Olan Recipe Kerala Style | ഓലൻ | Kerala Sadya Recipe
Easy Olan Recipe Kerala Style | ഓലൻ | Sadya Special recipe. Olan is a staple dish in Kerala and is enjoyed by many during the Sadhya feast. It's a simple, comforting and flavorful dish that is made with black-eyed beans, coconut milk, and a blend of spices.
Ingredients
For cooking cowpeas
- ½ cup Red Cowpeas / Red eyed Beans / Vanpayar വൻപയർ
- 1¼ cups Water വെള്ളം
- ½ tsp Salt ഉപ്പ്
For the Olan
- 500 gram Ash Gourd / Elavan / Kumbalanga കുമ്പളങ്ങ
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 Nos Green Chilli പച്ചമുളക്
- 2 sprig Curry Leaves കറിവേപ്പില
- ½ cup Thick Coconut Milk / കട്ടി കൂടിയ തേങ്ങാപ്പാൽ ഒന്നാം പാൽ
- 1 Cup Thin Coconut Milk / കട്ടി കുറഞ്ഞ തേങ്ങാപ്പാൽ രണ്ടാം പാൽ
- 1 tbsp Coconut Oil വെളിച്ചെണ്ണ
Instructions
Prepare Ash Gourd
- Remove the skin a little deep, the green color should not be seen. Remove seeds from the inside. We only use the flesh part of the Ash gourd. Slice into small pieces.
Cook cowpeas
- Wash and rinse 1/2 cup cowpeas/black-eyed beans
- Soak cowpeas for 5-6 hours and cook until it is soft. You can cook this in a pan over a stovetop or in a pressure cooker. Note-1 & 2
Cook with Thin Coconut milk
- In the cooked cowpeas, add sliced ash gourd, 3 green chilies, curry leaves, 1 tsp salt, and 1 cup of thin coconut milk. Mix all together and then let it comes to a boil. When it starts to boil, reduce the heat to medium and cover it with a lid for 4-5 minutes.
- Remove the lid and stir all together. Cook for another 3 minutes uncovered. When the ash gourd is cooked it will be transparent.
Add Thick Coconut Milk
- Add 1/2 cup thick coconut milk. Turn off the heat. Mix them all together. Add 1 tbsp coconut oil, and curry leaves. Cover with a lid and let it sit for 10-15 minutes.
- Serve with boiled rice and other curries
Notes
- To Cook in a pressure cooker (soaked cowpeas): In a pressure cooker, combine 1/2 cup black-eyed beans, 1 1/4 cup water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook until the first whistle comes. Turn off the heat and wait 20 minutes before releasing the pressure.
- To Cook in a pressure cooker (unsoaked cowpeas): In a pressure cooker, combine 1/2 cup black-eyed beans, 1 1/4 cup water, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook until the first whistle comes, then reduce heat to low and cook for another 2 whistles. Turn off the heat and wait 20 minutes before releasing the pressure.
- If you’re buying canned coconut milk, then to make thin coconut milk: mix 1/2 cup canned coconut milk + 1/2 cup water.
- If you're using fresh coconut, then you will need about