Lentils coconut green curry stew for veggie lovers

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup of green paste
• 1 thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger, finely chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 2 optional red chilies, sliced into half centimetre pieces
• 1 bell pepper, chopped into chunks
• 2 stalks of celery, chopped into small pieces
• 1 large carrot
• 1 small broccoli
• 1.5 cups of brown lentils cooked separately until tender
• 1 tin of coconut milk
• 1/4 piece of vegetable stock cube
• salt to taste
• 2 teaspoons of sugar
• 2 teaspoons of starch (dissolved in a bit of cold water)
• 1/2 cup of rice cooked separately
• Toppings for serving: plenty of fresh cilantro, lime or lemon wedges, grated fresh ginger, shredded coconut