A Brazilian vegetable coconut stew
200g Sweet Potato
200g Carrots
200g Green Beans
1 x Red and 1 x Green Chilli – approx. 30g in total
1 x Aubergine
1 x White Onion
3 x Cloves Garlic
20g Fresh Ginger
1 x Vegetable Stock Cube
1 x 400g Tin Chickpeas
1 x 400g Chopped Tomatoes with Herbs
1 x 400ml Coconut Milk
60ml Rapeseed Oil
1 x Teaspoon Paprika
Sea Salt and Black Pepper
Peel and chop the potatoes and carrots into small chunks
Peel, halve and finely chop the onion
Chop the aubergine into small chunks
In a wok heat the oil, add the chopped onion and the aubergine
Saute for about 10 minutes until the onion is translucent and the aubergine softened
Add the coconut milk and the chopped tomatoes
Dissolve the stock cube in 100ml boiling water and add to the wok
Peel and grate the ginger
Cut the chillies into quarters lengthways and finely chop them along with the seeds
Peel and finely chop the garlic
Put the chillies, ginger, garlic, sweet potatoes, drained chickpeas and carrots in the wok - season with some salt and pepper
Cover and simmer for 15 minutes
Trim the beans and cut into thirds
Add to the wok and cook a further 5 minutes then serve