Khatkhate ( Mix Vegetable )

This vegetable variety is made during the months of Shravan and Bhadrapad i.e the months of July and August . During the monsoons markets are flooded with various types of gourds and roots and tubers . Vegetables like bottle gourd , snake gourd , pumpkin , ridge gourd , ash gourd , sponge gourd excluding bitter gourd as well as yam , sweet potato , arbi , raw banana , raw papaya , and last but not the least corn cobs are used in this preparation .
The only veggies which are not usually added are leafy greens and capsicum , carrot , cabbage .
Actually you can use or even avoid any vegetables as per your choice .



Ingredients - 

100 - 150 gms ................... each of the above mentioned vegetables
2 full  .................................corn cobs ( cut into half inch rings )
1/2 small bowl ...................raw groundnuts
1/2 .....................................coconut ( freshly grated )
1/2 bowl ............................ cooked plain tuvar daal
2 tsp .................................. red chilly pd
1/2 tsp ..............................  turmeric pd
big lemon size .................. jaggery
8 - 10 ................................ teerphal ( konkani spice variety )
3 /4 .................................. kokam pieces
salt as per taste .

Method - 

In a big vessel boil and cook the vegetables .

First add all the hard vegetables like yam , papaya , sweet potato and corn rings etc .

After they are half cooked add the softer gourds .

Also add salt , jaggery ani kokam pieces at this time .

In the mixer grind grated coconut along with chilly and turmeric pd and teerphal .

When vegetables are almost cooked add the ground masala along with cooked daal .

Cook for 5 / 10 more minutes and switch off the gas .

This delicious filling mix veg vareity goes well with rice as well as chapati or just can be relished all by itself .