INGREDIENTS

• ½ cup Red Cow Peas (Karamani)

• 2 cups Ash gourd (Kumbalanga / Poosanikkai) cubed

• 4 nos Green Chili slit (adjust to your spice level)

• 1 cup Thin Coconut Milk

• ¼ cup Thick Coconut Milk

• 1 sprig Curry leaves

• 1½ tsp Salt adjust as needed

• 1 tbsp Coconut Oil

INSTRUCTIONS

• Soak the Karamani / Red chori / Cow Peas in the water overnight. (minimum 6 hours) and pressure cook them

• Remove the skin of the ash gourd (white pumpkin) and cube it into medium size pieces.

• Add the cooked cow peas to a pan and add the chopped ash gourd cubes

• Add thin coconut milk. Cover the pan, keep the flame at medium, and allow the vegetables to cook in coconut milk.

• In between, please check if the ash gourd is cooking and add more water/coconut milk

• Once the ash gourd is cooked completely, add slit green chili, a sprig of curry leaves, and salt. Give a good stir.

• Now add the thick coconut milk. Keep the olan on low flame for a few minutes and give it a good mix. Make sure that we don't bring the mixture to boil

• Finally garnish with coconut oil and few more curry leaves.

• Relish the delicious Olan with Sambar or Mor Curry and enjoy this delicious Olan!