DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Konkani val val
Also known as: Konkani vegetable stew, Valval
Nitin’s selected Konkani val val cooks five named vegetables in water and divided coconut milk, then adds a coconut-oil and curry-leaf tempering; steamed rice is a recommended accompaniment.
About Konkani val val
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Nitin’s Konkani val val is a vegetable stew in a coconut-based sauce. His selected recipe uses carrots, potatoes, beans, green peas and pumpkin, finished with a coconut-oil and curry-leaf tempering.
The supplied medium-cut vegetables go into a large pot with enough water for cooking, a small portion of the coconut milk and salt. A lid covers them as they cook until tender without becoming mushy.
The remaining coconut milk is gently mixed through the same vegetables. The stew simmers briefly without being brought to a boil, and its salt is adjusted if needed.
Coconut oil and curry leaves heat in a separate small pan. This tempering is poured over the simmering val val and gently mixed in before the heat is turned off.
Nitin recommends steamed rice alongside val val. His combination keeps the vegetables distinct within the coconut sauce, with the separate curry-leaf tempering completing the stew.
Ingredients in Konkani val val
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- Coconut milksauce
- Mixed vegetablesbase
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- Konkani