Oolan

Ingredients:

1. Kumbalanga ( White Gourd)- thinly sliced into rectangular pieces -2 cups
2. Coconut Powder - 4 tbsp
3. Water- 1 and 1/2 cups
4. Green Chillies- 2 No
5. Curry Leaves
6. Salt required
7. Oil required

 How to Cook:

1. Mix 2 tbsp of coconut milk powder with 1 and half cup of water well.This gives you the first milk.
2. In a bowl add the above prepared coconut milk, green chillies , salt  and cook the 2 cups white gourd in it by closing the bowl.
3. If the white gourd is soft while pressing with a spoon , the white gourd is cooked.
4. Open the bowl and cook for 15 minutes.
5. Mix 2 tbsp coconut milk powder with very little water to get a thick coconut milk paste. This gives you second coconut milk.
6. Add the above prepared coconut milk into the cooked white gourd. Add curry leaves and mix well.
7. Add 1 tbsp oil into it .
8. Garnish with few curry leaves. Serve hot with rice.