Olan

Ingredients:

• 1 kilogram white pumpkin or chow-chow
• 3 tbsp moong (split yellow gram) dal
• 1/4 cup chawli (black-eyed beans; the white or red variety)
• 1/2 - 3/4 cup dilute coconut milk
• 1 cup thick coconut milk
• 3 - 4 green chillies
• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• Salt, to taste
• A few curry leaves

Method:

• Dry roast karamani slightly, till raw smell goes. Pressure cook and keep aside.
• Cut the pumpkin into flat, large square pieces (at least 1 1/2 inches dimension.)
• Dry roast the moong slightly, till raw smell goes.
• In a deep pan, add the pumpkin and water.
• Add green chillies, dilute coconut milk and salt, and cook it.
• Once cooked, add the thick coconut milk and cooked karamani, and bring to a boil.
• 5. Turn off the stove. Mix in the coconut oil and curry leaves, and serve.