Chena (Elephant Yam) - Van Payar (Black Eyed Bean) Erissery is one of the nadan (traditional) dishes
in Kerala. From south to north you can find a lot of variety recipes for preparing an Erissery. The taste will get differed based on the main ingredients used. Here we are going to prepare it with Chena (Elephant Yam) and Van Payar (Black Eyed Bean). This is a low spicy dish served along with cooked rice as part of lunch or dinner.
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Kalan (Moru Curry) is also a typical Kerala dish and a must in our Sadyas (feasts). This is sour in taste and the main ingredients are Yum, Raw Plantain (Banana) and Yogurt (Curd). Some part of the state people make Kalan with a thick gravy but mostly youcan have it with medium gravy.
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Aviyal (Avial) is a typical Kerala dish which is a must in our Sadyas. The word ‘Aviyal’ means a mix of several. As a dish Aviyal (Avial) is a mixed vegetable recipe with thick gravy. You can use many vegetables available to prepare this dish but the very common ones are Yum, Ash Gourd, Carrots, Beans, Drumsticks and Raw Plantain (Banana). You can also add Cucumber (vellarikka), Ridge gourd (Peechinga), Bootle gourd(Churakka), Radish (Mullanki), Papaya (omakka,kappalanga), Potatoes (Urulakizhangu) etc. This is a great combination with Rice and also as a side dish.
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Olan is a typical Kerala dish and a must in Sadya (big feasts). This is a less spicy dish so everyone including children enjoys it.The main ingredients are Black-eyed Bean, Pumpkin, Ash Groud and Coconut Milk. This is a very easy dish and good to serve along with Cooked Rice or Chappathi.

The following recipe is meant to serve for 4 adults.

Read more: Olan - The Recipe