Vegetable Stew

Vegetable Stew is a good combination dish with Appam and Parathas. 

Ingredients required are

Potato - 2 nos
Carrot -1 no
Beans- 6 nos
Garlic- 6 nos
Ginger -1 inch chopped
Green peas -1/2 cup
Onion- 1 big
green chillies -6 nos
curry leaves and dhaniya leaves -few

Crushed pepper powder -2 tspn
cinnamon stick -1/2 inch size-2 nos
cloves -3 nos
cardamom -2 nos
bay leaf (optional) -1 medium
Oil - generally coconut oil is used in Kerala to prepare this dish and it gives special taste to this dish. But if you dont like coconut oil, you can use sunflower oil too.
Coconut milk - thick -2 cups ( u can also use ready made coconut milk 200 gm)

chop the vegetables to fine bits. cook them seperately with salt and crushed pepper powder 

In a kadai heat some oil, add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and bay leaf. Saute well. Add the cooked vegetables. Add some water if required to make it a loose gravy. Once it starts boiling add coconut milk (thick). Cover and cook on medium flame for few minutes. Adjust the level of salt and once  it is done pour some coconut oil/sunflower oil on top in a circular motions. Sprinkle some crushed pepper (optional and for only those who love it to be more spicier) and  chopped dhaniya and curry leaves. cover for some time. Serve hot.