Kalan -Kerala Recipe | Onam Sadya Recipe | Kurukku Kalan Recipe

Kalan is one dish which is served in the sadya meal which is nothing but yam/raw plantain  or both cooked in coconut-yogurt masala paste.It must cook carefully as curd/yogurt may tends to curdle.I prepared this today along with sambar which was so yummy.I slightly adopted the recipe from here.

Preparation time:10 mins

Cooking time:15mins

Recipe type: gravy

Recipe cuisine: south indian

Author: Babitha

Serve:2

Ingredients:

• Yam & Raw plantian-1 cup(diced)
• pepper powder-1 tsp
• Green chilly-1
• Salt to taste
• Sour curd-1\2 cup

To grind:

• Grated coconut-1\3 cup
• Turmeric powder-1\2 tsp
• jeera-1 tsp

for tadka

• Coconut oil-1 tbsp
• Mustard-1\2 tsp
• pearl onion-2 r 3,chopped finely
• curry leaves-few

Method:

1.Peel the skin of the 2 vegetables and cut them in to cubes.cook them in a pan along with pepper powder,green chilly and salt.

2.Grind the ingredients  under " to grind" to fine paste with little water.Whisk the curd well and to it add the ground paste and mix well.

3.When the vegetable is cooked remove from flame and allow to cool a bit.then add the curd-masala mix and mix well.check for salt and add.

4.Then keep it in flame cook in very low fire.Keep stirring for 5-7 minutes and switch off.

5.Then tadka with the ingredients and add to it.

Tasty kalan is ready to be served for sadya.

Note:

1.After adding curd/yogurt keep in low flame and stir as it may curdle.