Ingredients

• For the stew:
• 2 cups - mixed vegetable (potatoes, peas, tomatoes, pumpkin, French beans, cauliflower, carrots, lentils, cucumber)
• A pinch of turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp - coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp - cumin powder
• 1 cup - water
• 1 tbsp - ghee or oil
• 3 - cloves (crushed)
• 1/4 piece cinnamon, crushed
• 1 clove garlic, skinned and crushed
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/3 cup - coconut
• 1 tsp - khus khus
• 1/3 cup - curd
• Salt to taste
• For the chilli paste:
• 5 green chillies
• 1 small bunch of coriander leaves
• 1/4 inch piece ginger (Fry the ingredients in a little oil and grind to a paste)

How to Make Vegetable stew

• Heat the oil in a tawa and fry onions for a minute.
• Add cloves, cinnamon, garlic and fry again for a few seconds.
• Mix all the chopped vegetables, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, water and cook over a low flame till vegetables are tender, stirring often.
• Add chilli paste.
• Cover and cook over low flame for 5 mins.
• Add salt, coconut and khus khus paste and bring to a boil and simmer for 10 mins.
• Remove from fire and allow to cool.
• Stir in curd and serve.