Karwar Style Valval Recipe (Mixed Vegetables In Coconut Milk)

Ingredients

• 1 cup Green beans (French Beans) Chopped
• 1 Carrot (Gajjar) chopped into small cubes
• 1/2 Green peas (Matar) chopped into small cubes
• 1 Potato (Aloo) chopped into small cubes
• 1/2 Mangalorean cucumber chopped into small cubes
• 1 cup Pointed gourd (Parval) slit
• 5 Green Chillies slit
• 3 cups Coconut milk
• 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
• 1-1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
• 2 Dry Red Chilli
• 1 tablespoon Coconut Oil
• 6 Curry leaves

Steps

1. To begin making the Karwar Style Valval Recipe (Mixed Vegetables In Coconut Milk), boil all the vegetables – beans, carrot, peas, potato, mangalore cucumber, parval and green chilies in water. They should be done but not mushy, so don't pressure cook.
2. Add the coconut milk, salt and cook for another 5 to 6 minutes. Take off the heat.
3. The next step is to prepare the tempering. Heat little coconut oil in a heavy bottomed pan.
4. Add mustard and cumin seeds. When they start popping, add the red chilies and curry leaves.
5. Pour the seasoning in the gravy and mix. Serve hot.
6. Serve Karwar Style Valval Recipe (Mixed Vegetables In Coconut Milk) along with Whole Wheat Lachha Paratha and Beetroot Pachadifor a weekday meal.