Kerala Olan Recipe
Prep Time : 10 mins
Serves: 2-3
Recipe Category: Side dish-Curry
Recipe Cuisine: Kerala Recipes
Ingredients needed
Ash gourd (kumbalanga)-1 cup
Yellow pumpkin (Mathanga ) -1 cup
Green chilli -3-4 slit
Thin coconut milk -3/4 cup
Thick coconut milk -1/2 cup
Black eyed peas/vanpayar -1/4 cup
Salt needed
Coconut oil -3 tsp
Curry leaves -few
Preparation
Soak black eyed peas overnight and pressure cook with a little salt for 2 whistles. Keep it aside.
Peel and chop both ash gourd and pumpkin into medium sized pieces.
Extract coconut milk from half a coconut or use ready made coconut milk. If using store bought coconut milk, dilute it with water for thin coconut milk. Check out how to extract coconut milk in detail.
Method
Cook both ash gourd and pumpkin along with slit green chillies and salt needed in thin coconut milk.
Once it is cooked, add thick coconut milk, cooked cow peas (vanpayar) and cook over low flame for 5-6 minutes and switch off the heat. (Do not boil too much after adding 1 st or thick coconut milk)
Add curry leaves and drizzle raw coconut oil on top.
Yummy Kerala Olan is ready to be served.
Note
If you want a slightly thick Olan, then add only 1/4 cup thick, 1 st coconut milk.
| Olan without vanpayar |
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View Comments (19)
Mmmm love olan...looks yum...somehow after coming to Hyderabad making this dish has become a rarity...Must make it for this Onam
looking tasty and inviting
Looks really yummm....
Interesting dish. Looks delicious and yummy.
Looks delicious and creamy..
Olan looks perfect!!..waiting for Onam to make it:-)
Looks perfect.. would you mind coming here for Onam? It comes on a weekday and my plans for sadhya :( :(
nice combo; ash gourd and pumpkin together.. haven't tasted this..
Nice Olan recipe looks rich and creamy.
Very delicious:)