Sweet and Sour Vegetable Stew

Traditionally, Parsi cuisine always paired vegetables with meat or fish but more recently, vegetarian dishes have begun to shine in their own right. This one is often included as part of a wedding banquet and indeed is often referred to as lagan nu stew meaning ‘wedding stew’. Typically, each vegetable is shallow fried individually, however, for ease and a healthier take, I have opted to roast the sweet potatoes, carrots, turnip and cauliflower before adding them to the spiced tomato