Khatkhate is a mixed vegetable stew. Triphal berries lend the dish its unique flavour.
Ingredients:
½ cup toor dal (yellow pigeon peas)
3 drumsticks (cut into 2-inch pieces)
1 carrot (cut into pieces)
1 tsp cumin seeds
8 curry leaves
1 tsp coriander powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp jaggery
8 teppal berries/ triphal berries/ Sichuan pepper (crushed)
5 dried kokum petals OR marble-sized ball of tamarind
½ cup raw banana
1 radish (cut into pieces)
4-5 dry red chillies
½ cup ridge gourd
½ cup pumpkin (chopped into pieces)
1 cup grated coconut
Salt to taste
Method:
Boil 3 cups water and put in the toor dal. Let it cook for 5 minutes.
Grind the coconut, chillies, turmeric, and jaggery with a little water.
In a little water, cook the carrot, banana, ridge gourd, radish for roughly 10 minutes. Then add the drumsticks and cook till soft.
Heat oil in a pan, put the cumin seeds and let it fry for 10 seconds. Then throw in the curry leaves. Add the coconut paste after a few seconds.
Then, add the dal.
Lastly, put in the cooked vegetables, triphal berries, coriander powder, kokum, and salt. Let it cook for a few minutes till ready.
