Kalan Onam Sadhya Recipe

   

Kalan Onam Sadhya Recipe

   Kalan is one of the important dish in Onam sadhya( feast). Let's see how we can prepare this awesome dish...

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Ingredients

• Raw banana / ethakka  – 1 medium size cut into thin slices.
• Yam – 1/2 cup, sliced.
• Green Chillies – 4 nos.
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
• Red chilly powder – ½ tsp.
• Pepper powder – 1 tsp
• Fenugreek powder -  ½ tsp.
• Ghee – 1 tsp.
• Curd - 1 cup.
• Salt- To taste.   
• Water – 1 cup.

For tempering:

• Coconut oil – 2 Tbspn.
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp.
• Whole red chilli – 3-4 nos.
• Curry leaves.

To make coconut paste:

•    Grated coconut – 1cup
•    Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
•    Green chilies – 4.

Kalan Onam Sadhya Recipe

Method of Preparation:

1. Cut raw banana / ethakka and yam in to thin slices.
2. Take pepper powder in a bowl. To this add ¼ cup of water, strain it and keep it aside.
3. Grind coconut with cumin seeds and green chilies to a very fine paste.
4. Take an earthen pot, Cook the raw banana, yam with green chilly, strained pepper water, turmeric powder, red chillly powder and enough amount of water. Mix well, cover the lid and allow it cook.
5. Add enough amount of salt when vegetables become cooked.
6. Pour ghee and stir again, sprinkle roasted fenugreek powder.
7. Then transfer the ground coconut mixture and enough amount of salt, mix well.
8. Pour beaten curd when it starts boil. Stir continuously about 10 mins. in a very low flame.
9. Cook for few minute or until it just starts to boil, then remove from stove.
10. Heat 2 tbspn. of coconut oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, when it splutter, add whole red chilly and curry leaves. Saute for few seconds and pour it over the prepared kalan.
11. Mix well and cover the lid with 5 – 10 mins.
12. Now our yummy and tasty "kalan" is ready to serve. Serve hot with rice. Enjoy!!!!

Kalan Onam Sadhya Recipe