Kerala style vegetable stew

Ingredients

1. 1 medium sized onion sliced

2. 1 potato cubed

3. 3 medium sized carrots cubed

4. 1 cup cauliflower florets

5. 1/2 cup frozen green beans

6. 3 to 4 green chilly silted

7. 1 tsp of ginger chopped or crushed

8. 2 to 3 tbsp of oil ( I used coconut oil)

9. 3 to 4 cardamom pods crushed

10. 1 cinnamon stick

11. 2 to 3 cloves

12. 1 string of curry leaves

13. 1 can of coconut milk ( I used Chaokoh coconut milk can )

14. Homemade Garam Masala ( Will publish later how to make your own Garam Masala)

15. Black pepper powder

16. Salt to taste 1 tsp

Instructions

1. Heat coconut oil in a pan.

2. Add cardamom pods, cinnamon stick and cloves .

3. Add chopped ginger, curry leaves and green chilly .

4. Once its salute well, add sliced onion and salute well until it become translucent. ( Add little salt while saluting onion makes it quicker )

5. Once onion become translucent, add Garam Masala and black pepper powder , then cook for about 2 minutes.

6. When the masala forms a nice aroma, add all the vegetables ( cauliflower, green beans, carrots and potato ) into the pan and stir well.

7. Add half cup of water with 4 spoons of coconut milk from the can and mix well.

8. Cover the lid and cook the vegetables for 15 to 20 minutes in a medium low flame until the vegetables are half cooked.

9. Now add remaining coconut milk to the pan and cook well until vegetables are cooked well.

10. It takes another 10 -15 minutes.

11. our vegetable stew is ready to serve after adding some fresh curry leaves .

( vegetables can be steamed separately, but I like the vegetables cooked with coconut milk . It taste better for me )

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