Ingredients

  • 6 cups chopped mixed vegetables (potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, french beans, and green bell peppers)
  • 3 medium onions, sliced
  • 6 tablespoons oil
  • 6 green cardamoms
  • 6 whole cloves
  • 1 1/2 inches cinnamon sticks
  • 3 green chilies, slit
  • 3 teaspoons ginger, cut into strips (juliennes)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons black peppercorns, coarsely crushed
  • 3 cups coconut milk (canned unsweetened coconut milk is available in Asian markets)
  • 3 cups water
  • 3 -5 curry leaves
  • salt

Method

  • Heat the oil in a pan on medium level till it is hot.
  • Add the green cardamoms, cloves and cinnamon.
  • Fry for a few seconds.
  • Now add the green chilli (es), ginger and the sliced onions.
  • Saute on medium heat for 3 minute (s) or till the onions are transparent and soft.
  • Add the mixed vegetables, curry leaves, salt and water.
  • Cover and cook on low heat for 20 minutes or till the vegetables are cooked.
  • Add the peppercorns and the coconut milk.
  • Simmer on very low heat (so that the coconut milk does not curdle) for about 1 minute (s).