Kuvalo Bafat with Roce - Daisy aunty

Recipe by Daisy Dsouza

Ingredients:

1/2 kg kuvalo
1 coconut, grated (for the roce)

1 tomato (sliced)

1 onion (finely sliced)

4 cloves garlic (finely sliced)

1 green chilli (slit)

1/2" ginger

2 small pieces cinnamon

4 cloves

6-8 tbsp bafat powder

salt

marble size tamarind (soaked in water)

Steps:

1. Peel the kuvalo and cut into medium size cubes.
   
   
2. Extract thick and thin coconut milk from fresh coconut and keep both aside separately. (see notes)
   
   
3. In a vessel, heat oil.
4. Add the onion, tomato, garlic, chilli, ginger, cinnamon and cloves and fry till the onion turns translucent.
5. Add the kuvalo and 1 1/2 cup of thin roce with salt, bafat powder and tamarind water and boil till kuvalo is cooked. 
6. Add the thick roce and mix well, bring to a boil. 
7. Switch off the flame and keep covered.
8. ENJOY!

Notes:

To prepare coconut milk, you can either use fresh grated coconut or coconut milk powder 

If you are using fresh coconut to prepare coconut milk

1. Thick coconut milk: Take 1/2 shredded coconut and grind with 1/2 cup of warm water and strain it into a bowl covered with muslin cloth and squeeze it. 
2. Thin coconut milk: Transfer the ground coconut back into the grinder and add required amount  of water and repeat the process. 

If you are using coconut milk powder to prepare thick coconut milk

1. Thick coconut milk: Dissolve 3 tbsp of coconut milk powder in 1/2 cup of warm water 
2. Thin coconut milk: Dissolve 3 tbsp of coconut milk powder in 1 cup of warm water