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Main Course

Daal Stew

A gentle, coconut milk-based stew with soft vegetables and whole spices floating in a pale, fragrant broth. Kerala stew is quiet comfort food — not loud with chilli, but warm with cardamom and black pepper.

20 min total|Prep 20 min|Cook 20 min|3 servings|easy

Ingredientsfor 3 servings

1 cup Daal (Thuvara parippu)
1/2 tsp Chilly powder
1/4 cup Oil
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 nos Cinnamon (Karugapatta)
3 nos Cardamom (Elakka)
9 nos Cloves (Grambu)
1/2 cup Onion
3 Cloves Garlic — sliced
6 nos Green chillies
Curry leaves, a few
1 cup Coconut milk
1 tbsp Vinegar
Salt, to taste
1/2 cup Tomato

Preparation

Step 1
For preparing daal stew, first cook daal with chilly powder, turmeric powder and required water.
Step 2
Warm the oil in a pan, let the mustard seeds crackle and fry cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Add onion, garlic, green chillies and curry leaves. cook, stirring often, for a few minutes.
Step 3
Add the cooked daal, coconut milk, vinegar and salt. Stir everything together thoroughly and simmer in low flame.
Step 4
When the curry becomes medium thick, add tomato and cook for few minutes.
Step 5
Daal stew, a Healthy diet recipe is ready. Serve with chappathi/rice.

Tip

Fresh curry leaves make a genuine difference. Dried curry leaves are a poor substitute — if you cannot get fresh ones, increase the quantity and fry them longer.

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Main Course

Daal Stew

20 min total|Prep 20 min|Cook 20 min|3 servings|easy

Ingredientsfor 3 servings

1 cup Daal (Thuvara parippu)
1/2 tsp Chilly powder
1/4 cup Oil
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 nos Cinnamon (Karugapatta)
3 nos Cardamom (Elakka)
9 nos Cloves (Grambu)
1/2 cup Onion
3 Cloves Garlic — sliced
6 nos Green chillies
Curry leaves, a few
1 cup Coconut milk
1 tbsp Vinegar
Salt, to taste
1/2 cup Tomato

Preparation

Step 1
For preparing daal stew, first cook daal with chilly powder, turmeric powder and required water.
Step 2
Warm the oil in a pan, let the mustard seeds crackle and fry cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Add onion, garlic, green chillies and curry leaves. cook, stirring often, for a few minutes.
Step 3
Add the cooked daal, coconut milk, vinegar and salt. Stir everything together thoroughly and simmer in low flame.
Step 4
When the curry becomes medium thick, add tomato and cook for few minutes.
Step 5
Daal stew, a Healthy diet recipe is ready. Serve with chappathi/rice.

Tip

Fresh curry leaves make a genuine difference. Dried curry leaves are a poor substitute — if you cannot get fresh ones, increase the quantity and fry them longer.