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Kaalan

Sep-21-2016
Sheena Omana Narayanan
15 minutes
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
6 People
Serves
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ABOUT Kaalan RECIPE

Kalan -Kaalan is the most popular traditional Kerala dish made of yogurt, coconut, and Nedrapazham(Kerala Banana). It is served as part of the sadya, the traditional Kerala feast. Many people prefer also Elephant yam(Chena) to make Kalan dish. But I Prefer little raw and ripe Plantain as these recipe of mine is like by many of my friends and family….

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Easy
  • Others
  • Kerala
  • Side Dishes

Ingredients Serving: 6

  1. Plantain (Nedrapazham) Kerala Banana 2 (Ripe)
  2. Yoghurt - 2 cups
  3. Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
  4. Red Chilli Powder - a pinch
  5. Roasted Fenugreek powder - 1/2 tsp
  6. Salt to taste
  7. To Grind: Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
  8. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  9. Green chillies 4-5
  10. For Seasoning: Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
  11. Whole dry chillies - 3
  12. Coconut oil as required
  13. Curry leaves - a sprig

Instructions

  1. Wash and cut the vegetables into square pieces (Bite size pieces).
  2. Keep the coconut puree ready. Grind grated coconut, cumin seeds, green chillies with a little yoghurt to a thick paste and keep it aside. (Do not add water, instead we are using yoghurt for grinding).
  3. Whisk yoghurt nicely avoiding any lumps and keep it ready.
  4. Now cook the plantain in water, add little turmeric and salt. (Please note - Your water proportion is just to cover your plantain.)
  5. Once plantain is cooked well and becomes soft you shall add ground paste and allow to cook for a minute.
  6. Add whisked yoghurt to cooked plantain ( Reduce the flame of your stove when adding yoghurt). Allow it to boil, stirring continuously until the gravy is thickened to a pouring consistency.
  7. For seasoning: Heat coconut oil, splutter mustard seeds, curry leaves and red chillies.
  8. Pour the seasoning to the Kalan and now you can add pinch of fenugreek powder and cover the dish for 10-15 minutes. Let the flavor set.
  9. Serve with rice along with some spicy mezhukkupuratti as this plaintain kalan has a little sweet flavor.

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Annam Shri
Sep-22-2016
Annam Shri   Sep-22-2016

sounds nice

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