This dish is an important part of sadya/ feast. No kerala feast is complete without kalan. Its also called katti kalan. Its a thick gravy dish… Its a delicious dish.. try this..
Ingredients for Kurukku kalan
- Raw banana – 1
- Chena / elephant foot yam – Sliced 1/2 cup
- Curd – 1/2 L (beaten, do not add water , must be sour)
- Turmeric powder – 1 1/2 tsp
- Pepper powder – 1 1/2 tsp
- Roasted fenugreek seeds (powdered) – 1/2 tsp
- Grated coconut – 1 cup
- Green chilli – 4
- Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Mustard seeds – few
- Red chilli – 2
- Curry leaves – few
- Salt to taste
- Oil
Method
1. Remove the skin and cut the vegetables into thick cube pieces…
2. Make a thick paste of grated coconut, cumin seeds and green chillies and keep aside…
3. Cook the vegetables along with turmeric powder, little pepper powder and water.. Do not over cook the vegetables..
4. Allow it to dry and then add curd and salt and mix well in low flame by stirring it continuously and allow it to dry…. Make sure not to add salt to vegetables until they are completely cooked…
When it cools it thickens further so decide the consistency….
5. Add the thick paste we already made to it and mix well.. if you need you can add little more curd according to the sour taste you need ,then add the pepper powder and salt and mix well and cook it for 5 mins…. Switch of the flame.. Add the fenugreek powder and mix well….
6. Heat oil in a pan and splutter the mustard seeds and fry the red chillies and curry leaves along with it and add to kalan… Mix well…
Dish is ready… Serve hot….
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Thanks Romey. I tried this dish. it was so delicious. Please post some other dishes also.
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