Chickpea & Vegetable Kurma - SHARAN

Ingredients

• 3 carrots, cubed and steamed
• 2 cups green beans cut into medium-sized pieces, steamed
• 250 g chickpeas, soaked overnight and cooked
• 2 tsp black mustard seeds (rai)
• 1½ tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• 1 tsp fennel seeds (saunf)
• 3 nos. 1″ long cinnamon sticks
• 3 cloves
• 3 pods cardamom
• 2 tsp roasted and ground coriander seeds (dhania)
• 1 tbsp turmeric powder (haldi)
• 1 tsp date paste
• 3 tsp tomato paste
• 1 cup tamarind water
• Unrefined salt to taste
• 10 curry leaves
• Fresh coriander leaves, to garnish
• 4 onions, chopped
• ½ cup sliced unpeeled ginger
• 1 whole bulb of garlic, peeled
• 1 small green chilli
• 1 cup coconut milk or grated coconut