Kalan

This is one of the traditional Kerala dish.  Kalan is a main dish in all Kerala Sadya. There is lot of regional difference to make this dish. Here I am showing you Thirusur based Kalan dish. Here I used raw banana and yam to make this recipe. You can make this with white pumpkin, Snakegourd.

Ingredients:

Yam –                                                   1 cup (Sliced into small pieces)

Raw banana (prefer Nendran)                 1 no.

Thick slightly sour yogurt                        2 cups

Green chillies                                        5 no (slit)
Pepper powder                                      1 tsp

Turmeric powder                                  1/3 tsp

Water                                                    1cup

Fried and powdered Fenugreek               ½ tsp
Salt                                                         to taste
To Be Grind:
Grated Coconut                                       ½ cup

Cumin seed                                              ½ tsp

Seasoning:
Coconut oil                                         – 2 tbsp

Mustard seed                                      – 1 tsp

Jeera                                                – ¼ tsp

Curry leaves                                        – 2 stem

Whole red chillies                            – (broken into 2 pieces)

Method

•  Remove the skin of the plantain and slice into small pieces.
• Heat the water in a pan, add pepper powder and cook the vegetables in this water.
• Add turmeric powder and salt .Stir well.
• Grind the coconut and cumin to a smooth paste without adding water. Keep aside.
• When water dries add silted green chillies in it. Add 1 tbsp of coconut oil in it. Simmer the stove heat.
• Pour the yogurt and mix well. Lower the flame.
• When the curd boils and become dry and thick, add the grounded coconut mixture and fenugreek pour into it. Stir well.
• Bring to boil for three to four minutes and remove from the fire.
• Season with mustard seed, chillies, curry leaves.