Olan - The Recipe
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.
Ingredients of Olan:
| Black Eyed Beans (Van Payar) | : 1/2 Cup |
| Ash Groud (Elavan / Kumbalanga) | : 1 Cup |
| Pumpkin (Mathan) | : 1 Cup |
| Green Chilies (Pacha Mulaku) | : 3 to 4 nos |
| Coconut Milk (Thengapal) thick | : 1/2 Cup |
| Coconut Milk (Thengapal) thin | : 1/2 Cup |
| Curry Leaves (Kariveppila) | : 5 to 6 nos |
| Coconut / Sunflower Oil | : 1 tablespoon |
| Salt | : for tast |
Preparation:
Soak the Black-eyed beans overnight, approximately around 12 Hrs. Presure cook or boil it. Meanwhile chop the Pumpkin and Ash Groud into small pieces (3cm - 3cm) after removing the skin. Once the Bean is half cooked add the Pumpkin, Ash Groud adn the thin Coconut Milk into it. Add enough Salt and Green Chilies. Once the vegetables are cooked well add the thick Coconut Milk into it. Sim the flame and stir it slowly untill the mix is cooked well. Pour hot oil tempered with curry leaves into it and serve hot.
March 16th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
Hi,
Am blogging your Olan as a model recipe in the 1001 Kerala curries cookbook at http://ramkicooks.blogspot.com/
/Thanks for the recipe