Kovilakam Kaalan Recipe | Royal-Style Kerala Curd Curry (Thrissur Palace Kaalan)

Maambazha Kaalan

Ingredients for Kovilakam Kaalan:

1. Ripe mango fruits – 4
   Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon
   Salt – As required
2.  Jaggery solution – 2 big spoons
3. Sour curd – 1.5 litres
4. Coconut scraped – 1 cup
   Cumin seeds – 2 pinches
   Green chillies – 8
5. Ghee – 1 big spoon
   Mustard – 1 small spoon
   Curry leaves – 2 or 3 stalks
   Red chillies – 5
6. Fenugreek powder – A pinch

How to prepare Kovilakam Kaalan?

1. Gently peel the mangoes using your hands.
2. Cook the mangoes in a cheena chatti (karahi/kadai), by adding water, salt and turmeric powder. (Water should be at the same level as the mangoes; not excess).
3. When the water almost evaporates, add jaggery solution and boil well till it thickens and is almost dry.
4. Grind well ingredients no: 4 for the gravy of your Kovilakam Kaalan.
5. Mix it with curd and add to the cooked mangoes.
6. Stir continuously, and when it boils, take it off the flame.
7. Continue the stirring process for a few more minutes, even after your Kaalan is removed from the flame. Otherwise, the curd may separate.
8. Heat ghee and sauté ingredients no: 5. Red chillies should be used as such.
9. Add a pinch of fenugreek powder and serve.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine April 1-14 2017

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