Vegetable Stew

Ingredients (18)

• 1 carrot (medium-sized), peeled and chopped or 1/2 cup chopped
• 1 potato (medium to large) - 150 grams, peeled and chopped or 1/2 cup chopped
• 1/2 cup green peas - fresh or frozen
• 70 to 80 grams french beans or 5 to 6 beans or 1/4 cup chopped french beans
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced onion or 1 medium-sized onion or 1 to 2 shallots or 5 to 6 pearl onions, thinly sliced
• 3 to 4 garlic cloves (small to medium-sized) - crushed into a paste in a mortar-pestle
• 1 inch ginger - julienned
• 2 green chilies - slit
• 1.5 inch cinnamon
• 4 to 5 cloves - crushed or kept whole
• 1 teaspoon crushed black pepper
• 2 to 3 green cardamoms - crushed or kept whole (optional)
• 2 cups thin coconut milk or 2 cups water * check notes for pressure cooking the veggies with water
• 1 cup Coconut Milk (Thick)
• 12 to 15 curry leaves
• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• salt as required
• sugar as required - optional