Olan is a mild, light flavored curry with the flavors of coconut milk, red gram, pumpkin. Olan is a traditional Kerala side dish which is regular at every Onamsadya.It's a mild stew that is delicately spiced with green chillies, flavored with curry leaves and coconut milk. This dish is very subtle in flavor and avoids the use of any spices or masala. The mildly sweet coconut milk, crushed curry leaves and aromatic coconut oil gives this dish a spectacular clean fresh flavor.
Prep Time | 20 minutes |
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Ingredients
- Ash gourd(peeled and cut into small pieces, Kumbalanga) - 100 gm
- Pumpkin(peeled and cut into small pieces, Mathanga) - 100 gm
- Green chillies(split the edges) - 4 nos
- Red gram(soaked in the water for about 6 hours, Thuvaraparippu) - 1 tbsp
- Coconut(grated) - 1/2 of
- Salt(As reqd) -
- Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
- Curry leaves - 1 spring
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Instructions
- Cook the vegetables and red gram dal in water along with salt and green chillies.
- Bring it to a boil.
- Bring it to a boil and remove from flame.
- Add coconut oil and curry leaves and mix well.
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