Shirvale is a traditional recipe made in the Kokan villages (Maharastra, India) with Rice / Ragi or Nachni(finger millet) flour and served with sweetened coconut milk. It is one tedious recipe. Mainly made for special occasions.
During my childhood whenever we visited my hometown during vacations making Shirvale was an occasion in itself. We kids would go bring the shirvale maker which was a wooden device about a foot tall from whoever had it in the village. While the men would get freshly ground flour and women would sit to grate the coconut and then knead the freshly ground dough. Thus the making of Shirvale would begin with everyone in the kitchen.
I don’t know who said, workouts can’t happen in the kitchen but I do know they surely haven’t tried making some of our traditional Indian recipes. One thing I can say, Your entire bicep triceps shoulder workouts can happen while you prepare this dish 😉
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Nutritionally speaking, it’s best when made with nachni (finger millet). Though in terms of taste, rice is a better option.
Do give it a try and let me know how you find it.
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I have had it once in Apr 1993 at my friend's place in village called "Hadi" near Malvan town. I can still remember the taste. Tt was made of ragi with sweetened coconut milk. Will try to make it myself.
Do let us know how it turned out :)