VALOR NU SHAAK/ STIR FRIED HYACINTH BEANS
An easy to make, delicious with simple spices, Valor Nu Shaak is a Gujarati style vegetable side dish. Its generally served with rotli (wheat flatbread), a lentil curry and rice as a part of the daily meal.
Ingredients
- 500 g valor
- 1 cup fresh peas
- 1 medium brinjal
- 2 tbsps oil
- 6 cloves of garlic
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 1 tsp chilli paste
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- ½ tsp carom seeds
- ¼ tsp asafoetida
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tsp coriander cumin powder
- ¼ tsp sugar
- 1 - 1¼ tsp salt
- 3 tbsps chopped fresh coriander
Instructions
- Wash the valor. Snap the ends and remove them. Split open the pod. Snap into nearly 1 inch pieces. Check for wiggly worms.
- Cut the brinjal into medium cubes and leave in the water till required.
- Chop the garlic finely.
- Mix the valor, peas and brinjal.
- Heat oil in a wide pan.
- Add mustard, carom seeds. When they splutter, add asafoetida and garlic. Stir fry the garlic till it just begins to turn pink.
- Add turmeric powder, chilli and ginger paste. Mix well.
- Add the vegetables.
- Add salt and sugar and mix well.
- Cover the pan and cook the vegetable over low heat.
- Usually the water that comes out from the valor and brinjal is enough, but if the vegetable begins to stick to the pan, add ¼ cup of water.
- Cook till the vegetables are done. Add coriander cumin powder. Mix well.
- Garnish with chopped fresh coriander.
- Serve with dal and hot chappati.
Notes
- For a different taste add 2 tbsps of tomato puree when the vegetable is done. Cover and leave for 5 minutes.
- To make dhana jiru, roast 1 part coriander seeds over low heat. Then roast ¼ part cumin seeds. Stir all the time, roast till you hear a crackling sound. Grind both together and store in an airtight container.
- Prepare the vegetable ahead and warm it up before serving.
- You can make valor with potatoes, fresh pigeon peas, corn, etc.