Kerala Style Vegetable Stew

Name: Kerala Style Vegetable Stew
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup mixed vegetables (fresh or frozen), chopped; 2 cup thin coconut milk; 3/4 cup thick coconut milk; 2 tbsp coconut oil; 1 inch cinnamon stick; 2 green cardamoms; 4 cloves; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1 leaf mace (javitri); 1 onion, sliced; 1 sprig curry leaves; 2-3 cloves garlic, chopped; 2 fresh red chilies, slit; 1 inch ginger, sliced; 1/2 tsp pepper powder; 1 tbsp coriander leaves; to taste salt

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

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This kerala style vegetable stew is generally had with appams. It also tastes great with idiyappam too. It is very simple to make and light on the stomach. The creamy texture from the coconut milk gives it a rich flavour with a slight hint of sweetness.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

1 cupmixed vegetables (fresh or frozen), chopped
2 cupthin coconut milk
3/4 cupthick coconut milk
2 tbspcoconut oil
1 inch cinnamon stick
2green cardamoms
4cloves
1/2 tspmustard seeds
1 leafmace (javitri)
1onion, sliced
1 sprigcurry leaves
2-3 clovesgarlic, chopped
2fresh red chilies, slit
1 inchginger, sliced
1/2 tsppepper powder
1 tbspcoriander leaves
to tastesalt

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Steps

1

Heat oil in a pan and temper with the cinnamon, cardamoms, mustard seeds and cloves. Add the ginger and garlic. Saute till they changes colour. Add the onions, curry leaves and fresh red chilies. Saute till the onion is translucent.
2

Then add the veggies followed by salt and pepper. Give it a mix. Add the thin coconut milk and simmer on low flame for 2-3 minutes.
3

Add the thick coconut milk. Give it a stir and take off the flame. Serve with a sprinkle of pepper powder and a garnish of coriander leaves.