Khatkhatem (Mixed Vegetable Gravy)

Ingredients:

Raw banana pieces: 1 cup (cubed)

Pumpkin pieces: 1 cup (cubed)

Drumsticks pieces: 1 cup (cubed)

Radish pieces: 1 cup (cubed)

Green peas: ½ cup

Toor dal: 1/4th cup

Grated coconut:  1 ½ cup

Red chillies: 3

Turmeric: ½ tspn

Teflam: 20

Tamarind pulp: 1tbspn

Salt to taste

Method:

• Cut all the vegetables into cubes except drumsticks and radish. Cut the drumsticks and radish lengthwise. Grind the coconut, red chillies, turmeric and tamarind to fine paste with little water.
• Wet the teflams and pound a bit.
• Cook the toor dal in 3 cups of water.
• Then add the drumsticks and radish pieces and cook for 10 mins
• Then add the pumpkin, raw banana, green peas and again cook for 10 mins.
• Then add ground coconut paste, teflams , salt, 1 cup of water and cook for 5 mins
• Serve with chapatti, puri, bread or rice