Thursday 4 April 2019

Valval / Vegetables in Instant Coconut Milk / Konkani Recipe


Valval is a Konkani dish.Valval is a GSB Konkani style mixed vegetable curry cooked in coconut milk.Vegetables like Ash gourd, Pumpkin, Potato and Colocasia are used in this dish.We can make Valval using ready made instant coconut milk powder.Adding Hing powder, fresh Coconut oil and fresh Curry leaves makes the curry more tasty and aromatic.No seasoning in this recipe.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Valval using Instant Coconut Milk.

Ingredients:-

Ash gourd (Kuvale).                - a small piece.
Pumpkin. (Dudhi).                   - a small piece
Potato.                                      - 1 medium size
Colocasia.                                - 5
Green chillies.                         - 4
Cashewnuts.                            - 8 or 10
Instant Coconut milk powder. - 50 gm + 25 gm
Hing powder.                           -1tsp
Curry leaves.                            -1spring
Coconut oil.                             -1tsp
Salt.                                          - to taste

Instructions:-

1). Peel the outer skin, remove the seeds and chop the Ash gourd and Pumpkin into 1inch lengthy pieces. Wash well and keep aside.

2). Peel the skin and chop Potato and Colocasia into 1inch lengthy pieces. Wash well and keep aside.

3). In a bowl add 50 gm ready made instant Coconut milk powder and 2cup of water. Mix well without lumps and make a thin Coconut milk. Keep aside the instant thin Coconut Milk.

4). In another bowl add 25 gm Coconut milk powder and 1/4 cup of water.Mix well without lumps and make a thick Coconut milk.Keep aside the instant thick Coconut Milk.

5). Wash and half slit Green chillies and keep aside.

Method:-

1). In a cooking vessel add the chopped Colocasia pieces, Potato pieces, Ash gourd pieces, Pumpkin pieces, half slit Green chillies and Cashewnuts.

2). Add the instant thin Coconut milk and sufficient water (to cook the vegetables) into the cooking vessel and boil well. Cover and cook on low flame till the vegetables become soft and cooked well.

3). Add required Salt into the cooking vessel and mix well.Boil and cook on low flame.

4). Add the instant thick Coconut Milk into the cooking vessel and mix well. When the boiling bubbles starts to appear on the curry switch off the flame. (Do not boil the curry too much after adding instant thick Coconut Milk).

5). Add Hing powder and fresh Curry leaves into the mixed vegetable curry / Valval in the cooking vessel and mix well.

6). Pour 1tsp Coconut oil over the Valval. Mix well and transfer the Valval to a serving bowl.

A very tasty Valval / Vegetables cooked in Instant Coconut Milk is ready to serve hot with rice.

Related post -

Valval

https://konkanicookbook.blogspot.com/2017/11/valval-kochi-gsb-konkani-style.html?m=1

Try the recipe and enjoy the tasty dish.

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