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Writer's pictureNandini R Kini

Valval/Yogirathna

Valval is a very popular Konkani dish. This is coconut milk-based curry with lots of veggies, to go with a bowl of rice. Variety of veggies like pumpkin, potato, ash gourd, madras cucumber, gherkins, sweet potato, yard-long beans, ridge gourd, snake gourd, tender cashews are used in this. You can use all of them or just a few of them depending on your availability. The coconut milk makes the curry creamy and tasty.




Ingredients

2 cups veggies cut into cubes

2 slit green chillies

Salt to taste

1.5 cups thick coconut milk

2 tsp rice flour or maida

FOR THE TEMPERING:

2 tsp oil

1 tsp mustard

2 tsp cumin seeds

Curry leaves




Procedure

  • Cook the veggies with a little salt and 1/2 cup water, cashews and green chillies in the cooker

  • Cook the pumpkin, ridge gourd outside only, as it cooks very fast

  • Mix rice flour with the coconut milk ( adding rice flour thickens the curry)

  • Transfer the cooked veggies to a vessel, add the coconut milk and bring it to boil

  • Once the coconut milk comes to a boil, simmer it for 3--4 mins and then turn off the flame

  • Temper with the mentioned ingredients and serve with a bowl of rice

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