Easy Mixed Vegetable Stew Recipe | Traditional Homemade Indian Curry | Winter Special

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon cubes

Using homemade stock enhances flavor and reduces sodium.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

spinach

🥗Healthier: kale

💰Cheaper: collard greens

Collard greens provide similar nutrition at a lower price.

bell peppers

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Cabbage is often cheaper and adds bulk.

Heat 2 cups of Water in a vessel.

Add 2 cups of chopped Bottle Gourd, 1 cup of Sweet Potato, 1 cup of Pumpkin, and 0.5 cup of Drumstick cut into 3 inch pieces and slit.

Add 4-5 chopped Green Chillies.

Cover the vessel with a lid and let the vegetables boil for about 10-15 minutes until they are cooked well.

Add 1 cup of Tamarind Pulp, Salt to taste, 0.25 tsp of Turmeric Powder, and 2 tbsp of Jaggery; mix everything well.

Let it cook for a few minutes to blend the flavors.

Prepare the tempering by heating 1 tbsp of Oil in a pan.

Add 1 tsp of Mustard Seeds, 0.5 tsp of Fenugreek Seeds, and 4-5 Red Chillies; roast until aromatic.

Pour the tempering into the Vegetable Stew.

Make a Rice Slurry by mixing 1 tbsp of Rice Flour with some Water; add this to the Stew while stirring continuously to avoid lumps.

Cook for another 4-5 minutes and sprinkle some Chopped Coriander on top before serving.

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