Potato Stew-Side Dish for Appam-Idiyappam
Potato stew/ishtu is a very simple mildly spiced dish made with potatoes and coconut milk. It is a fantastic side dish for appam, idiyappam and even chapathi. It is easy to make and tastes very delicious.
Ingredients
Ingredients needed
- 3 Potatoes (medium size)
- 1 Onion (thinly sliced)
- 3 Green Chilli slit
- 1 cup Thin diluted coconut milk
- 1 1/4 cup Thick coconut milk
- 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
- Salt to taste
For the Seasoning
- 2 tsp Coconut oil
- 1 inch Cinnamon
- 2 Cloves
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1/2 tsp Fennel seeds (sombu)
- Curry leaves a sprig
For Garnishing
- 1 tsp Coconut oil
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
Instructions
Preparations
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Wash and peel the skin of potatoes. Chop it into medium sized pieces. Slit green chillies and thinly slice onions.
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Extract thin and thick coconut milk. Check how to extract coconut milk.
Method
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Heat a tsp of coconut oil in a pan, add cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf and fennel seeds.
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When fennel seeds splutters, add onion and green chillies. Saute until onion turns transparent. (do not brown the onions).
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Add the potato cubes, coriander powder, salt needed and thin coconut milk.
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Cook until potatoes are soft. You can also pressure cook for 3 whistles.
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Once cooked, slightly mash a few potato pieces.
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Add thick coconut milk and simmer for a minute.
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Add a sprig of curry leaves and drizzle a tsp of coconut oil. Stew should be thin.
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Serve with appam or idiyappam or chapati.