Kaalan – Vegetables cooked in curd and coconut – Onam special recipe

Name: Kaalan – Vegetables cooked in curd and coconut – Onam special recipe
Prep time: PT10 M
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 250 gm
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Coconut Oil; Cumin seeds; Curd; Curry Leaves; Dry Red Chilly; Fenugreek Powder; Ghee; Grated Coconut; Green Chilly; Jaggery; Mustard Seeds; Pepper powder; Raw Banana; Red Chilly Powder; Salt; Turmeric Powder; Water; Yam

2012-08-31

Cuisine: Indian, Kerala
Course: Curry, Side Dish
Skill Level: Moderate
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Yield: 250 gm
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 10m
Cook Time: 22m
Ready In: 35m

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Kaalan is a vegetarian side dish of malayalees. Kaalan is prepared by using vegetables, curd and coconut. I also added coconut oil because it gives a special flavour to the Kaalan. Kaalan is a thick gravy dish and it tastes awesome.

For OnaSadhya kalan is a must.

Ingredients

Raw banana - 1 (cut in to small pieces)
Yam (chena) - 50 gm (cut in to small pieces)
Green chillies - 5 nos
Grated coconut - 250 gm
Cumin seed - 10 gm
Dry red chilly - 5 nos
Ghee - 2 tsp
Coconut oil - 50 gm
Jaggery - 1 tsp
Fenugreek powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Curd - 1/2 litre
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 2 string
Salt to taste
Water - 1 cup

Method

Step 1

Clean and cut the raw banana and yam into small pieces.

Step 2

Take a pan add raw banana pieces, yam pieces, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, pepper powder, 3 green chillies, 25 gm coconut oil, salt,1 spring curry leaves and water. Cook for 7 minutes.

Step 3

Grind coconut with cumin seeds and 3 green chillies to a smooth paste.

Step 4

When the vegetables are cooked and the water dries out completely, add ghee and jaggery and cook for 3 more minutes.

Step 5

Add curd to this. When the curd boils and become dry and thick, add grinded coconut paste. Cook for 2 minutes.

Step 6

Add fenugreek powder into this mixture and stir well for 2 minutes.

Step 7

For seasoning, heat a pan add coconut oil, mustard seed, curry leaves and dry red chilies. Season the kaalan with this mixture. The kaalan is ready to be served.

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