Olan Recipe | Kerala Olan Curry Recipe
Olan is a classic and authentic recipe of Kerala. This is a simple and flavourful recipe made with black eyed peas and ash gourd. This recipe requires only very few ingredients like ash gourd, black eyed peas, coconut milk, green chillies, curry leaves and coconut oil. The flavours of olan are so mild and taste similar to stew. It is usually served in the Onam Sadhya meal, but it also tastes great with appam and idiyappam.
Equipment
- Cooking pot
Ingredients
- 2 cups Ash Gourd / Thadiyangai / White Pumpkin peeled and cubed
- ½ cup Karamani (Black Eyed Peas) cooked
- 2 cups Coconut Milk (second extract)
- 1 cup Coconut Milk (first extract) First Extract (thick)
- 2 no Green Chillies slit
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Take ash gourd, cooked karamani, green chillies, curry leaves and salt in a pan.
- Add in second extract coconut milk and cook covered till vegetable is cooked. Slightly mash ashgourd which thickens the curry slightly.
- Now add in the thick coconut milk and mix well. Turn off the heat. Mix well and serve.
- Notes: For cooking black eyed peas or karamani. Wash and soak karamani over night. Take it in pressure cooker, add in salt and cover with water. Pressure cook for 4 to 5 whistle. Switch off heat and let the pressure release by itself. Open the cooker and strain the water. You can use this for olan.
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Notes
- Cooking the vegetables in the coconut milk adds so much flavour to the dish.
- Turn off the heat when adding thicker first coconut milk, else it may curdle.
- You can add sliced ginger in this curry
- You can add more green chillies if you want this to be spicy.
- Adding a drizzle of coconut oil in the end adds so much flavour.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingsCalories: 495kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 7gFat: 49gSaturated Fat: 43gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 33mgPotassium: 577mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 30IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 98mgIron: 9mg
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