All things stewed, I love them, they are the ultimate comfort food. A simple vegetable stew in coconut milk is my go to recipe. Be it, as a side dish with neer dosa or with some plain or special jeera rice, this stew is my favourite. Some mixed vegetables like potato, carrot, beans and some soft green peas all stewed in a simple coconut milk based curry, ultimate!
Here I have used some simple whole garam masala like elaichi, laung, kali mirch and dalchini, all in very small amounts for a subtle fragrance. Vegetable stew in coconut milk surely does sound complicated and time consuming. But all it needs is a little preparation, chopping vegetables in my opinion is the biggest task in this recipe.
For vegetable stew in coconut milk I have used store bought organic coconut milk as I had run out of coconut to extract the milk. And sometimes I also use it for convenience! On that note, some more curry recipes to make your life convenient (at least taste-wise)! Paneer curries, peas kurma, veg kurma, seemebadanekayi saagu, bhindi ka salan etc.
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil
- 1 elaichi/cardamom
- 1-2 laung/cloves
- 4-5 whole black peppercorn
- ½" cinnamon/dalchini
- 1 chopped green chilli
- 1-2 finely chopped clove of garlic
- ½" finely chopped ginger
- 6-7 curry leaves
- 1 sliced medium onion
- 1 diced small potato
- 5-6 finely chopped beans
- 1 diced small carrot
- ½ Cup peas/matar
- ¼ Cup thick coconut milk
- ½ Cup thin coconut milk
- Salt to taste
- Chopped coriander to garnish
- In a pan, heat oil and add all whole garam masala, elaichi, laung, peppercorns, dalchini
- Next add garlic, ginger, green chilli and curry leaves, fry for a few seconds
- Add sliced onions and fry till onions turn soft
- Add finely chopped vegetables, potato, carrot and beans, let them cook
- Drop in peas/matar
- Add thick and thin coconut milk
- Mix well and add salt to taste
- Garnish with chopped coriander and mix well
- Serve with neer dosa or jeera rice
You can par boil the vegetables or steam them before adding to the stew
Coconut oil adds a lot of flavour but feel free to use regular cooking oil
This recipe can be easily increased in proportion, doubled or tripled accordingly
Vegetable Stew in Coconut Milk Stepwise:
In a pan, heat oil and add all whole garam masala, elaichi, laung, peppercorns, dalchini
Next add garlic, ginger, green chilli and curry leaves, fry for a few seconds
Add sliced onions and fry till onions turn soft
Add finely chopped vegetables, potato, carrot and beans, let them cook
Drop in peas/matar
Add thick and thin coconut milk
Mix well and add salt to taste
Garnish with chopped coriander and mix well
Serve with neer dosa or jeera rice
