Receta Vegetable Stew
Vegetable Stew
Ingredients:
- Mixed vegetables -2 cups, cubed (I used Potato, Carrot and French beans… you can even add cauliflower and peas)
- Onion 1 big, sliced
- Ginger-1 tsp, finely chopped
- Garlic- 1 tsp finely chopped
- Green Chillies-3-4, sliced
- Curry leaves- few
- Mustard seeds-1/4 tsp
- Garam Masala- 2 Cardamom, 3 cloves, 1” piece Cinnamon, 1 ½ tsp Whole black pepper, ½ Fennel (Perum Jeerakam), crushed together
- Tomato-1 big, cubed
- Think Coconut Milk- 2 ½ cups
- Thick Coconut milk-3/4 cup
- *Cashew nut paste-1tbsp
- Coconut oil-2tbsp
Method:
Heat oil in a pressure cooker, splutter mustard seeds and add sliced onion, chopped ginger, garlic, green chillies and curry leaves.
Sauté for few minutes till the onion becomes soft and translucent.
Add crushed garam masala and sauté for a minute.
Add cubed vegetables and mix well.
Add thin coconut milk and salt and bring it to a boil and add tomato pieces stir and close the lid of the pressure and cook for 5 minutes on medium flame.
When the pressure drops, open the cooker and bring the curry to a boil and add thick coconut milk and cashew nut paste.
Cook for 5 more minutes and remove from fire.
Serve with Palappam, Vella appam, Idiyappam or bread.
*Cashew nut paste can be substituted with 1 ½ tsp All purpose flour/ maida.
Variations:
For Egg Vegetable Stew: Break 2 or 3 eggs into boiling curry after adding thick coconut milk and simmer for 2-3 minutes, mix well and remove from fire. Tasty Egg Vegetable Stew is ready!
For Beef/ Mutton / Chicken Vegetable Stew: If you are a non veg lover, you can add either beef or mutton or chicken pieces along with vegetables while sautéing and continue cooking method above. Your non veg stew is ready!
Sending this over to Kerala Kitchen hosted by Sarah this month, featuring dishes inspired by Kerala :)...