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Ishtu Recipe – Potato Stew Recipe – Kerala Style | Potato With Coconut Milk

I am Back!!! Sorry about the break, my humble apologies to all my dear readers & all my friends here for my long absence and for lack of updates..I realize I have taken a long break, Well big thanks to one n all of you knocked my doors to see what happened, life has been busy n still it with each day a run, not getting enough time to sit and blog but now I am back and in full force..:)

Ishtu Recipe – Potato Stew Recipe – Kerala Style |  Potato With Coconut Milk 
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking time : 20 mins
Serves : 4

Ingredients :
Potatoes : 3 medium, (peeled and cubed)
Onion : 1 medium, (thinly sliced)

Green chillies : 4-5 (slit open lengthwise)
Ginger : 11/2″ piece (finely chopped) 
Thin Coconut milk – 2nd extract /Randampaal : 11//2 cup
Thick Coconut milk -1st extract /Onnampaal: 1/2 cup 

Coconut oil : 2 tsp

Pepper powder : 1 tsp (optional)
Curry leaves : 1 sprig

How to make Potato stew – Ishtu Recipe Potato with Coconut Milk – Kerala Style:

1. In a pressure cooker heat 2 tsp of oil, add the thinly sliced onions.slit green chillies and chopped  ginger and sauté until the onions gets transparent. (Note : Don’t allow the onions to change color.) 
2. Now add the cubed potatoes with 1/2 cup of water and salt.
3. Pressure cook for 1 whistles, once the potatoes are cooked, mash some of the potatoes to get a thick gravy.
4. Add thin coconut milk and let it cook on low heat for 10 mins.
5. Now add the thick coconut milk and bring to boil and reduce the heat to low and cook uncovered till it reaches thick and creamy.
6. Add the curry leaves, drizzle coconut oil and remove from the fire.Cover and let it rest for 5 minutes, this allows the aroma and the flavor to seep in.
7. Optional – Sprinkle pepper powder at the time of serving.Serve with Appam, Idiyappam /Noolappam, Idli or white bread.

Notes: 

  • You can make stew using a combination of veggies like potatoes,carrot,green peas and so on.

Happy Cooking!
Sangeetha
3.7/5 (3 Reviews)
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  7. PranisKitchen says

    Helllo kothiyavunnu.. welcome back ..kerala style stew looks so good.. really yummy yummy..i used to add some perujeerakam.. gives really nice taste..

  11. Reshmi says

    so happy to c u bck sangeetha…nice potato stew…my hubby like it so much..actuallly in their home his mom will make this n this one iz there favorite dish for breakfast..appam n stew they called in their side as ishtu…in our region we called it stew…both r good…anywys i like it more the kerala style creamy potato with coco milk…truely divine..

  15. Padhu says

    Dear Sangeetha
    nice to see you back, dish looks yummy and delicious! I can never forget u as I got my first award from u

  17. Jay says

    Hy, I hopped here thro Priya's blog…First time here…Lovely space you have. Ishtu recipe sounds interesting and healthy. Fascinating click.
    Am your happy follower now…:)
    Do drop in at my space sometime.

  19. Ushnish Ghosh says

    Dear Sangeetha
    Welcome back….with this amazing dish….I love Kerala style stew..
    I did not miss you much because , you have packed your blog with so many recipes that I enjoyed reading and cooking some of them too…
    Have a nice weekend

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