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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Kalan - Onam Special recipe

Ingredients For Kalan

1.Curd - 2 Cup
2.Yam (Chena)- 1/4 cup
3.Raw banana (Ethakka) - 1/4 Cup
4.Curry Leaves - 4 String
5.Green Chillies - 1/4 Cup
6.Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
7.Red Chilli Powder - 1/4 tsp
8.Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
9.Salt
10.Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
11.Jeerakam - 1/4 tsp
12.Coconut oil - 2 tsp
13.Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
14.Red Chilly - 2
15.Curry leaves
16.Fenugreek (Uluva) - 1/2 tsp

How to make Kalan

1.In a pressure cooker mix the yam pieces,raw banana pieces,curry leaves,green chillies,turmeric powder,red chilly powder,pepper powder and salt.Add little water to it and cook it covered.

2.When the pieces become cooked well add the curd to it and mix it well do not boil the curd .

3.Grind the coconut with jeerakam and make it to fine paste .Add this to the curry and bring it to boil.

4.Turn off the fire and in another pan heat the oil and splutter the mustard seeds ,red chilly and curry leaves .Add this to the curry and mix it well.

5.Add the fenugreek powder to the curry and mix it well.This is the perfect onam special curry.