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Best Chanya Ros | Goan Vegetarian Vatana curry

Chanya Ros is a delicious vegan white vatana gravy from the Goan cuisine. Mostly prepared during religious occasions, its best served with bread/rice.
Course Main Course, sabzi
Cuisine Asian, goan, Indian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 5 people
Calories 437.81kcal

Ingredients

To cook the vatana

To prepare the masala

To prepare the curry

Instructions

To cook the vatana

  • Soak the watana in water overnight or for 8 hours.
  • Drain and then boil them in salt and turmeric water for 20 minutes. I pressure cooked it for 4 whistles in the traditional Indian pressure cooker.

To prepare the masala

  • In a pan, add oil and once its hot enough add and roast dried red chillies, peppercorns, coriander seeds, cloves and fennel seeds for 2 minutes on medium flame. Transfer to a plate.
  • Again add oil to the pan and fry onions, ginger and garlic. Once the onions turn translucent, Transfer to the plate.
  • Next add shredded coconut to the pan and dry roast it till they begin to brown. Be careful to not burn it. Cook it on low-medium flame. Transfer to the plate.
  • Once all the roasted ingredients have cooled down, grind it to a smooth paste by adding water.

To prepare the curry

  • Heat oil in a pan, temper mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Once they begin to crackle, add the curry leaves, and a slit green chilly.
  • Add the boiled vatana to the pan. Mix it well.
  • Then add the freshly ground paste. Add water to get the desired consistency and salt as required, mix and bring it to a a boil on a medium flame. Chef Tip - Add water gradually to get the desired consistency. You can also skip adding water if you feel the consistency is right.
  • Garnish it with chopped cilantro and take it off the flame.

Nutrition

Calories: 437.81kcal | Carbohydrates: 59.29g | Protein: 18.01g | Fat: 16.34g | Saturated Fat: 6.26g | Sodium: 1423.22mg | Potassium: 869.76mg | Fiber: 18.3g | Sugar: 10.48g | Vitamin A: 1113.57IU | Vitamin C: 482.6mg | Calcium: 227.7mg | Iron: 6.57mg