Easy Meat and Vegetables Stew

500 grams cubes of beef (lean),chicken breasts, and pork(you don’t need to have all three varieties necessarily!)
Half a kilo of potatoes chopped into large pieces
250 grams carrots, chopped(large pieces, 1 inch long)
250 grams green peas(fresh or frozen) or french beans cut in halves
250 grams of prepared macaroni(pipes only)
2 large onions, cut in quarters
2 tomatoes, again cut in quarters
1 teaspoon of ginger-garlic paste
1 teaspoon of black pepper powder

2 tablespoons of cooking oil
5 cloves

1 inch piece of cinnamon

2 inch piece of turmeric(optional)

Half a teaspoon of gharam masala powder(optional)
Salt to taste

Method:Heat oil in a pan and add cloves, cinnamon, turmeric, garam masala powder, ginger garlic paste, tomatoes and onions and fry for a few minutes. Apply black pepper and salt to the chopped meat and add to the pan. Cover the pan and let the meat cook on slow fire for 10 to 15 minutes. 

Then add potatoes, carrots, peas, and about half a cup of water and cook till meat and vegetables are done. If you would like to have more gravy in your stew, adding a little extra water would be a good idea.

Meanwhile cook macaroni in boiling water. Strain and keep aside. Tossing the prepared macaroni in a teaspoon of butter will ensure that the macaroni doesn't stick together. Add macaroni to  the meat and vegetables. Add more salt, if needed.

You may like to thicken the gravy of your stew by adding to it a bit of cornflour paste (about 1 teaspoon full cornflour in 60 ml water). The cornflour paste should be added to the stew just before putting in the macaroni.