Olan (dish)

Olan
Alternative names	ഓലൻ
Place of origin	Southern regions of the Indian subcontinent
Region or state	Indian subcontinent
Associated national cuisine	India
Variations	Standard, Nambudiri
	Cookbook: Olan;

Olan (pronounced [oːlan]) is a dish that is part of the Kerala cuisine of the state of Kerala in South India.^[1] It is a light and subtle-flavored dish prepared from white gourd or ash-gourd, and black-eyed peas, coconut milk and ginger seasoned with coconut oil.^[2] It is usually served as part of a Sadhya.^[2]

Recipe[]

Kerala style[]

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Soak the beans overnight.
Pressure cook until 3/4 done.
Add chopped pumpkin, salt and slit green chiles.
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.

Varieties[]

The Nambudiri variety of olan is slightly different.

References[]

^ Miryala, R.K. (2015). Trends, Challenges & Innovations in Management - Volume III. Trends, Challenges & Innovations in Management. Zenon Academic Publishing. p. 259. ISBN 978-81-926819-9-3. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b Sathyendran, Nita (10 September 2016). "Onam on a leaf". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

External links[]

nammuderuchikal.com/olan - olan recipe
Youtube - preparation video

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[1] Miryala, R.K. (2015). Trends, Challenges & Innovations in Management - Volume III. Trends, Challenges & Innovations in Management. Zenon Academic Publishing. p. 259. ISBN 978-81-926819-9-3. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

[Sathyendran_2016-2] Sathyendran, Nita (10 September 2016). "Onam on a leaf". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

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