Vegetable Stew

 Earlier I had posted Chicken stew recipe. All though the process and recipe is same for vegetable stew as well, posting this for veg lovers... Here it goes...  Needless to mention, goes very well with Aapam....

 

Ingredients:

Onion (sliced) - 1/2 cup

Potato (cut into cubes) - 1/2 cup

Carrot (cut into cubes) - 1/2 cup

Green Peas - 1/2 cup

Beans (cut into 1 inch) - 1/2 cup

Green chilli - 5-6 nos.

Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - 3 sprigs

Coconut milk (2nd milk) - 1 1/2 Cup

Coconut milk (1st milk) - 1 Cup

Salt - 3/4 tsp

Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

Cinnamon - 1 inch bark

Cloves - 3 nos.

Bay leaf - 1 no.

Star anise - 1 no.

Coconut oil - 2 tbsp

How to make:

1. Heat oil in a thick bottom pan, add the cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf, star anise and saute for 30 secs.

2. Add the onion, ginger garlic paste slit green chilli and saute for 2-3 mins. Once the onion turns transparent, add 2 sprigs of curry leaves, beans, potato, carrot, green peas and saute for 30 secs.

3. Add salt, pepper powder according to your taste. 

4. Add the 2nd coconut milk and cover with lid. Let the vegetables cook. This will take atleast 15-20 mins.

5. Once the vegetables are cooked, add the 1st coconut milk, 1 sprig of curry leaves and 1 tsp of coconut oil. Don't let this boil as the coconut milk will curdle. Just keep in simmer for 2-3 mins for the coconut milk to blend well.