Olan Recipe
Olan is a special dish for a special occasion. Olan Curry is an authentic Kerala Sadhya recipe made with fresh coconut milk and a combination of vegetables. This Kerala Olan Recipe looks yum and tastes delicious.
Servings: 4
Calories: 26kcal
Ingredients
- Pumpkin - 1 cup, cut in small cubes
- Ash gourd - 1 cup, cut in small cubes
- Bottle gourd -1 cup, cut in small cubes
- Long beans – ½ cup. cut in 2 inch long pieces
- Green chilies - 3-4, cut in halves
- Green gram whole – 1 cup (Pressure cooked)
- Curry leaves - 4-5
- Coconut – ½ a coconut grated
- Salt to taste
- Coconut Oil – ½ tsp
Instructions
- Pressure cook green gram dal. Keep aside
- Cook chopped pumpkin, ash gourd, bottle gourd, beans and slit chillies with very little water. Add salt.
- Once the vegetables are cooked, add the cooked green gram dal.
- Grind the coconut with 1/4 cup water and extract coconut milk.
- Tip in the coconut milk extract to the cooked vegetables. Simmer on low flame for about 2-3 minutes.
- Add curry leaves and drizzle a few drops of edible coconut oil.
- Serve yummy Olan Kerala Curry over hot rice.
Notes
- Once the coconut milk is added, don’t boil too much as it will curdle.