Vegetable Balti Recipe

Ingredients

• ½ tsp mustard seeds, crushed
• 2 tbsp fresh cilantro/coriander, chopped
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• 4 dried curry leaves, crushed
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1½ tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp nigella seeds
• 4 cardamom pods, split
• 3 green chillies, chopped (2 better for me)
• A good handful per person of your preferred vegetable, this is the main ingredient. I've used cauliflower, parsnips, etc. Cut into bite sizes.
• 1 tbsp groundnut oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cm fresh root ginger, peeled and grated
• 1 large tomato, sliced
• 250 ml vegetable stock
• 1 tsp tomato purée
• Salt to taste
• 1 bay leaf
• Long grain rice to serve, apx 75g per person