Valval / Yogiratna / Vegetables in coconut milk

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Valval is a very popular Konkani dish . This is a coconut milk based curry with lots of veggies, to go with a bowl of rice. Variety of veggies like pumpkin,potato,ashgourd,madras cucumber,gerkins,sweet potato, yard long beans,ridgegourd,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 little salt and 1/2 cup water,cashews and green chillies in cooker
  • Cook the pumpkin ,ridgegourd outside only,as it cooks very fast
  • Mix rice flour with the coconut milk ( adding rice flour thickens the curry)
  • Transfer the cooked veggies in a vessel,add the coconut milk and bring it to boil
  • Once the coconut milk comes to 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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