Vegetable Curry

1/2 medium-sized (4oz) eggplant cut into ¾in x 1/2 in sticks
2 small carrots (4oz), peeled and cut into ¾in x 1/2 in sticks
1 cup peas
1 cup French beans, cut into 2.5cm/1in pieces
1 medium-sized potato (4oz), peeled and cut into ¾in x 1/2 in sticks
1/2 cup freshly grated coconut (I used unsweetened, dry coconut)
4 fresh hot green chillies
2 tbsp white poppy seeds (I skipped these)
1 1/4 tsp salt
3 medium-sized tomatoes, roughly chopped
1 tbsp natural plain yogurt
1 tsp garam masala
2 tbsp chopped, fresh green cilantro

How to make vegetarian curry:

* Place the eggplant, carrots, peas, French beans and potato in a medium-sized saucepan. Add 1 cup water. Bring to the boil. Cover, turn the heat to medium and cook for 4 minutes or until the vegetables are just tender.
* Meanwhile put the coconut, chillies, poppy seeds and salt in the container of an electric blender. Add 5fl oz water and grind to a fine paste. Set aside.
* When the vegetables are cooked, add the spice paste and another 5fl oz water. Stir and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Now add the tomatoes, the yogurt and the garam masala. Stir gently to mix well. Bring to the boil and simmer gently for 2-3 minutes. Turn into a serving dish and garnish the vegetable curry with the fresh cilantro.

Recipe from Indianfoodforever.com