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Olan a Coconut based Curry recipe

Darpan News Desk Darpan, 28 Jan, 2014 04:41 AM
  • Olan a Coconut based Curry recipe

A mildly flavored side dish cooked in coconut milk. Quite similar to Thailand’s famous coconut milk soup, Olan is delicious with steamed rice.

INGREDIENTS
 
3 cups black-eyed beans
1 cup cubed winter melon
½ cup string beans, 1” pieces
3-4 green chillies, slit
½ cup coconut milk
½  teaspoon cumin powder 
 SEASONING
2 teaspoons coconut oil
chopped curry leaves
salt to taste 
 
PREPARATION
 
1. Soak the black-eyed beans for an hour, then cook till tender. Keep this aside.
 
2. In another pan, add the cubed winter melon, chopped string beans, green chillies, cumin seeds powder, salt and cook on low flame till tender.
 
3. Mix everything together and add coconut milk. Cook for 5 minutes over low flame.
 
4.  Add chopped curry leaves to garnish. Drizzle with coconut oil and serve.