24 March 2011

Vegetable stew


This is a healthy, rich , easy and quick to make the dish where In this dish, Vegetables are cooked in coconut milk. This vegetarian dish is served with  Appam/dosa.


Ingredients

1.5 Potatoes 

1 Big white onion 
4 beans-4
2 Small Carrots 
1 tbsp Ginger chopped 
2(2" sticks) Cinnamon 
6-7 Cloves 
1/4 tsp Cardamom seeds 
2 Bay leaves
3 sprig Curry leaves 
3 Green chillies
1/2 tsp Ground pepper 
1 3/4 cups Thick coconut milk 
1/2 cup Thin coconut milk 

Directions


Heat 1 tsp of coconut oil in a pan and add crushed cinnamon, cloves, cardamom along with bay leaves  and saute for few seconds.Add crushed ginger garlic and saute till raw smell goes.Add sliced onions and green chillies and saute till onions turn transparent.Add salt and pepper and mix well.Add the potatoes,carrots,beans and thin coconut milk.Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook until the veggies are cooked. Once the veggies are cooked let the water drain off and Add thick coconut milk. Cook for a few minutes more till the curry has attained a creamy consistency. Add freshly torn curry leaves along with a few drops of coconut oil, mix well and remove from heat.


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