KHATKHATE
Goan ( Gaud Saraswat Brahmin ) cuisine
Khatkhate
This is a traditional and delicious recipe consisting of various vegetables and Tuvar daal flavored with minimal ingredients like coconut and teppal. This vegetarian stew is without ginger, garlic, onions and Oil ( u heard me). Made especially during Ganesh festival on Rishi Panchami. Khatkhate is healthy vegetarian vegan and if Tuvar dal is skipped , it’s also a keto friendly dish.
Served hot with rice
INGREDIENTS:
1cup cooked Tuvar dal
1 tablespoon of cooked white peas
VEGETABLES:
Sweet potatoes - 5-6 cubes
Potato -5-6 cubes
Eggplant ( baingan ) - 5-6 cubes
Lauki ( bottle gourd ) - 5-6 cubes
Radish - 5-6 cubes
Arbi ( colocassia) - 5-6 pieces
Sweet corn - 3-4 pieces
Carrots - 5-6 cubes
Pumpkin -5-6 cubes
French beans - 3 or 4 beans cut into small pieces
NOTE:
You can add any vegetables of your choice like tendli ( ivy gourd), ridge gourd,gavar ( cluster beans), raw banana or drumsticks except Bhindi ( lady’s finger ) and Karela ( bitter gourd)
VATAN MASALA GRIND:
½ cup fresh grated coconut
3- 4 dry red chilies
¼ tsp haldi
Lemon sized tamarind soaked in water or tamarind paste
1tbsp jaggery ( depending on how sweet you like the dal.. this dal is tangy, sweet and spicy)
Soak 10 - 12 teppal ( triphal ) in water for 15 - 20 mins. Crush them lightly before adding them in khatkhate
INSTRUCTIONS:
Add dal in a large pot
Add vegetables and salt. Add water Cover and cook until vegetables are 60 % cooked
Add the ground Vatan masala
Add teppal and continue to boil until vegetables are fully cooked
Adjust seasoning
Can add Kokum in the end to sour taste is desired.
Khatkhate is ready!
Serve hot with rice or chapatis.