Vegetable Stew

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                    This is a Kerala style dish which is a combination of vegetables cooked in coconut milk  and spices served as a side dish for various appams.
Ingredients:
Combination of your choice of vegies cubed (small)   -   2  cups
( I used potatoes,peas,corn, green beans,carrot and cauliflower florets)
Ginger Garlic paste     -      1 heaped tablespoon
Onion finely sliced      -     1 medium sized
Green Chilli                 -     4 to 5 no.
Cardamom                   -     3 pods
Cinnamon                    -     3 or 4 inch piece
Cloves                          -     3 
Black Pepper               -     5
Thin Coconut Milk      -   1½ cup  
Thick Coconut Milk    -    ¾  cup
Curry leaves                 - a few sprigs
Oil (Pref. coconut)       -  2 tbsp.
Salt as required


Method:

1. Heat oil in a deep bottomed pan and splutter the spices and sauté for 3 minutes or so.
2. Add the curry leaves, sliced onion, ginger garlic paste and green chillies and sauté till onions turns transparent.
3. Combine the mixed vegetables and mix well and add salt to it.
4. Add the thin coconut milk and bring to boil. 
5. Lower the flame and allow to simmer until all the veggies are cooked.
6. Once all the vegetables are cooked add the thick coconut milk and simmer for few more minutes(say 4 to 5 min.).
7. Remove from flame and serve. Goes well with palappam and vellayappam.