Vegetable Stew

Posting on behalf of a non-blogger to link up with my ongoing event 'Bachelor Cooking' :)

Participant Name: AKSHU

Vegetable stew is a simple and easy to make side dish for Appams,chappatis and dosas.Being a keralite dish,it gives a real flavourful treat for all vegetarians.Cocunut milk used in this curry adds in the richness and make it creamy to 

taste.With all vegetables into it,this curry stands as a tri colored healthy and delicious to eat in our Independence day celebration.

Preparation & Cooking Time: 15 mins + 10mins. 

Servings: 3-4 persons

INGREDIENTS:

Potato (chopped) 1 cup (2 med. Size)

Carrot (chopped) ½ cup(1 small size)

Green peas (frozen) ½ cup

Curry leaves Hand full

Onion (sliced) 1 big

Green/Red chilli (slit) 4 nos small size

Ginger (sliced) 2 inch stick

Cocunut Milk 1 cup

Second Cocunut Milk 1 ½ cup 

Corrainder Leaves 1 tbsp chopped

Vinegar/Lemon juice 1 tbsp 

Cashew nuts 1 tbsp

Cocunut Oil and Ghee 2 tbsps and 1 tbsp

Pepper powder ½ tbsp

Garam Masala powder 1 tbsp

Salt To taste

STEPS TO FOLLOW:

To get ready with veggies ;

- Wash clean and cut the Potato & carrot into small cubes.Onion into thin slices.

- Cut the Ginger and redchillies into 1 inch thin stripes.

1. Take a wide bottomed pan and heat 2 tbsps of oil. Add sliced Onion,ginger,redchillies and curry leaves into it.Saute it for 3minutes until colour changes to golden brown.
2. Now add the pepper and garam masala powder into it and roast it well on a medium flame.
3. Then add the chopped potatoes,carrot,green peas and salt required into the pan. Mix it well and cook the veggies with the steam keeping the lid closed for 5minutes.
4. Once the vegetables are cooked in the oil and steam.Open the lid and mix it well.
5. Now add the second cocunut milk into it and stir until it thickens.
6. Later add first cocunut milk and stir well for 2 minutes.Add the vinegar or lemon juice and switch off the stove.
7. In another pan heat 1tbsp of ghee and roast the cashewnuts until golden brown.
8. Now add the roasted cashews into the curry along with chopped corrainder leaves.Mix it.
9. Transfer the curry to a serving bowl.
10. Serve it hot with Vellappams,chappaties or dosas.

Note :

• Cook the vegetables in oil added itself as it gives a roasted flavour (no water needed).
• Add the cocunut milk only when the vegetables are cooked. 
• Vegetables like beans,cauliflower can also be included.
• Always the quantity of potato should be more than other vegetables.
• Thick cocunut milk when used will make the stew more rich and tasty.