KHATKHATE

‘Khatkhate’ is a spiced vegetable stew/ gravy with lentils, coconut and spices.You can use any root vegetable that’s available including squash, sweet potato, radish or sweet corn cobs.

INGREDIENTS

120 gms freshly grated coconut

½ tsp turmeric powder
4 – 5 Kashmiri chillies
Tamarind
15 – 18 teflan / tirphal / sichuan pepper
1 inch piece of jaggery
Salt to taste
VEGETABLES

140 gms red pumpkin

2 drumsticks (cut into 2 inch size)

120 gms yam(known as munlyo in konkani)

1 green raw banana

20 gms snake gourd(known as padwal in konkani)

20 gms string beans

2 corn on the cobs (cut into pieces)
20 gms Lady finger
30 gms Cucumbers
Other than above mentioned veggies you can use any other vegetables of your choice or the seasonal vegetables

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Method:

1. Grind freshly grated coconut, turmeric powder,kashmiri chillies and tamarind together and keep the paste aside.

2. In another pot / kadai add the vegetable that take longer to boil and in 2 cups of water boil for 5 minutes on medium heat.

3. Now add the remaining vegetable and further boil the veg for 3 minutes. Please do not overcook the vegetables. Remove the vegetables into a bowl and keep the stock aside.

4. Now add the paste (which we had made in the 1st step)  to the boiled vegetables and cook for 2 minutes.

5. Use the vegetable stock to adjust the consistency of the gravy as you desire.

6. At this point add slightly pounded teflan, jaggery, tamarind and salt to taste.

7. Stir occasional or it might get caught at the bottom.

8. Once the vegetables are cooked your authentic Goan Khatkhate is done.