Name: Kalan
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 100 gm Elephant yam (cut into small pieces, Chena); Raw banana (A small one, Vazhakka); 3 nos Green chillies (slit the edge); 1 tsp Pepper powder; 1 cup Water; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; Salt (As reqd); 1/2 ltr Mashed yoghurt (without water); 1/2 of Coconut (grated); 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); 1/2 tsp Fenugreek (fried and powdered, Uluva); 4 tsp Ghee; 2 nos Dry red chillies (broken into two, Kollamulaku); 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 sprig Curry leaves

Kalan

By AnitaJacob

• September 15, 2005

Kalan

A preparation with yoghurt or curd with thick gravy

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

100 gm Elephant yam cut into small pieces, Chena
Raw banana A small one, Vazhakka
3 nos Green chillies slit the edge
1 tsp Pepper powder
1 cup Water
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
Salt As reqd
1/2 ltr Mashed yoghurt without water
1/2 of Coconut grated
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
1/2 tsp Fenugreek fried and powdered, Uluva
4 tsp Ghee
2 nos Dry red chillies broken into two, Kollamulaku
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 sprig Curry leaves

Instructions

Remove the skin of the plantain and slice it into small pieces. 2)Grind coconut and cumin seeds to a smooth paste without adding water. Keep it aside.
Dissolve the pepper powder in 1/2 cup of water and strain it through a clean cloth.
Cook the vegetables in the above water.
Add turmeric powder and salt. Stir well.
When the water dries up, add 1 tsp of ghee.
Add yoghurt and mix well.
Lower the flame.
When the curd boils and becomes dry and thick, add the ground coconut mixture and fenugreek powder. Stir well.
Bring to a boil.
Remove from flame.
Heat 3 tsp of ghee in a small frying pan.
Splutter mustard seeds, dry red chillies and curry leaves.

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tina john,tiny mampilly November 23, 2005

i think this recepie will work fine if v use more chilly powder instead of pepper powder and green chillies.v tried that way and it was excellent.our collegues liked it very much….thanks a lot pachakam.com..thanks a lot

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Ammu May 30, 2006

This is a very good recipe…and very authentic..most people now use red chilli powder for kaalan..but the traditional kaalan and sradha pulisseri are made with pepper powder instead of red chilli powder..thanks a lot..

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jisna August 10, 2010

Easy to make and tasty…..

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JS October 4, 2007

it was a goodrecipie .it came out really well.thanks


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smitha November 5, 2006

Good Recipe!Only we had problem of getting pullicha thaiyru.