Friday, February 6, 2009

Olan .. A simple tasty low cal Keralite delight!

Ingredients:

Yellow pumpkin - 1/2 kg
Black eyed beans - 1 cup
Big onion- 1 or 2
Green chillis - 3 to 4 (cut lengthwise)
Ginger - 1 inch cube (chopped finely)
Coconut milk (dilute 2 heaped spoons of coconut milk powder)
Salt - 3/4 spoon
Coconut oil- 1 spoon

Method:

Choose a raw pumpkin for this recipe (greenish in color).
Chop the pumpkin into cubes. You may remove the peel or let it stay :)
Cook this with the onion, ginger & salt, covered on medium flame.
Add the coconut milk & curry leaves when 80% cooked & allow to boil for few more minutes.
Switch off the flame & add a spoon of coconut oil for flavor.
Serve hot with rice.

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