Olan (dish)

Olan (pronounced [oːlan]) is a dish that is part of the Kerala cuisine of South India. It is prepared from white gourd, coconut milk and ginger seasoned with coconut oil.

Olan is usually served as part of a Sadhya.

Recipe

Kerala style

Ingredients

• Black-eyed beans - 1 cup
• White pumpkin - 1 cup
• Pumpkin - 1 cup
• Green chillies - 3-4 numbers
• Coconut milk - 1½ cups
• Curry leaves - 5-6 numbers
• Oil - 1 tablespoon
• Salt

Preparation

• Soak the beans overnight.
• Pressure cook the next day until 3/4 done.
• Add chopped pumpkin, salt and slit green chillies.
• Cook with a little water.
• When the pumpkin and the beans are completely cooked, pour hot oil tempered with curry leaves into it.
• Add the coconut milk and simmer for 3–4 minutes.

See also

• Cuisine of Kerala