Potato Stew
by Tarla Dalal
Bring Kerala to your table this morning, with this delicious and soothing Potato Stew.
An ideal accompaniment for Appam , Quick Idiyappam as well as for a bowl of hot, steaming Cooked Rice , the Potato Stew has the dominant flavour of coconut milk subtly spiced with green chillies.
A traditional tempering of mustard seeds, curry leaves and other ingredients gives the stew an instantaneous aroma boost! Enjoy it hot, enjoying the earthy smell of coconut oil as it wafts out with the steam!
Potato Stew recipe - How to make Potato Stew
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 3 servings
2 cups potato cubes
1/2 cup tomato cubes
2 slit green chillies
8 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
salt to taste
1/2 cup coconut milk (nariyal ka doodh)
1 tsp coconut oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
3 whole dry kashmiri red chillies , broken into pieces
- Method
- Combine the potatoes, tomatoes, green chillies, 5 curry leaves, turmeric powder and salt along with 1 cup of water in a deep non-stick pan, mix well and cover with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 20 minutes, while stirring occasionally or till the potatoes are over cooked.
- Once over cooked, mash them lightly with a back of the spoon.
- Add the coconut milk, ¼ cup of water and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.
- For the tempering, heat the oil in a small non-stick pan and add the mustard seeds.
- When the seeds crackle, add the red chillies and the remaining 3 curry leaves and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
- Pour the tempering over the stew.
- Serve hot.
| Energy | 204 cal |
| Protein | 2.4 g |
| Carbohydrates | 18.3 g |
| Fiber | 5.2 g |
| Fat | 13.6 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 99.9 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 1 mg |
| Vitamin C | 16.1 mg |
| Folic Acid | 20 mcg |
| Calcium | 18.6 mg |
| Iron | 0.9 mg |
| Magnesium | 0 mg |
| Phosphorus | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 9.3 mg |
| Potassium | 180.7 mg |
| Zinc | 0.3 mg |
Potato stew.. mildly flavour coconut accompaniment. I being a south indian i have found this recipe very tasty and perfect stew recipe. This is best had in breakfast with appam. The coconutty taste and the tempering with coconut oil.. just rules the whole dish... Try it out..