Spice Blend

• 1 cup roughly ground roasted peanuts (can sub roasted sunflower seeds, pepitas, soy nuts, or other even crushed dry cereal like bran flakes or corn flakes if peanut allergy)
• 1/2 cup finely shredded dry coconut
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds
• 2 tbsp ground flax seed
• 2 tbsp fennel seeds (adjust to taste-)
• 1–2 tbsp tava fry masala (Find Tava Fry Masala. You can sub garam masala or chat masala.)
• 1.5 tbsp turmeric powder
• 2 tbsp coriander-cumin powder
• 4 tbsp finely chopped/minced cilantro
• 1–2 inch grated fresh ginger
• 1–2 inch diced piece jalapeño
• pinch of ENO or baking soda
• salt – adjust to persona taste

Veggies

• 1.5 cup sweet potato cubes (diced into 1.5 inch cubes)
• 1.5 cup potato cubes, diced into 1.5 inch cubes, or 1.5 cup fingerling or pearl potatoes
• 1 cup purple yam, diced in 1 inch cubes (can buy these fresh or frozen at Indian grocery store – Ratalu (link)
• 1 cup Indian broad beans, strung and halved (can buy these fresh or frozen at Indian grocery store – Surti Papdi (link)
• 1–2 medium eggplant, cut to 2 inch cubes or 4 small Indian eggplant, quartered with stem intact
• 1 slightly green small banana – cut into quarters with skin still on1/2 cup pearl onions (optional)