Olan (ഓലൻ)
Category: curry — ash gourd & red cowpea in coconut milk
Course: side dish | Diet: vegan
Meal roles: sadya
lunch

A delicate, lightly-spiced dish of ash gourd simmered in thin coconut milk and finished with coconut oil and curry leaves.

Spice level: 1
Prep time: 15 minutes | Cook time: 25 minutes

Ingredients (per person):
name: Ash gourd, peeled cubes
qty: 180
unit: g
name: Red cowpea (vanjiar), pre-cooked
qty: 30
unit: g
name: Coconut milk (thin)
qty: 120
unit: g
name: Green chillies, slit
qty: 2
unit: num
name: Ginger, julienned
qty: 3
unit: g
name: Curry leaves
qty: 4
unit: num
name: Coconut oil
qty: 8
unit: g
name: Salt
qty: 1.5
unit: g

Steps:
Simmer ash gourd with the thin coconut milk, slit chillies, ginger and salt until translucent.
Add the cooked cowpea and cook a further 5 minutes.
Off the heat, drizzle coconut oil over the top and drop in fresh curry leaves.
Serve warm with rice; a light, mellow sadya item.

Tags: sadya
mild
coconut milk