Description
Thoran is a typical Kerala cuisine dish where shredded or finely chopped vegetables are stir fried with grated coconut.
Ingredients
- Mix veggies – 3 cups (I have used only carrots, cabbage and string beans. You can also use cauliflower, bitter gourd, green peas or snake gourd. Finely chop of grate them.)
- Shallots – 6-7 crushed
- Green chili – 2, finely chopped
- Coconut – ¼ cup, grated
- Curry leaves – a sprig
- Salt per taste
- Mustard seeds – ½ teaspoon
- Cumin seeds - ½ teaspoon
- Asafeotida – 1 pinch
- Whole red chili – 1, halved
- Garlic - 4 cloves, crushed
- Turmeric powder – 1 pinch
- Chili powder – ¼ teaspoon
- Cumin powder - ¼ teaspoon
- Coconut oil – 2 tablespoon
Instructions
- Heat oil and add mustard seeds. When it crackles, add cumin seeds. Saute.
- Add green chillies, garlic, curry leaves, asafeotida and saute for a minute. Add crushed shallots and saute again.
- Add grated coconut and red chilli flakes. Cook for a couple of minutes.
- Add the vegetables, turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and mix well. Close and cook till the vegetables are done. Note that the vegetables should not be overcooked.
- ]Serve hot with rice.
Notes
Since beans takes a little more time to cook when compared to other vegetables, I always cook them in little water prior to adding to this mix.
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Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4