How to make Olan -
Red and white pumpkin treated with coconut oil and curry leaves
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Red Pumpkin, Ash gourd
Cuisine : Kerala
Course : Main Course Vegetarian
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Olan Recipe Card
The cuisine of Kerala is very hot and spicy and offers several gastronomic opportunities. The food is generally fresh, aromatic and flavoured. Keralites are mostly fish-and-rice eating people. The land and the food are rich with coconut, though one cannot imagine Kerala food without chillies, curry leaves, mustard seeds, tamarind and asafoetida. Just a little tamarind can substitute tomatoes, but there is no real substitute for curry leaves.
The locals put to good use whatever the land offers and the result is a marvellous cuisine that is simple yet palate tickling.
Kerala has an abundance of jackfruits, pineapples, mangoes, custard apples and an endless variety of bananas. The unusual cuisine of Kerala brings to the fore the culinary expertise of the people of Kerala. Producing some of the tastiest foods on earth, the people of Kerala are gourmets with a difference.
Prep Time : 6-10 minutes
Cook time : 11-15 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Olan Recipe
Red Pumpkin cubed 1 cup
Ash gourd cubed 1 cup
Green chillies 6
Salt to taste
Coconut oil 2 tablespoon
Curry leaves 10-12
Method
Step 1
Wash and slit the green chillies and keep aside. Boil the vegetables in 1 cup water with salt and slit green chilies. Stir frequently till the vegetables are soft and completely cooked.
Step 2
Mash the vegetables lightly with a ladle, pour the raw coconut oil, mix and add the curry leaves. Adjust salt to taste and serve. TIP: The pumpkin has a high water content so adjust the water accordingly.
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