Monday, October 25, 2010

One Pot Vegetable Stew

I am a big fan of one dish meals. Who wouldn't like it if you could have all the flavors and nutrients in one dish instead of cooking a couple different dishes? These one pot wonders often cook in my kitchen. Though rice tops when it comes to one dish meals, stews and pastas are also the tough contenders when it comes to balanced meals.

One Hot Stove, the host for Blog Bites event is hosting its eighth edition this month, which by the way ends in a few hours. And I am gonna make it just in time :) The theme for this month's BB8 is One Dish Meals, and here is my entry.

Vegetable Stew
(adapted from this recipe)

This is a very simple and versatile stew. All you need is some veggies and spices of your choice. I used onion, potato, carrot, bell pepper, corn, tomato and black eyed peas.


1. In a pot heat 2 tsp oil and add a clove of garlic - grated or minced.

2. Add 1 small onion diced, and saute until translucent.

3. Next add half a carrot and 1 small potato and let them cook for a while.

4. Add pepper, corn, tomato and cooked beans of your choice along with 3 cups of water or vegetable stock.

5. Season with red chilli powder, cumin powder, a teaspoon of sugar (optional) and salt to taste. Feel free to use the spices of your choice. Let simmer for about 15-20 minutes on a medium heat.

6. Serve hot with a dollop of sour cream and toasted bread. Alternatively you can toss in some short cut pasta as the stew simmers.

With proteins from the beans; carbs, vitamins and fibers from veggies and whole grain bread/pasta, this one pot stew is a complete meal. And now off it goes to BB8!

5 comments:

  1. Hi Amruta,

    Came through nupurs blog...this vegetable stew is so nutritional and delicious ... u have a lovely space...I would love to try this vegetable stew...if u get time do visit my blog

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  2. Just the kind of ting I love. It's typically middle eastern except that it has black eyed peas instead of chickpeas. Lovely idea Amruta.

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  3. You had me at "one pot".I love easy meals!I saw your blog from the foodie blog roll and I like what you have here.if you won't mind I'd love to guide Foodista readers to this post.Just add the vegetable stew widget at the end of this post and it's all set, Thanks!

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  4. Medifast- Thank you!

    Satya- I am glad you liked my blog. I will certainly visit yours.

    Anjali- Thank you!

    Vincent- Thank you. I will check the website.

    Alisa- I will visit Foodista soon. Thank you.

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