Sadhya Kaalan Palghat style Kaalan 1 1/2 cups Sour curd1/2 cup Elephant yam (cut into small pieces, Chena)1/2 cup Raw banana (cut into small pieces, Pachhakkai)1/2 of Coconut2 spoon Black pepper powder1/2 spoon Turmeric powder5 nos Green chillies1 spoon Fenugreek seeds (Uluva)1 tbsp Oil1 tsp Mustard seeds2 - Dry red chillies (Kollamulaku)Curry leaves (A few) Heat up a vessel.Add raw banana and yam pieces along with some water and cook, till done.Add black pepper powder, turmeric powder and salt.Grind together coconut and green chillies into a smooth paste.Add curd into the boiling curry.Allow it to boil further.When it becomes thick, add the ground mixture and more curry leaves.Switch off the gas and close with a lid.Heat up a pan or a kadai.Add fenugreek seeds and fry it.Powder it and add it into the curry.Heat oil in the same pan.Splutter mustard seeds and saute curry leaves and dry red chillies.Add it too into the curry and mix well.:- For more sadhya items, see my other sadhya recipes. Kerala
Would adding Cumin enhance the taste?
This recipe for kaalan is the best which I had experimented. The steps are very clear and precise. The end product is a superb fine dish! I thing adding a little jaggery in the end makes this dish extra delicious!
We tried this recipe and it came out very well. Thanks.