Olan

Olan

Olan is a Kerala recipe. It is very simple recipe. This is one of the curries for festival days in Kerala.

• Prepare Time.......................10 min
• Cook time..............................10 min
• Serve.....................................4
• Ingredients

Olan

• White Pumpkin.(Elavan)Chopped into pieces)...........1cup
• Yellow pumpkin.(Mathan)Chopped into pieces).........1cup
• Black Eyed Peas (van Payaru)...................................1/2 cup
• Green Chilies(Slit).....................................................4
• Grated Coconut........................................................1/2cup
• Coconut Oil..............................................................1tbsp
• Curry Leaves............................................................few
• Salt to taste

Method

• Soak the black eyed peas into water for 5 hours.
• Extract coconut milk by grinding the grated coconut. (half cup thick milk and half cup thin milk)
• Boil the vegetables and black eyed peas with thin milk. 
• When the vegetables are cooked add salt and thick coconut milk,coconut oil and curry leaves.
• Mix well. 

Olan

Olan

Olan is a Kerala recipe. It is very simple recipe. This is one of the curries for festival days in Kerala.

Ingredients

Olan

.(Elavan)Chopped into pieces)   1cup
.(Mathan)Chopped into pieces)         1cup
Black Eyed Peas                    1/2 cup
Green Chilies(Slit)                   4
Grated Coconut                       1/2cup
Coconut Oil                              1tbsp

Curry Leaves                              Few

Salt to taste
Method
Soak the black eyed peas into water for 5 hours.
Extract coconut milk by grinding the grated coconut. (half cup thick milk and half cup thin milk)
Boil the vegetables and black eyed peas with thin milk. 
When the vegetables are cooked add salt and thick coconut milk,coconut oil and curry leaves.
Mix well. 

Elevan Pachadi ( White Pumpkin Raita)

Pachadi is an important element of the Sadya and festive occasions (Vishu, Onam, wedding)

 Ingredients

• Chopped White Pumpkin....................1 cup
• Yogurt................................................1 cup
• Mustard seeds....................................1 tsp
• Red Chili............................................1
• Grated Coconut...................................1/2 cup
• Green Chili.............................................2

Method

• Boil little water and add the eleven pieces and salt. Remove the water.
• Grind the  grated coconut with one chili and half tsp mustard seeds.
• Add this with yogurt and cooked eleven pieces.
• Heat a pan with ad mustard seeds and broken chili.
• When it splutters add to the yogurt with cooked eleven pieces.
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Potato Bajjias

• Prepare Time...10 min
• Cook Time.......10
• Serve.................5

Potato Bhajjias

Ingredients

• Begal Gram flour.(Besan)......................... 1cup
• Rice Flour.................................................1tsp
• Red Chili Powder......................................1tsp
• Asafetida...................................................a pinch
• Salt to Taste

Method

• Mix the flours chili, asafetida, salt with little water make a thick batter
• Slice the potao thin
• Heat a pan with oil, dip the potato slice in the batter and drop in the oil.
• Deep fry them till golden
• Serve with chutney

Pinapple Pachadi

Pinapple Pachadi

Pinappale Pachadi

• Prepare Time.....................5 min
• Cook Time.........................5 min
• Serve...............................3

Ingredients

• Ripe Pineapple Pieces.......................2cups
• Grated Coconut................................1cup
• Red Chili..........................................4
• Turmeric Powder..............................1/4tsp
• Mustard ...........................................1tsp
• Curry Leaves......................................few
• Salt to Taste
  

Method

• Boil pineapple, with turmeric and salt in 1/2cup water.
• Grind coconut with dried 2 chilies to a fine paste.
• Heat a pan with oil with mustard seeds red chilies (broken and curry leaves.
• When it splutters add pineapple pieces and coconut paste.
• The gravy should be thick and cover for 3 minutes in a low flame.
• This is a sweet side dish.
• Usually this dish would be one of the items in Sadya