Kerala

Appam Stew

Appam Stew is a Kerala Indian breakfast dish made with coconut oil, whole spices, ginger, green chilies and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.

Total time (approx.)
30 min
Calories (estimate)
~350 kcal
Course
Breakfast
Cuisine
Kerala (Indian)

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Appam Stew — Kerala Indian breakfast dish served ready to eat

Ingredients

What goes into Appam Stew. This recipe lists ingredients without measured quantities — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.

  • Coconut oil
  • Whole spices (cardamom, clove, cinnamon)
  • Ginger
  • Green chilies
  • Curry leaves
  • Mixed vegetables (carrot, potato, beans)
  • Water
  • Thin coconut milk
  • Thick coconut milk
  • Salt

Method

  1. 1Heat coconut oil and temper whole spices.
  2. 2Add ginger, green chilies, and curry leaves; sauté briefly.
  3. 3Add chopped mixed vegetables and potato; cook until tender.
  4. 4Pour in thin coconut milk and simmer for 5 minutes.
  5. 5Stir in thick coconut milk and salt; heat through gently.
  6. 6Do not boil after adding thick coconut milk.
  7. 7Serve hot with appam.

About these numbers: the time shown is an approximate overall cooking time, and the calorie figure is a rough estimate for one serving of the dish as described — not a laboratory analysis. Both will change with your portion size, ingredients and how much fat you cook with. Dietary tags describe the dish in general terms; always check the labels on what you buy. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.