Godya Valachi Amti

I still remember how we discovered this amti. My whole family had gone to Shri Ashtavinayak tour. When we returned back to Mumbai, it was late and we hadn't dined yet. So we decided to eat out. There is this restaurant called "Trupti" right opposite Plaza cinema at Dadar, Mumbai. We went in and ordered a Maharashtrian Thali. Among many delectable items, we tasted this godya vaalachi amti for the first time. Now, we do use gode vaal in our cooking and my grandmother used to make a coconut based curry with it. But this one was simpler to make as it doesn't involve any grinding. The only requirement is a good quality Goda Masala.


Godya Vaalachi Amti
Beans Curry
Ingredients

• 3 cups gode vaal/suri vaal, cooked
• salt to taste
• 1 tbsp jaggery
• 2-3 kokum
• 1/2 tsp chili powder

Tempering

• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 sprig curry leaves
• 1 tbsp goda masala

Garnish
2 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped
2 tbsp fresh coconut, grated

Method
1. Pressure cook gode vaal and set aside.
2. Heat oil in a saucepan. Add mustard seeds, turmeric powder, asafoetida & curry leaves. As they splutter, add goda masala. Stir fry for 1 minute without letting the masala burn.
3. Add cooked beans along with the cooking liquid, kokum, jaggery, chili powder and salt. Add more water to get a curry consistency. Bring to boil.
4. As the curry boils, switch the gas to low. Add coconut and cilantro. Simmer for 10 minutes.

Note -
1. The curry is sweetish and has thin consistency.
2. Please do not substitute any other spice mix for goda masala.
3. 3 cups gode vaal in the ingredient list are obtained by soaking about 1 cup dry gode/surti vaal.