Name: Kerala Olan
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: Black eyes peas | Karamani | Lobia – ½ cup; Ash gourd – 1 cup; Green Chilli – 3; Curry leaves a generous spring; Water – 1 cup; Thick Coconut Milk – ½ cup; Thin Coconut Milk- ½ cup; Salt as needed; Coconut Oil – 1 tsp

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Kerala Olan recipe with step by step photos. Olan is a traditional Onam Sadhya recipe which is prepared by cooking Ashgourd and black eyed peas in coconut milk. It is so rich and creamy. It is indeed protein rich and healthy as we add very minimal ingredients in the olan. Now let’s see how to prepare Kerala Olan.

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Kerala Olan Recipe

Step by step Method with pictures:

1. Soak the Black eyed peas over night or for 6 hours and in the morning cook it in a pressure cooker by adding water till the immersing level along with Salt. Pressure cook for 3 whistles and switch off the flame. Wait till the pressure gets released by itself and then open the cooker.

2. Chop the Ash gourd into cube sized pieces, slit open green chillies and keep it ready. In a pan add in Water to this add in the chopped Ash gourd and Green chilli and start cooking. Meanwhile the black eyes peas will be ready open the cooker drain the excess water and keep it ready.

3. When the Ash gourd is about half cooked add Salt and the thin coconut milk and give a mix. Once it almost cooked add in the cooked Black eyed peas and cook for another 5 mins.

4. Bring the flame to low and add in the Thick coconut milk, curry leaves and coconut oil cook for a minute and switch off the flame.

Goes very well with Rice and any spicy poriyal.

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Kerala Olan

Kerala Olan is a traditional Onam Sadhya recipe which is prepared by cooking Ashgourd and black eyed peas in coconut milk

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Kerala

Servings:

Calories:

Author: sharmila kingsly

Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml

Ingredients

Black eyes peas | Karamani | Lobia – ½ cup
Ash gourd – 1 cup
Green Chilli – 3
Curry leaves a generous spring
Water – 1 cup
Thick Coconut Milk – ½ cup
Thin Coconut Milk- ½ cup
Salt as needed
Coconut Oil – 1 tsp

Instructions

Soak the Black eyed peas over night or for 6 hours and in the morning cook it in a pressure cooker by adding water till the immersing level along with Salt. Pressure cook for 3 whistles and switch off the flame. Wait till the pressure gets released by itself and then open the cooker.
Chop the Ash gourd into cube sized pieces, slit open green chillies and keep it ready. In a pan add in Water to this add in the chopped Ash gourd and Green chilli and start cooking. Meanwhile the black eyes peas will be ready open the cooker drain the excess water and keep it ready.
When the Ash gourd is about half cooked add Salt and the thin coconut milk and give a mix. Once it almost cooked add in the cooked Black eyed peas cook for another 5 mins.
Bring the flame to low and add in the Thick coconut milk, curry leaves and coconut oil cook for a minute and switch off the flame.

Notes

· Olan tends to get thick as it cools down.

· Don’t overcook after adding the thick coconut milk it will get curdled.

· Adding coconut oil in the end give a nice flavour to the olan.

· Kerala olan is a mandatory dish in the Onam Sadhya.

· Let the Ashgourd and Black eyed peas holds the shape ,if overcooked they will turn mushy.

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