Ingredients

• Mixed vegetables - 1/2 kg (yam, curry plantain, yellow pumpkin)
• Coconut - 1/2, grated
• Red chillies - 3 to 4
• Kokum - 1 small piece
• Oil (coconut) - 1 tbsp
• Mustard- 1 tsp
• Cumin - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - a few
• Coconut oil - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste.

How to Make Alchikeri

• Dice the vegetables. Boil them with salt and water.
• Keep aside 2 tbsp of grated coconut and grind the rest with red chillies.
• Add the ground coconut-chilli paste to the vegetables. Add kokum too and let it simmer for 3 mins.
• Prepare seasoning with oil, mustard and curry leaves. Add to the vegetable mixture.
• Roast the 2 tbsp of grated coconut that was set aside in 1 tsp oil and add it too.
• Mix well and serve.