Olan- A Plain, Yet Tasty Side Dish For Sadya

In any sadya, the side dish which served with Pulissery is Olan. Olan is a very plain dish that is very simple to make and tasty enough to make your sadya rocking. Olan is made out of White Gourd or Kumbalanga, as it said in my mother tongue Malayalam, is actually a vegetable that is used for making sambar. When the kumbalanga is used for making olan, you might be guessing that this could be a very plain dish. As a matter of fact, this is a plain simple dish, but when prepared with your whole heart and sprinkled with loads of love, you can make this dish a wonder dish.

So here you are the recipe for the side dish Olan right ahead of you. Check it out, try it out and enjoy!!

Ingredients

·        White Gourd/Kumbalanga – diced – 1 cup

·        Black eyed beans/Van payar – ¼ cup

·        Ginger – 1 inch piece

·        Green Chilies – 3

·        Coconut milk – Thick milk– 1 cup

·        Coconut milk – Thin milk – 1 cup

·        Salt

Method

·        Dice the White gourd into cubes

·        In a pan, add the White gourd or kumbalanga with a cup of thin coconut milk, green chilies and ginger paste. Add some salt and switch on flame. Close lid and cook for 5 min

·        In a pressure cooker, add the black eyed peas or van payar with a bit of water and salt and allow it to cook

·        Switch off both the stoves

·        Add the peas to the white gourd mix well

·        Add coconut milk (Thick ) to the white gourd

·        Check salt

        In a pan, add some oil, put some mustard seeds, pop them and add curry leaves

I       Garnish the dish with oil and cracked mustard seeds

·        Serve with rice and pulissery