Kaalan is an extremely traditional Malayali dish made using Yogurt. Coconut and fruits or vegetables. It is usually a part of an Onam Sadhya. Home, we not used at all to create Kaalan. Rather, Pulisshery is made using Yogurt and Coconut. After visiting US, my pal Lisha made Kaalan for Onam 2009 also it was great. She shared her Kaalan recipe beside me.
Here's my pal Lisha’sKaalan recipe. This is the way they create it within the northern parts of Kerala. Thanks Lisha with this wonderful recipe !
The primary vegetables employed for making Kaalan are Ash Gourd, Raw Plantain and Yam. You may also add Pumpkin and Cucumber. The primary distinction between Kaalan and Pulisshery is the fact that Kalan is extremely thick in consistency with hardly any gravy. You have to stir Kaalan for any lengthy time up until the gravy thickens. If Kaalan is ready correctly, it doesn’t require refrigeration and can stay fresh up to 1 week. Whereas, for pullishery, you set curd and take it out of heat immediately which is has large amount of gravy. You should check out my Pulisshery recipe here.
- Diced Chena (Yam) 2 cups
- Kaya/Vazhakka (Raw Plantain) 1 medium-sized plantain
- Kumbalanga (Ash Gourd) 1/4 of the medium-sized ash gourd
- Vella Mathanga (White-colored Pumpkin) 2 cups (optional)
- Vellarikka (Sambar Cucumber/Yellow Cucumber) 1/2 of the small Cucumber (optional)
- Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
- Pepper Powder 2 teaspoon
- Salt to taste
- Yogurt 3 cups
- Grated Coconut 1 cup
- Eco-friendly Chillies four to five
- Jeera (Cumin) 1/4 teaspoon
- Curry Leaves A couple of (optional)
- Water 1/2 cup
- Oil 1 tablespoons of
- Mustard Seeds 1/4 teaspoon
- Dry Red Chillies 4
- Curry Leaves A sprig
- Peel skin and dice all of the vegetables into bite sized pieces.
- Soak the plantain in turmeric water for five minutes.
- Prepare all of the vegetables with salt and turmeric until half cooked. Take care not to over prepare the veggies.
- Meanwhile, grind coconut, eco-friendly chillies and jeera together with little water to create a fine paste.
- Add some ground coconut paste towards the cooked vegetables and simmer for five-7 minutes.
- Blend the yogurt gently together with salt and combine it with the above mentioned pan.
- Reduce flame and stir for about half an hour so the kaalan thickens and there's hardly any gravy left.
- Right before removing from stovetop, add 2 teaspoon pepper and blend well.
- Finally, season with mustard, red chillies and curry leaves.