Kaalan-Thrissur Style

Posted by veeenajan on February 11, 2009
Posted in: sadya special, vegetable dishes. Tagged: , , , . 15 Comments

Kaalan is one of the traditional kerala recipe..Sadya is incomplete without kalan .The recipe is similar to  Erupuli ..In erupuli we are using ripe banana ..So the taste is slight sweet .But kaalan is thick and bit sour in taste . We use raw plantain in kaalan.So here comes the simple recipe of Kaalan …

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Ingredients

Raw plantian(nendra kaya) -1

Yam(chena) -1 cup(chopped)

Curd -2 cup

Grated coconut -1/2 of 1

Pepper-5

Green chilly-1

Red chill-1/2tsp

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Cumin seeds-1/4tsp

Salt-to taste

Curry leaves-1 string

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For Seasoning

Mustard seeds-1/4tsp

Fenugreek seeds(uluva)-10

Dry red chilly-2 (chopped)

Curry leaves-1 string

Oil-2tsp

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Method

Peel and cube the plantian and yam ..In a kadai add plantain and yam pieces along with turmeric powder,chilly powder ,salt ,curry leaves and 1 cup of water .

Cook till the vegetables are  done.

Side by side grind coconut ,pepper,cumin seeds and green chilly to a fine paste ..

Add this paste to the cooked vegetables..

Boil them well..Stirring continuously.Add salt

Finally add curd to this and simmer for2-3 minutes..Don`t boil..

Season with mustard seeds,red chilly ,fenugreek seeds and curry leaves ..

Add this to the gravy ..

The simple and tasty Kaalan is ready to serve ..

Note : Its good to use bit sour type  curd for preparing this dish

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Veena

15 comments on “Kaalan-Thrissur Style”

  3. My mother in law and sister in law make olan and kalan, I have yet to try this…yours looks delicious, will try your recipe soon 🙂

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  5. Veena dear,looks yummy as always..this thrissur style nenthrakkaya kaalan is nowhere in the world…such a yummy contribution from thrissur..which i miss often..drooling da.

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  6. kaalan makes me nostalgic..it reminds me of onam during my childhood days..amma and acha wud be busy cooking and i wud b royally walking around in my new pattu pavada enjoying a bowl of kaalan..

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  7. Trupti..Thanks dear

    Varsha ..Thanks dear ..I knw..In this season even here also i dont get ..Njan thairu veetil thanne undakkum ..Oven il vachal puli varum da…

    Annseee..Even i als love kaalan and erupui .. 🙂

    Thanks a lot Mathew for ur comment ..Come home will give u a good veg sadya …

    Divz..njanum agine thanneaayirunnu ..aa pazhayam nalkalam eni thirichu varillalloo ennu orkkumbol sarikkum sagadam thonnunnu ….hmmm leave it …. 🙂

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  10. Veena..Kannurilum ithe style thanneya…Whenever i make kalan i buy curd from desi store..sometimes i avoid banana and yum and make plain kaalan with same recipe…have u tried that way?

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  13. thanks, now am leading a bachelor life at UAE, am from thrissur and tried my home style kaalam, here and got a good result and aprriciation from friends, am new to cooking and am sure i will become an expert with ur help

    thanks once again

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