South Indian Foods

Olan Recipe

Olan

Cuisine Style: Kerala, Cooking Time: 25 minutes, To Serve: 2, Take with: Rice/Roti, Type: Lunch Gravy

Ingredients

  • Black-eyed beans - 1 cup
  • Ash gourd (Surakkai) - 1 cup
  • Coconut milk - 1 cups
  • Green chillies - 3 nos
  • Oil - 1 tbs
  • Jeera Powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves
  • Salt

Preparation

  • Soak Black-eyed beans overnight and boil it in pressure cook.
  • Cut white pumpkin into 1 inch cubical shape.
  • Prepare one cup of coconut milk and mix 1/2 tbs rice flour (for who likes thick gravy).
  • In a pan heat oil and put mustard seed then curry leaves.
  • Then add slit green chillies and salt and fry for 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Pour 2 cups of water and sprinkle jeera powder.
  • Put Ash gourd into it and boil till soft.
  • Now add coconut milk.
  • Reduce the flame.
  • Take out of the flame after 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Serve hot.

Note

  • You can add pumpkin (Poosanikkai) also.

Tip

  • Use coconut oil for better flavor.

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