Kerala olan recipe is one of the popular and traditional dish in kerala onam sadhya ( feast ) with ash gourd and cow peas. Here no spices is added but the dish simply tastes yummy only because of the flavour of coconut milk. Ash gourd (kumbalanga )and cow peas (van payar) is stewed in coconut milk which is served as an accomplishment with rice for sadhya. Some other kerala sadya recipes are pachadi, kaalan, erissery, pulissery, payasam, koottu curry and so on. So lets see how to make kerala style Olan recipe with ash gourd and cow peas.
Ash gourd / white pumpkin/ kumbalanga - 1 cup
Cow peas / van payar - half a cup
Green chilies - 2
Thin coconut milk - 1 cup
Thick coconut milk - quarter a cup
Coconut oil
Curry leaves
Salt
INGREDIENTS
Ash gourd / white pumpkin/ kumbalanga - 1 cup
Cow peas / van payar - half a cup
Green chilies - 2
Thin coconut milk - 1 cup
Thick coconut milk - quarter a cup
Coconut oil
Curry leaves
Salt
PREPARATION
- Soak the cow peas for 4 hours and then pressure cook it until done.
- Remove the skin from ash gourd and chop into small pieces.
- Now add this chopped ash gourd to the cooked cow peas along with green chilies, salt and thin coconut milk.
- Let it cook until the vegetables are done.
- When done, add the thick coconut milk and reduce the flame.
- Stir slowly until the mix is cooked well and remove from fire.
- Season with coconut oil and curry leaves.
- Mix well and cover it for few minutes. This makes the dish more flavorful.
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