Olan

                                                 Olan

No Kerala Sadya(feast)is complete without olan in menu.It is a less spicy dish and it was my most favourite dish during my child hood.Now My 2 years old Kannan is a big fan of olan.This dish is flavoured with coconut milk curry leaves and coconut oil.(Excuse me those who doesnt like coconut oil...without coconut oil I cant imagine an olan recipe).My Amma(mom) used to prepare this dish with potato and colocasia too.

Ingredients:

• Ash gourd:/kumbalanga:(sliced in to broad pieces):1 cup
• Cow pea/vanpayar:1/4 cup
• Green chilly:2
• Thick coconut milk:1/2 cup
• Thin coconut milk:1/2 cup
• Curry leaves:2 springs
• Coconut oil:1 tblspn

Method:

• Wash the cowpeas and soak it in water over night.
• Cook the cow peas with enouh water,either in cooker or in a pan.Dont over cook.
• Once the beans are half cooked add Ash gourd pieces,green chillies and salt.
•  Add thin coconut milk too.
• Keep it in low flame.
• Once vegetables are cooked well add thick coconut milk.And stir it slowly .
• Add coconut milk and curry leaves.