Kaalan
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Recipe type: Side dish
Cuisine: Indian,South Indian
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Serves: 4-5
 
Ingredients
  • Elephant yam-100 g
  • Raw banana -1
  • Yoghurt-1 cup mashed
  • Green chillies-4
  • Ghee-4tsp
  • Turmeric powder- ½ tsp
  • Fenugreek seeds- ½ tsp
  • Mustard seeds- ½ tsp
  • Pepper-1 tsp
  • Dry red chillies -3
  • Curry leaves-few
  • Grated coconut- For the paste 1½ cups
  • Cumin seeds -½ tsp
Instructions
  1. Remove the skin of the banana and yam and slice them into small pieces.
  2. Grind the coconut and cumin seeds to a smooth paste without adding water and keep aside.
  3. Dissolve the pepper powder in ½ a cup of water and strain it through a clean cloth.
  4. Cook the vegetables in the above water after stirring in turmeric powder and salt.
  5. When the water dries up, add a teaspoon of ghee and yoghurt and mix well. Lower the flame.
  6. When the curd boils and becomes dry and thick, add the ground coconut mixture and the fenugreek powder.
  7. Stir well. Bring to a boil and then remove from flame.
  8. Heat 3 teaspoons of ghee in a small frying pan.
  9. Splutter mustard seeds, dry red chillies and curry leave and add it to the Kaalan.
  10. Serve with rice.
Recipe by Kerala Cooking Recipes at https://www.keralacookingrecipes.com/kaalan/