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 …
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
For Seasoning
Mustard seeds-1/4tsp
Fenugreek seeds(uluva)-10
Dry red chilly-2 (chopped)
Curry leaves-1 string
Oil-2tsp
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
Looks very delicious ..nice color
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Love kalan..ivide sour curd kittananu prayasam..So i neva gets that authentic taste..urs look thick n rich..:)
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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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after seeing this pic..i suddenly crave for a proper naadan vegeterian meal!!
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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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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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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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gosh, that looks delish!
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Wish i had this kalan here at home.
I love kalan and yours look so yummy yuùmm.
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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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Lovely kalan….looks delicious…You have a nice blog Veena…Loved all your recipes….Good job.
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looks very yum…..
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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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very nice curry
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Thank U gopu..
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