Khat Khate with Garam masala

October 01, 2020

Khat Khate with Garam masala

Khat khate is a variation of vegetable kurma. This recipe is having a garam masala based gravy.

Ingredients :

Mung beans : 1 cup

Jaggery : 2 tblsp

Sichuan pepper (tefla) : 15 - 20

Kokum rinds : 7 - 8

Masala:

Coconut : 3 cups

Garam masala powder : 2 - 3 tblsp

Tamarind : 1 lemon size ball

*Vegetables such as:

Carrots : 1

French beans : 10 - 15

Radish : 1 - 2

Drumstick : 1

Ridge gourd :1/2

Yam : 1 wedge

Pineapple : 3 - 4 slices

Taro corm : 4 - 5

Pumpkin : 1 bowl

Semi ripe papaya : 1 bowl

Kohlrabi (nab/goddo) : 1 - 2

Mature jackfruit pods : 1 bowl

Procedure:

Wash the mung beans and and cook them.

Soak tamarind in water and extract the pulp.

Roast the coconut on a low flame for 8 - 10 minutes until light brown. Then add garam masala to it and grind it to a paste.

Crush the Sichuan peppers (use fresh or dried)

Cut all vegetables into chunks and cook them. Put the ones that take time to cook first such as knol khol, raddish, drumsticks and tender bananas

Once they are half done add the remaining vegetables and cook them along with the crushed Sichuan peppers.

Cook taro and yam separately in tamarind water and add to the other vegetables (this is optional, you can also cook all vegetables together). Make sure you rub some tamarind or kokum rinds on your hands or use gloves when cutting yam to avoid itching.