Olan

 Ingredients:
Ashgourd / Kumbalanga : 2Cups ( sliced into thin square pieces )
Red moong beans/ vanpayar : 1/2 cup (cooked)
Green chilly : 3 - 4
Semi thick coconut milk: 1 cup
Thick coconut milk : 1/2 cup
Curry leaves :
Salt  as req
Coconut oil : 1 tbsp




Method:
Cook chopped Ashgourd / kumbalanga  with 1 cup of water , green chilies, few curry leaves and salt.
Add cooked vanpayar/ red moong beans and boil for a minute.
Add the semi thick coconut milk and cook till the gravy is thick.
Add thick coconut milk and combine well. Remove from fire.
Add curry leaves & 1 tbsp of coconut oil on top of the gravy.

Olan is served as a side dish of  kerala sadya.