OLAN

Olan is a traditional kerala dish very regular at any veg sadhya.

Ingredients

Red cow peas (Van payar)    --  ½ cup

Ash gourde  (Elavan)             --   ½ cup cut into cubes

Grated coconut                       --   1 cup

Coconut oil                               --  2 tsp

Green chilly                              --  2 -3

Curry leaves few

Salt to taste

Method

Clean and soak red cow peas in hot water for half an hour to one hour and pressure cook for one or two whistles and keep aside.   Extract 1 cup of thick coconut milk and 1 cup of second coconut milk.  Cook ash gourde in the second extract with salt, slit green chilly and cook for some time then add drained and cooked red cow peas and allow it to boil, when t boils switch off flame then add curry leaves and thick coconut milk.  Mix it well, add little coconut oil on it.  Rich and creamy Olan is ready to serve.