Olan

Description

• Ethnicity - South Indian
• Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner

Ingredients

• 100 gm: Ash gourd
• 100 gm: pumpkin
• 4 no: Green chillies (split the edge)
• 1 tbs: Red gram dal (soaked in the water for about 6 hours)
• ½ no: grated coconut (Squeeze out 1/4cup: of the milk from the coconut without adding water. Take one more cup: of milk from the coconut)
• 1 tbs: coconut oil
• 1sprig: curry leaves
• salt to taste

Directions

1. Remove the covering of the ash gourd and pumpkin and cut it into small pieces.
2. Cook the vegetables and red gram dal in water. Add enough salt and the green chillies.
3. When it is done, add 1cup coconut milk and boil.
4. When it thickens well, add 1/4cup coconut milk. Bring to a boil and remove from fire.
5. Add 1tbs coconut oil and the curry leaves and mix well.