Olan

Olan is one of the most important dishes prepared for Onam sadya (feast). It is a delightfully mild and flavourful curry savoured in almost every Malayali household. Traditionally, the combination of Ash gourd and black eyed beans or yard long beans with Yellow pumpkin is used.Since I didn't have either ash gourd or long beans, I tried the same recipe using yellow pumpkin and black eyed beans. Surprizingly, it was really nice. Hope you like it too.


Ingredients:

Yellow Pumpkin - 1 cup (thickly sliced)
Black eyed Beans - 1/3 cup (soaked in water overnight)
coconut milk - 1/2 cup
salt - to taste
Green chillies - 2 or 3 (or to taste)


Procedure:

Pressure cook the black eyed beaks in 1 cup water, some salt and cut green chillies for two to three whistles. Set aside when done. Cook the pumpkin separately in 1/2 cup water and salt to taste. Combine pumpkin and beans in a wide mouth pan and remve from fire. Pour in the coconut milk and crefully stir the curry without squishing the cooked pumpkin. Serve warm with rice and spicy Pullisherry.