Kerala Palappam and Vegetable Stew Once in a while meat and fish eating syrian christian community takes a break from a meat stew or fish moily and will make a Veg stew for as an accompaniment for the Palappam . Let us see what is so special about the Vegetable stew. It is the vegetables like potato,Onion, Beans, Green Peas , Carrots , Cabbage and Cauliflower cooked in thin coconut milk absorbing the flavour of the vegetables into it .Also we add the spices like cardamom , cinnamon , clove , Star anice as dry spice and ginger , garlic , curry leaves and green chilly as fresh spice. The interesting thing about the stew is thick coconut milk and starch from the potato gives the right thickness to the stew. This dish is freshly made and consumed and so it best suits at home cooking to taste it at the best . The stew is garnished with roasted cashew and raisins too. The flavour profile and lightness of this dish makes it a sought after dish in homes in Kerala . Kerala Palappam is traditionally made from Rice flour , Toddy the fermented drink from the coconut , and grated coconut . This involves a slightly sophiscated approach to get the real traditional Palappam cooked in a cast iron pan, The fluffy centre and laced crispy sides of Appam makes it an easy target for kids while making it in the kitchen itself . So it is better to make the Veg stew first and bring the family inside the kitchen and serve them hot . The flavour of Appam and Stew and the sound coming out of the dough touching the hot pan will tickle the taste buds of a Malayali . You are welcome to come and lerarn this or eat this here . Appam is served in Sri Lanka as Hoppers . There are lot more variations around the world . So any of you have found this some where else please comment #EatingWell #EatWellLiveWell#immunitybuildingcooking #healthyspices#easytocook #spiceitwell #trysomethinginlockdown #covidtimescooking #eatwell #cookwell #livewell #transformincovidtimes #recipesfromthepimenta #thepimentacookingschool #cookingholidaytsinindia #ayurvediccooking #FoodieTraveller #BucketList #TravelGram #TravelAtHome #TripAtHome #Staycations #ComeSoon #keralalife #ruralkerala (at The Pimenta Spice Garden Bungalows-Kerala Cooking Holidays (Veg)) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_RZd7lCZMG/?igshid=18ggbcfne2ujn