Veggie Stew (Kerala style)

Need:

1. Diced Carrot - 1 cup
2. Diced Onions - 1 cup
3. Diced French Beans - 1 cup
4. Diced Potato - 1 cup
5. (Other vegetables like - green peas, cauliflower,corn kernels, Baby corn etc can also go)
6. Green chillies - 2 slit
7. Garlic - 2 cloves Chopped
8. Ginger - 1/2 inch Ginger, sliced
9. Cloves - 2 nos
10. Cardamom - 2 nos
11. Salt to taste
12. Coconut milk - 500ml
13. Water : 500 ml
14. Oil for saute and tempering[tadka] ( Prefered coconut oil)

Method

1. Bring the water to boil in a sauce pan
2. Add all the vegetables (except onions)and par boil them for 5-10 mins
3. While the Veggies are boiling,
4. Heat oil in another pan
5. Add Garlic, slit green chillies, clove and cardamom
6. When Garlic starts to turn brown add onions
7. Cook the onions until they become transparent
8. Add the boiled vegetables into this and saute for a minute until they are mixed well
9. Add the coconut milk and salt to taste
10. Close this pan and allow this to cook until all the vegetables are cooked.
11. Heat 1 teaspoon of coconut oil in a pan, Once the oil is hot add the curry leaves.
12. Once the Curry leaves start to pop, Open the pan where the Stew is almost ready, pour the tadka on top of it and stir the stew.

Best with Idyappam and all variants of Barotta ( tamilnadu, kerala and Ceylone style)