Olan

Recipe Description

* Ethnicity - South Indian
* Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner

Ingredients

  • 100 gm: Ash gourd
  • 100 gm: pumpkin
  • 4 no: Green chillies (split the edge)
  • 1 tbs: Red channa dal|gram dal (soaked in the water for about 6 hours)
  • ½ no: grated coconut (Squeeze out 1/4cup: of the milk from the coconut without adding water. Take one more cup: of milk from the coconut)
  • 1 tbs: coconut oil
  • 1sprig: curry leaf|curry leaves
  • salt to taste

Directions

  1. Remove the covering of the ash gourd and pumpkin and cut it into small pieces.
  2. Cook the vegetables and red channa dal|gram dal in water. Add enough salt and the green chillies.
  3. When it is done, add 1cup coconut milk and boil.
  4. When it thickens well, add 1/4cup coconut milk. Bring to a boil and remove from fire.
  5. Add 1tbs coconut oil and the curry leaf|curry leaves and mix well.
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