Cooking Vegetables

Basically all the vegetables cooked at home are prepared in the same way.The basic ingredients will be onion,garlic,curry leaves,mustard seeds,curry powder,turmeric powder,coconut milk.Optional ingredients would be Maldive fish flakes and tomato.Ingredients  could be adjustable and should be used according to preference and taste.You could increase the quantity of the ingredients accordingly.Increasing or decreasing the amount of spices  depends on  your taste buds

For  cooking vegetables this is the procedure that I follow-Sautee onion with a little oil,add crushed garlic,chilly flakes,mustard seed curry leaves.Mix in the  curry powder and turmeric.(If you want to add the optional ingredients ,do it at this stage and cook till soft).Put the desired vegetable and add a little water.Salt to taste.Cook till tender.Add thick coconut milk.Simmer and serve with rice and curry.

Sweet potato

Beet Root

Green Beans

Drum Stick

Moringa Curry / Drumstick

Six drumsticks ( Moringa)
! big red onion ( sliced finely )
1-2 green chilly
1 tablespoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon mustard and  fenegreek seed
3-4 cloves of garlic crushed
a few curry leaves
1 tablespoon oil
Salt to taste
1-2 tablespoon of coconut milk powder
1 glass of water for cooking

Method
Clean and cut the drumsticks into 21/2 inches long.Keep aside
In a pan heat the oil and fry the onions,chilly  and the curry leaves.When it turns pale in colour,turn in the garlic,mustard seeds and the fenegreek seeds and roast them for a about a minute.Add the curry powder and the turmeric powder.Mix well .Place the  drumsticks,salt  and the water  into the  pan. keep stirring it,so that  all the ingredients blend together.Cover with a lid and cook till it's done.Finally stir in  the coconut powder and  let it simmer for a few minutes.