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17. Valval – Amchi Vegetable Stew

Ingredients

• Pumpin – cut into cubes
• Ash gourd – cut into cubes
• Beans – cut into an inch long pieces
• Carrot – cut into cubes
• Cashew – a handful
• All the veggies together should amount to about 2 cups
• Coconut Milk – 1cup think milk and 1 cup thick milk– I used Maggi Coconut milk powder sachet
• Green chillies – 1 or 2
• Salt to taste

For tempering:

• Ghee – 2 tsp
• Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
• Curry leaves – 10-12
• Asafoetida – a pinch (optional)

Instructions

1. Cook all the veggies along with slit green chillies and salt in a pressure cooker or in a sauce pan. I added 2 tsps of coconut milk powder in the water. (Ideally veggies are cooked in thin coconut milk)
2. Now Add the thick coconut milk (I mixed rest of the of the coconut milk powder with a little more than half cup water) and give it a boil. (Adjust salt if required)
3. Heat ghee in a pan. Add cumin seeds. When they splutter, add asafetida and curry leaves. Pour the tempering over the prepared stew.

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