ISHTU/POTATO STEW

Potato stew is a typical kerala cuisine,Many say it as ishtu,which i like the most.This dish is very simple to make yet have got an authentic and rich taste.You can enjoy it at any time and can be prepared easily.I guarantee u all will enjoy its taste.

Ingredients,
potato-2-3
Onion-1(slice it)
coconut milk
ginger-cut lengthy into thin strips (dont chop)-1/2inch piece
curry leaves-few
green chillies(slit)-2-3
coconut oil

Method:

• Pressure cook potatoes and mash it..not very smoothly,but into big chunks.
• Take a kadai,add coconut oil,green chillies,curry leaves,onion and ginger.saute till the onions turns transparent,now itself u can get an superb smell.Add the potato chunks to it and add the 2nd milk of coconut,then let it boil slightly,once boil add the first milk,leave for 1min,till u can see slight froth coming from sides,switch of the stove immedietely.dont allow it to boil much.
• If you are buying coconut milk,this is how i do,after adding potato just pour little water ,not much just to soak everything and allow it to boil for few minutes and then add the coconut milk we get in can.then switch off wen u see slight froth coming,dont boil too much.If you are buying cocconut milk pow,for 2nd milk what i do is take water add lil pow and mw for 10 sec then allow to boil and for first milk,more powder and lil water such that they ll be thick.

Ishtu will be in a semi solid consitency,it wont be liquid.Its a good combo with sevai,aapam,idiyappam etc