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Khatkhata

A Goan speciality – a medley of vegetables cooked with toovar dal and coconut masala. A Goan speciality – a medley of vegetables cooked with toovar dal and coconut masala. A Konkani recipe of mixed vegetables with coconut and lentils (tur dal). A varied mix of fresh veggies like pumpkin, green beans, drumsticks along with corn cob make this coconut curry a relish. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Khatkhata

Main Ingredients Split pigeon pea (toor dal/arhar dal), Corn corb
Cuisine Goan
Course Main Course Vegetarian
Prep Time 26-30 minutes
Cook time 26-30 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Spicy
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Veg

Ingredients list for Khatkhata

  • 1 cup Split pigeon pea (toor dal/arhar dal) cooked
  • 1 Corn corb cut into 2 inch pieces
  • ½ Carrot roughly chopped
  • 8-10 Tendli ends cut
  • 8-10 French beans cut into pieces
  • ½ cup Pumpkin cubed
  • 2-3 Colocassia (arbi) peeled and cubed
  • 1 Raw banana peeled and cubed
  • ½ cup Yam cubed
  • 1 Sweet potato peeled and cubed
  • ½ cup Fresh coconut grated
  • 1 tablespoon Tamarind pulp
  • to taste Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
  • ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
  • 7-8 Triphal
  • 1 tablespoon Jaggery (gur) grated
  • to sprinkle Coconut oil

Method

  1. Heat a non-stick pan, add dal, corn pieces, carrot, tendli, French beans and mix well. Add ½ cup water, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
  2. Add pumpkin, colocasia, raw bananas, yam and sweet potato and mix well. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
  3. Grind together coconut and tamarind pulp into a fine paste with water as required.
  4. Discard seeds of triphal and soak in water for 5-10 minutes.
  5. Add ground paste to the pan and mix well. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  6. Add jaggery and triphal and mix well. Cover and cook for 2 minutes.
  7. Drizzle coconut oil on top and serve hot.
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