Olan
Olan
INGREDIENTS
- Ash gourd കുമ്പളങ്ങ - 2 cup (chopped)
- Black-eyed beans / Cowpeas വന്പയര് - ½ cup
- Thick coconut milk തേങ്ങാപാല് - ¾ Cup
- Green chilli പച്ചമുളക് - 3 Nos
- Coconut Oil വെളിച്ചെണ്ണ - 1 Table Spoon
- Curry leaves കറിവേപ്പില - 1 Sprig
- Salt ഉപ്പ് – To taste
INSTRUCTIONS
- Peel the ash gourd and remove the seeds. Cut it into small pieces. Slit green chillies lengthwise.
- Wash and clean the black-eyed beans (cowpeas).
- Pressure cook the beans by adding 2 cups of water and a little salt. When you hear the first whistle, reduce the heat to low and wait for 2 more whistles. Turn off the heat and keep it closed till the pressure settles (12-15 minutes). Drain the water after pressure drops.
- Cook ash gourd in a covered vessel by adding green chillies, salt and 1¼ cup of water (medium heat).
- When ash gourd is cooked, add the cooked cowpeas and curry leaves. Cook the mixture for another 2 minutes.
- Now, add thick coconut milk and turn off the heat just prior the dish starts boiling.
- Pour 1 table spoon of coconut oil and transfer the olan to the serving dish.
NOTES
2) Serve olan with boiled rice.
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Author: Shaan Geo
According to me cooking is an equal-opportunity talent and I find that anybody can cook. It is not limited by the age, profession, caste, colour or creed of a person. What is needed is the love for cooking. For me the passion for cooking does not stop in the kitchen, when I travel, I continue to be inspired by eating in some of the best restaurants around the world.
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16 comments on “Olan”
Suresh, really glad to know that you are frequent visitor and you always follow my recipes in your kitchen. I will try to include the fried rice recipe ASAP. Thank you very much for the feedback.
Thanks for sharing this recipe. I always wondered what this Olan and Kalan is… Seems to be an easy recipe… will try…
Welcome Sunita 🙂 Olan and Kalan are entirely different. Check out the kalan recipe here. Thanks for the feedback.
Dear Shaan, Super Recipe…. Mother touch…. all the best… I read so many, but these are entirely different. thanks a lot.
Dear Meera, Thank you very much for your kind words of encouragement. Appreciate it very much 🙂
Hi Shaan thank u for your recipes. I will try to make some from these. Can you include some diet foods.
Welcome Aneesahmed. I will try to include more diet recipes. Meanwhile please have a look into Healthy Recipes
Mr Shaan thanks for the cooking guide. Please can you explain how make to pachadi.
Rajesh, Thanks for the feedback. Pineapple Pachadi recipe is already posted in the website. Please check it under the category Veg side dishes.
My all time favorite. Instead of ash gourd, red pumpkin can also be used. It is tasty that way too. I use full coconut i.e. pulp is not discarded. All ingredients are put together in cooker and then oil bagar is given with mustard seeds and curry leaves. 🙂
Rani, Great to know that you love Olan. Hope you will try other recipes too. Thanks for the tip.
Thank you Shaan its very simple I tried and very tasty also. Merlin.
Merlin, Thank you very much for trying this Olan recipe and also for the feedback.
Hi Shaan, Your recipes are simple and many of them perfect for nala paachakam (for Bachelors and Forced bachelors). This is the first time I open. But I am sure most of them will be great!
Sanil, Thank you very much for your kind words of encouragement. Appreciate it very much. Hope you will try the recipes listed here and see you here often 🙂
Dear Shaan, It tip is more attractive. Always I follow your recipes. Thanks for your presentation without any screen like others recipe. Waiting for your attractive fried rice recipe, that make more confident me.