Kerala Style Vegetable Stew

Vegetable Stew, an authentic dish from Kerala cuisine is a yummy curry prepared with extract of coconut milk. All the vegetables are cooked in coconut milk with the spices like black pepper, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. This curry is completely different in taste than the regular coconut gravy curry.  The subtle flavor of curry tastes when served with south indian style breakfast dishes like Idiyappam and Appam. Experience this special, diverse, easy, awesome, delicious dish by following easy step by step recipe.

Ingredients:

Vegetables:
Carrot – 1 Cup
Green Peas – ½ Cup
Potato – ½ Cup
Fresh Beans – ¼ cup




~For Saute Ingredients
Chopped Onion  - ½ Cup
Slit Green Chilies – 3 to 4 nos.
Garlic and Ginger Paste – 1tsp each
Curry Leaves – Few



Extract Coconut Milk
Thin Coconut Milk – 1 .5 cup
Thick Coconut Milk – ½ cup
Cashew Paste Gravy - 1/4 cup (Optional)




Spices
Cloves – 4 to 5 nos
Black Pepper Fresh Crushed – 2 tsp
Cardamom – 2 to 3 Nos.
Cinnamon – ½ tsp 
Salt  to taste
Oil for frying

Method:

Step 01) Heat a pan in range add 2 tbsp of coconut oil and fry the crushed spices for a minute

Step 02) Add chopped onion, slit green chilies,  few curry leaves , ginger and garlic paste and saute till onion turns to pink

 

Step 03) Add the vegetables, salt and thin coconut extract milk and cook till vegetables are tender

Step 04) Lastly add the thick coconut extract milk for more thick creamy texture add cashew paste and cook them for 3 to 4 mins.

 

Serving: Serve with south Indian style Idiyappam, Appam. This time i served with Idiyappam. 

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Vegetable Salad

Vegetables are packed with vital minerals and vitamins that our body needs. Here it is a simple way of dish to treat and refresh your body.

Ingredients:

• Zucchini or Cucumber (peeled and thinly Sliced)
• 1 cup of  Salad leaves
• 1 Onion (Thinly sliced into rings)
• 2-3 Red and Yellow capsicum (peeled and thinly sliced)
• 2-3 Carrots (peeled and thinly sliced)
• 1 Tomato (thinly sliced into rings)
• 1 Red Radish (peeled and thinly sliced) (optional)
• 1 small lettuce  (shredded) (optional)
• 2 tsp Lemon juice
• 2 tsp Pepper powder
• Salt to taste
• Chaat Masala /black salt to taste 

Time Required: 15 mins

Method:

1) Take big bowl add all chopped vegetables (except Zucchini or cucumber).
2) Sprinkle salt, pepper, Chaat masala and lemon Juice mix well and store it in fridge.
3) In a plate arrange Zucchini and Salad leaves and in the center of the plate add the marinated vegetable mix.

Yummy healthy tasteful Vegetable Salad is Ready to munch

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