Olan Recipe

Olan is a popular recipe of Kerala.It is a trditional recipe of Kerala


Ingredients for Olan

Pumpkin – 50 gms [peel and cut into cubes]

Ash gourd – 100 gms [peel and cut into cubes]

Red Gram Dal – 2 tbsp

Green Chilies – 5 [cut into pieces]

Coconut – 1 cup [grated]

Coconut Oil – 2 tbsp

Curry Leaves – 2 strands

Salt to taste

Method of Preparing Olan

Squeeze out 1/4 cup of the milk from the grated coconut without adding water. Take one more cup of milk from the coconut by adding little warm water.

Cook the red gram dal in pressure cooker. Cook the vegetables with salt and green chilies.

Mix the cooked red gram dal and cooked vegetables. Add 1 cup coconut milk and boil, when it becomes thick, add 1/4 cup of thick coconut milk. Cook again for 2 minutes.

Remove from the fire and add coconut oil and fresh curry leaves and serve.