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Sadhya Olan

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
to prep and cook cowpeas 6 hours 20 minutes
Total Time 7 hours
Course Side Dish
Cuisine diabetic friendly, Kerala, South indian
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • 1 Kadai Thick bottomed wok
  • 1 Pressure cooker

Ingredients
  

for cooking cowpeas

  • 3 tbsp cowpeas
  • 2 cups drinking water

for cooking the curry

  • 250 gram wintermelon Ash gourd
  • 100 gram pumpkin
  • salt to taste
  • 1 medium green chilli
  • 5 curry leaves
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk thinned out, see notes above.

To finish the olan

  • 1 tsp coconut oil
  • 2 tbsp coconut cream

Instructions
 

To cook the cowpeas

  • Wash and soak the cowpeas for 6 hours or overnight.
  • Drain and add fresh water.
  • Pressure cook the cowpeas for 10 minutes in high pressure. Release the pressure naturally.
  • Drain the cooked cowpeas and save the cooking liquid.

to make the olan

  • Wash and peel the ashgourd ( winter melon) and pumpkin.
  • Slice into 1inch slices.
  • Add to the khadai, with a slit green chilli, salt and curry leaves.
  • Mix the coconut milk with a bit of water to thin it out. Don't add a lot of water as the winter melon and pumpkin will leech a lot of water when cooking.
  • Add this to the khadai. mix well.
  • Set his to cook on a low heat. cover and cook for 10 minutes.
  • Open the lid, mix well and add the drained cow peas.
  • Slow cook it till the liquid is absorbed well, You can mash the cowpeas a bit as they cook
  • Stir in the coconut cream and coconut oil.
  • Remove off the heat. Cover and keep for 10 minutes
  • The olan is ready to be served.
Keyword curry recipes, Indian vegetarian dinner, Kerala recipes
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