Halwai June 2, 2025

Ingredients:

• 100 g- long beans (karamani, chowli, snake beans)
• 150 g – yellow Pumpkin
• 150 g – Ridge gourd
• 150 g- Gherkins (kovakkai, tendli)
• 150 g- Sweet Potato
• 1 cup- grated Coconut
• 2 green chilies, slit
• 3 red chilies
• 2 tsp Urad Dal
• 2 tsp Coriander seeds
• 1 cup- curds, beaten till smooth
• 1 tbsp- oil
• ½ tsp- mustard
• Curry leaves few
• salt to taste

Method:

  1. Cut long beans into 2 cm long pieces. Slice gherkins.
  2. Peel and dice rest of the vegetables.
  3. Add enough water to cover and simmer till soft. Add salt tot taste, simmer for 2 more minutes.
  4. Roast green and red chilies with 1 tsp oil. Add urad dal and coriander seeds.
  5. Roast for few more seconds. Grind the roasted ingredients with coconut to a paste.
  6. Add the ground paste to cooked vegetables and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Remove from fire and stir in the curd.
  7. Heat the oil, season with mustard and curry leaves and add to the curry.

Recipe courtesy of Chandra Bhat