Ishtu (Vegetable stew)

Ishtu is a stew made out of different colourful vegetables. I used potatoes, carrot, beans and green peas to make this stew. It is a recipe from Kerala. It goes best with Aapam and idiyappam. I came to know about this recipe through one of our family friends.  It can also be served along with roti.

INGREDIENTS

Coconut milk – 2 cups

Potatoes – 4 small

Carrot – 1

Beans – 5

Green peas – 100 gm

Paneer- 25 gms

Green chillies – 2

Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp (optional)

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

Curry leaves – few

• Cut the potatoes as cubes and half cook it so that they remain as separate cubes.
• Chop the beans and carrot lengthwise. Cook it with enough water in a pan.
• Cut the paneer into cubes.
• Take one coconut, grate it and extract milk from it.
• In a kadai, add 1 tsp coconut oil, splutter mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
• Once they crack add green chillies and saute it.
• Now add the half cooked vegetables along with the green peas.
• Add the extracted coconut milk.
• Ishtu should neither be too thick  nor be too watery.
• Add the paneer cubes. Cook it in low flame for 20 minutes.
• You can feel the aroma of coconut milk and the veggies.
• Serve it with Aapam, Idiyappam or Chappathi.

Note: You can also use carrot and paneer.

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