Here is the recipe…
Recipe adapted from “Flavours of the Spice Coast” by Mrs.K.M.Mathew
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Black-eyed beans (vanpayar)
- 2.5 - 3 cups Ash gourd (kumbalanga) ( cut into cubes)
- 3-4 Green chilli (slit lengthwise)
- 3.5 cups Water
- 3/4 - 1 cup Thick coconut milk
- Salt
- Curry leaves
- Coconut oil
Instructions
- Pressure cook the beans (vanpayar) with 1.5 cups water (refer notes). Strain the stock and keep aside the cooked beans. The beans should not be over cooked and it should retain its shape.
- Cook together ash gourd, green chilli, salt and 2 cups water, till ash gourd becomes tender. Again, ash gourd also should not be overcooked and it should retain its shape.
- Add the cooked beans to the ash gourd and mix well. Add coconut milk and curry leaves. Cook on low flame for 5-7 mins. Remove from the fire and drizzle some coconut oil.
- The curry has a thick consistency.
Notes
I didnt soak the beans before cooking. I pressure cooked it directly. After the first whistle reduced the flame to low-medium and cooked for 6-7 whistles. Kept closed till pressure drops.
I didnt add the stock of cooked beans to the curry. However in some recipes, they add it to the curry and it gives a reddish tint to Olan.
The curry tends to thicken as it rests.
I didnt add the stock of cooked beans to the curry. However in some recipes, they add it to the curry and it gives a reddish tint to Olan.
The curry tends to thicken as it rests.
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i am not a big fan of Ash Gourd. but i think i like this recipe. I could add this to the menu once a few months. I think its mostly an acquired taste. Its something about the texture of Ashgourd that is … i dont know, wierd? but then this is a good one. Would definitely recommend this if you are NOT a fan of ash gourd. May change your perspecitve a BIT
Hello Maria,
Its really mouth watering recipe, I like it. tried without vanpayar.
Thankyou…
Thank you :) Am glad you liked it!
Cheers
Maria
I tried this olan & tomato rasam recipes from ur blog for sadya. It came out well. Thanks :) Please check this link
http://www.chitrasfoodbook.com/2013/09/onam-sadya-menu-2-kerala-recipes.html
Thanks a bunch Chitra! Nice to know that you liked it.
I did check out the link and saw the pics of your sadya. It looks really great!
Best wishes to your blog!
Cheers
Maria
Hi Maria, thanks for the wonderful recipe. Do you drain the water, the ashgourd is cooked in or do you add the 1 cup of coconut milk to this? A bit confused here. Mary
Hi Mary,
The water isnt drained, by the time the ashgourd gets cooked, the water level goes down.
Hope it’s clear now :)
Cheers
Maria
Maria, I heard a dish named “Molaka(u)shyam”…(or Moloshyam..?!!)
I couldn’t find this recipe in the web. Could you please share it, if you know this…
Hi Roshn,
I think Molokoshyam is a kind of vegetable preparation which is common is Trichur side. I’m not very familiar with that style of cooking.
Cheers
Maria
Shall we add some yogurt in this…?
I’ve never tried adding yogurt to this, so I’m not sure.
Cheers
Maria
Shall we add some yogurt in this…?
Tried it and loved it! It was a great hit with all my family members too :) Happy Onam to you and Jose :)
Thanks dear for your wishes and comment :) Belated Onam wishes to you guys also.. how’s your lil one doing?
There is another version of this Olan; my mom in law adds some long beans (achinga) and cheru chembe .She cooks them along the ash gourd.
Hi Lakshmi,
Thanks for sharing another version here.. looks like there is a variety of Olan recipes!
Cheers
Maria
My mom makes olan with cherupayar..everything else is same..:)
Olan with cherupayar – that’s new to me :) Hope you had a wonderful Onam..
Cheers
Maria
Tks maria I like Kupalanga I make it very offen but without beans.now tried with beans.very tasty. thanks oncemore.
You are welcome! Nice to know that you liked it. Thanks for the comment :)
Cheers
Maria
How can u go wrong with olan, so simple recipe yet very delicious.. Ur recipe is similar to moms. Gonna miss her … but nt her Olan… Tks Maria …….
Thanks Lijesh :) Wish you a happy onam!
Cheers
Maria
Maria!! All your recipes are cool but why do you blurr the pics? I think the clear pics will help us see the final dish.
Thanks Smitha! This is a technique used in photography called bokeh: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokeh
Thanks Maria, only yday my husband was asking me to add olan to the sadya menu and i realised i never made olan, leave alone buying ash gourd. I will definitely make this during onam and let u know how it came out. Thanks for your other recipies too, the way u xplained things in the menu makes it simple to make.
Hi Reshmi,
I’m glad I posted it at the correct time :) Wish you a happy onam in advance!
Thanks a lot for your comment, it’s nice to know that you like the recipes posted here :)
Cheers
Maria