DHAVE HUMMAN

Dhave Humman is a traditional Kochi GSB Konkani style dish usually prepared during religious functions.Vegetables like Potato, Colocasia root, tender Long Yard Beans and a small piece of Bitter gourd cooked in Coconut Milk makes the curry more tasty and delicious.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare this delicious Dhave Humman

Ingredients:-

Potato.                      -2 medium size
Colocasia root( arbi). - 5
Long Yard beans.      -3
Bitter gourd.               - a very small piece
Green chilly.               -3
Cashew nuts.             - 10 nuts[optional]
Hing powder.              -1tsp 
Star Fruit.                    - 2 meddium size or Darmbya sol- small piece
Grated Coconut.          - from 1 big Coconut for extracting Coconut Milk

For Seasoning:-

Coconut oil.      -1tbsp
Mustard seeds. -1tsp 
Cumin seeds.    -1/2tsp
Curry leaves.     -1spring

Instructions:-

1. Grate one big Coconut.Grind the grated Coconut in a blender to extract the first fresh Coconut milk.Keep aside the fresh Coconut Milk.

2. Again grind the same Coconut grating by adding required Water and extract the Second Coconut Milk. Keep aside. 

3. Remove the outer skin of Potatoes and Colocasia roots.Wash and chop them into 1 inch long thin slices.Keep aside.

4. Wash and chop the tender Long Yard beans into 1inch lengthy pieces and keep aside

5. Wash and chop a very small piece of Bitter gourd into1inch long thin slices.Keep aside.

6. Wash and half slit Green Chillies lengthwise and keep aside.



Method :-

1. In a vessel add the chopped (vegetables)- Potato, Colocasia root, Long Yard beans and Bitter gourd         together along with half slit Green Chillies and Cashew nuts.

2. Add the extracted Second Coconut Milk and add little water if required.Boil and cook the Vegetables in       the Second Coconut milk till soft.

3. When the vegetables are cooked well add Salt and chopped Star fruits or add a small piece of Dharmbya sol [Kudum puli] and boil for 2 minutes.

4. Add the first fresh Coconut milk and mix well.Do not boil after adding the fresh Coconut milk. and switch off the flame.

5. Add Hing powder and mix everything well.

6. Heat Coconut oil in a pan and splutter Mustard seeds. Add Cumin seeds and Curry leaves.Saute well and switch off the flame.

7. Pour the above  seasoning into the Dhave Humman in the vessel.

8. A yummy and delicious Kochi GSB style Dhave Humman is ready to serve with Rice.