Kerala Chicken / Vegetable Stew

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Recipe Cuisine TypeSouth Indian
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About Kerala Chicken / Vegetable Stew

Keralaย Appamย andย Chicken stew is a very popular traditional breakfast. Chunks of chicken are slowly cooked in coconut milk, with carrots, potato, beans, tomatoes and special spices and herbs.
Besides appam, this stew makes a good side dish for parathas, roti, puttu, rice. Vegetarians, don't worry, by just ignoring the addition of chicken, you get the veg stew recipe, as simple as that!
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Recipe Time & More

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Recipe TasteSaltySavoury
Calories - 603 kcal
Servings - 5

Ingredients
 

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Instructions
 

  • First milk to be extracted by squeezing the milk with your hands, or mixing in a blender for a minute, after adding ยผ cup of warm water, The second and third milk are to be extracted by adding 1 cup of warm water in a similar way and kept aside.
  • In a large pressure cooker or in a pan, heat coconut oil; add the cardamom, cloves, whole pepper corn, cinnamon, star anise and bay leaves and saute for a minute.
  • Add the sliced onions, ginger, garlic, slitted green chilies and curry leaves; saute till it turns to soft and pink in color. (Onions need not be browned for the stew)
  • Add chicken pieces, cubed carrots, potatoes, beans, tomatoes and salt. Combine everything well. Add semi thin coconut milk. Cover, cook till the chicken is fully cooked.
  • If you're using cashew paste then add the grounded cashew paste to thick coconut milk. When chicken is cooked; add the cashew-thick coconut milk and reduce the flame and cook for 5 minutes or until you get the required thickness.
  • In a small frying pan, heat coconut oil and add sliced small red onion/shallots and curry leaves and fry till become light brown color. Remove and add to the stew and sprinkle pepper powder if needed.
  • Delicious chicken stew is ready to serve.Serve hot withย Appamย or Bread and enjoy!
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Recipe Notes

  • Kerala stew is exceptional when paired with Kerala appams which is a specialty of Kerala cuisine.
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Recipe Nutrition

Calories: 603kcal (30%) | Carbohydrates: 29g (10%) | Protein: 20g (40%) | Fat: 49g (75%) | Saturated Fat: 36g (225%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 54mg (18%) | Sodium: 149mg (6%) | Potassium: 980mg (28%) | Fiber: 5g (21%) | Sugar: 7g (8%) | Vitamin A: 2388IU (48%) | Vitamin C: 43mg (52%) | Calcium: 95mg (10%) | Iron: 7mg (39%)

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Rekha Joseph
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