Rasakalan - Kerala

Recipe : Rasakalan (Kerala)
Shared by : Suganthi KR Iyer
Dated : 06/01/2015

Ingredients: 
Pumpkin – 100 gms
Ash Gourd – 100 gms
Raw Banana – 1
Yam – 100 gms
Drumstick – 1
Sour curds – 2 cups
Grated Coconut – 1 cup
Methi Seeds – ½ tsp
Red Chilies – 3 – 4
Turmeric Powder – a pinch
Jaggery – a little
Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp
Coconut Oil – 2 tsps
Curry leaves – a few

Method
Wash and cut all the vegetables into cubes. Cook the vegetables with a pinch of turmeric, salt and a little jaggery. (You can boil the vegetables in water or use the pressure cooker and cook for 1 whistle.) Heat a small pan, fry the methi seeds and red chilies in about ½ tsp of coconut oil. Grind the fried methi seeds and red chilies with coconut adding little sour curds into a smooth paste. Once the vegetables are cooked, add the ground paste allow to boil for 2 mins. Then add the beaten sour curds. Mix well. Simmer for 2 mins.  Do not let the kalan boil after adding the curds. Add a sprig of curry leaves. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. Once they splutter, add it to the rasakalan. Delicious Rasakalan is ready to be served with hot white rice


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