We can’t imagine a Sadhya, especially Onam Sadhya without ‘Olan’, right? Olan is an unavoidable item
in Onam Sadhya… So, today I
wish to introduce a simple and easy Olan recipe for you… Add this simple and
tasty recipe to your Onam Sadhya
this year….. ‘Olan’ is a side dish prepare with ash gourd or white gourd (Kumbalanga)… Researches show that the use of ash gourd or kumbalanga will reduce weight in human being because of its
water content….
Wish you all a happy and
prosperous Onam!!!
Ingredients:
Ash gourd (Kumbalanga)
------------------- 1 cup (cut into thin but 1 inch long pieces)
Coconut
---------------------------------------- 1 number
Red beans (Vanpayar)
---------------------- ¼ cup
Green chilli
-------------------------------------- 3 numbers (split lengthwise)
Curry leaves ------------------------------------
2 springs
Dried red chilli ---------------------------------
2numbers (for seasoning)
Oil
------------------------------------------------ 2 tablespoon
Salt
----------------------------------------------- to taste
Preparation:
Ø Wash and soak the red
beans (vanpayar) for 3-5 hours (overnight)
Ø Take first and second
coconut milk from grated coconut, in separate vessels and keep it aside
Ø In a pan, take ash gourd
(Kumbalanga) pieces, soaked red beans (vanpayar), green chilli, one spring curry leaves and a
little salt and the second coconut milk and close the lid and allow it to boil
and cook well
Ø Add the first milk
squeezed from coconut and stir well, adjust the salt and make it warm and
switch off the furnace (don’t allow to boil after adding first milk)
Ø Heat the pan, pour oil
and splutter mustard and fry the remaining curry leaves and dried red chilli
and pour it over the cooked ‘olan’
Ø Serve as a side dish
with rice
This recipe is very simple to prepare
and very tasty too…. Prepare this in your home for this years’ onam sadhya and let me know the
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