Rasakalan - Brahmin Special
Rasakalan is a and Brahmin special dish with rich creamy gravy. Rasakalan is a combo of a variety of veggies like white gourd, Pumpkin and other vegetables cooked in a coconut mixture and seasoned.
Ingredientsfor 6 servings
- 100 g White gourd (Kumbalanga)
- 100 g Pumpkin Mathanga
- 100 g Elephant yam Chena
- 1 nos Raw banana
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp Chana dal
- 4 nos Red chillies
- 3 nos Green chillies
- 1 tsp Fenugreek (Uluva)
- 11/2 cup Coconut — grated
- 1/2 cup Slightly soured butter milk
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 2 tsp Coconut oil
- 1 piece Jaggery
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
For preparing rasakalan - brahmin special, cut and wash white gourd, pumpkin, elephant yam and raw banana. Boil with sufficient quantity of water. Add turmeric powder and salt.
Step 2
Fry channa dal, red chillies(3 numbers) and fenugreek(1/2 tsp) with coconut oil and grind the fried items with grated coconut and green chilly.
Step 3
Add the ground mixture to the first step and boil for a few minutes.
Step 4
Add jaggery.
Step 5
Add slightly soured butter milk and as it starts foaming a bit, stop cooking. Care should be taken that it should not be boiled.
Step 6
Fry mustard seeds, fenugreek (balance 1/2 tsp) and red chilly (one number) and add this to the mixture.
Step 7
Add curry leaves.
Step 8
Rasakalan - brahmin special recipe, is ready. Serve with rice.
Tip
Fresh curry leaves make a genuine difference. Dried curry leaves are a poor substitute — if you cannot get fresh ones, increase the quantity and fry them longer.
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