytime - and this looks so creamy and good

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  27. Lunch kazhinju thante blog eduthathe ulluu.. appam , stew kandittu kazhikkan nthonnunnu, appozha prawns fry kaanunne.. vaayil oru kappal odikkanuilla vellam undu :)

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  28. That is simply delectable looking and I am sure it will taste fantastic with appams especially!

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  29. Combination of palappam and veg stew or mutton stew is very delicious.

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