Gujarati Vaal Nu Shaak (Lima Beans Curry)

Name: Gujarati Vaal Nu Shaak (Lima Beans Curry)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 person
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 gram rangooni white lima beans; 1 cup water; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp oil; 1 tbsp tamarind + 3 tbsp jaggery soaked water; 3 tbsp pil; 1/2 tsp carom seeds; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; 2 dry red chilli; 1 bay leaf; 7-9 sweet curry leaves; 1.5 tsp garlic clove + 1tsp red chilli powder dry chutney; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; Salt as per taste; 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp spicy red chilli powder; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp coriander cumin powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1 cup water; 1 tbsp finely chopped green coriander leaves; leaves Chopped green coriander

Daxa Parmar @Daxa_2367

Vadodara, Gujarat, India

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Lima beans are used all across India and are very popular in Gujarat. In Gujarat, known as a celebratory food. They are served as special occasions, especially weddings. Vaal, or lima beans, are a highly prized bean in Gujarati cooking. Vaal nu shaak is considered a “wedding food” and is ubiquitous in Gujarati weddings. The creamy butter beans in this gravy, enhanced with sweet jaggery and sour tamarind, make for an unforgettable flavor combination your family will celebrate.

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Daxa Parmar @Daxa_2367

Vadodara, Gujarat, India

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 person

🎯 For Boiled Lima Beans :--
250 gramrangooni white lima beans
1 cupwater
1/2 tspsalt
1 tspoil
1 tbsptamarind + 3 tbsp jaggery soaked water
🎯 For Tempering Curry :--
3 tbsppil
1/2 tspcarom seeds
1/4 tspasafoetida
2dry red chilli
1bay leaf
7-9sweet curry leaves
1.5 tspgarlic clove + 1tsp red chilli powder dry chutney
1/2 tspturmeric powder
Salt as per taste
1 tspKashmiri red chilli powder
1/2 tspspicy red chilli powder
1 tspginger paste
1 tspcoriander cumin powder
1/2 tspgaram masala
1 cupwater
1 tbspfinely chopped green coriander leaves
👉🏻 For Garnishing :--
leavesChopped green coriander

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Steps

30 minutes

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First of all soak the lima beans in hot water for 6 to 8 hours. Then after 8 hours drain all the water from this lima beans and add 1 cup of water, salt, oil and baking soda to it, cover pressure cooker and cook 4 whistles on medium gas flame, boil it and leave it to cool.
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Mix tamarind and jaggery in water and keep it aside for 10 minutes and filter this water through a sieve.
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Now heat oil in a pan and add carom seeds to it, then add asafoetida, dry red chillies, bay leaf, sweet curry leaves and garlic chilli chutney to it and mix and saute.
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After that add turmeric powder, boiled water along with it and mix it with salt, Kashmiri red chili powder, spicy red chili powder, coriander cumin powder, garam masala, ginger paste and water and mix it with a lid and cook on medium gas flame cook for 5 minute.
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Then add the water of tamarind - jaggery and mix and cook till the oil separates. Now turn off the flame and add finely chopped green coriander leaves and mix.
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Now our very delicious Gujarati VaalNu Shaak is ready to serve.. Garnish this curry with green coriander leaves. Serve this curry with poori, roti, bajra roti or rice.
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