Posts Tagged ‘Ash’
Majjige Huli - Ash Gourd & Buttermilk Stew
April 18th, 2009The poached egg could have been warmed up slightly, or even at least served at room temperature, but even so, I happily pierce the runny yolk with a knife, allowing its sunny contents to mingle with perfectly crisp onion rings, greens and the creamy remoulade underneath.
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Ash St Cellar
January 23rd, 2009
White Pumpkin / Ash Gourd Stir Fry
October 23rd, 2008Printable version here.
Olan is another vegetable preparation which is very typical of Kerala. It is made of Ash Gourd (also known as Winter Melon) and Pumpkin (both very commonly available vegetables) and and a handful of cooked black-eyed beans simmered in coconut milk and then seasoned with a little coconut oil. There are no spices used with the exception of green chillies. Yet the green chillies do not make it spicy, just lend a flavour.
Despite having no spices (unusual in an Indian “curryâ€), this is not bland. It is very tasty, full of flavour with the slight sweetness of coconut milk. No traditional festive meal (called a “Sadhya”) in Kerala is complete without an Olan.
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Olan (Pumpkin and Ash Gourd/ Winter Melon in Coconut Milk)
September 13th, 2008Printable version here.
Olan is another vegetable preparation which is very typical of Kerala. It is made of Pumpkin and Ash Gourd (both very commonly available vegetables) and and a handful of cooked black-eyed beans simmered in coconut milk and then seasoned with a little coconut oil. There are no spices used with the exception of green chillies. Yet the green chillies do not make it spicy, just lend a flavour.
Despite having no spices (unusual in an Indian “curryâ€), this is not bland. It is very tasty, full of flavour with the slight sweetness of coconut milk. No traditional festive meal (called a “Sadhya”) in Kerala is complete without an Olan.
