Kaalan

Name: Kaalan
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 5 Serves
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup yellow pumpkin pieces; 1 cup elephant foot yam pieces; 1/2 cup shredded coconut; 3 green chillies; 2 red chillies; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder; 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 cup curd; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 table spoon coconut oil; 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds; 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1/4 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds; leaves Curry

Renukabala @renubala123

Coimbatore

#CA2025
Kaalan is a very famous dish in Kerala. Made with yellow pumpkin and yam.Its coconut and curd based gravy.

Renukabala @renubala123

Coimbatore

#CA2025
Kaalan is a very famous dish in Kerala. Made with yellow pumpkin and yam.Its coconut and curd based gravy.

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Ingredients

25 minutes

5 Serves

1 cupyellow pumpkin pieces
1 cupelephant foot yam pieces
1/2 cupshredded coconut
3green chillies
2red chillies
1 teaspooncumin seeds
1/2 teaspoonpepper powder
1/4 teaspoonturmeric powder
1 cupcurd
1/2 teaspoonsalt
For seasoning:
1 table spooncoconut oil
1/2 teaspoonmustard seeds
1/2 teaspooncumin seeds
1/4 teaspoonFenugreek seeds
leavesCurry

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Steps

25 minutes

1

Collect yellow pumpkin and yam. Peel off the skin and cut into small cubes. Chop the onion. Keep aside.
2

Take a mixer jar add coconut, cumin seeds, green chillies and little water. Grind into a smooth paste.
3

Keep a deep pan on medium heat add the chopped onion, yellow pumpkin pieces, yam pieces,salt and little water. Cook for five minutes. Then add the coconut paste. Mix well and cook for another two minutes. Then add beaten curd. Mix well and cook for one minute,check the salt and remove from heat. Kaalan is ready.Transfer to a serving bowl.
4

Keep a small pan for seasoning,add coconut oil, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds,red chilli and curry leaves. Saute for a few minutes, drop into kaalan.
5

Enjoy the healthy and tasty kerala special kaalan with rice.