Black Eyed Beans And Squash In Coconut Milk

Out of the Pod

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/black-eyed-beans-and-squash-in-coconut-milk • Posted by Ryland Peters & Small

A mildly spiced vegetarian recipe from Kerala, olan is served as a side dish with other vegetable or meat curries. Serves 4–5

You will need

250 g Ash gourd or Butternut Squash , peeled, deseeded and cubed 1 –4 green Chillies /chiles, deseeded and finely chopped 1 tsp Cumin Seeds , lightly crushed 150 ml Coconut Milk 2 tsp Coconut oil or Sunflower Oil 1 tsp Mustard Seeds A few Curry Leaves , fresh if possible, otherwise use dried 4 Shallots , thinly sliced Salt 250 g cooked, soaked dried Black Eyed Peas or the contents of 1 x 400-g, drained

Project Budget

Time

Difficulty

Description

A mildly spiced vegetarian recipe from Kerala, olan is served as a side dish with other vegetable or meat curries. Serves 4–5

Instructions

1. In a saucepan, simmer the squash, chillies/chiles and cumin in 200 ml water for about 10 minutes until the squash is soft. Season with salt.

2. Add the black-eyed beans/peas and coconut milk, and a little water if necessary to cover the vegetables, then cover and simmer for another 10 minutes.

3. In a frying pan/skillet, heat the oil and fry the mustard seeds, curry leaves and sliced shallots until the shallots are beginning to brown. Stir these into the black-eyed beans/peas and squash, add more salt to taste and serve.