Thoran is South Indian dish, a vegetarian fry in which grated & crushed coconut is added. This thoran is also called tri-colour thoran as it has white, green and orange colours. I like combining vegetables for thoran as it is the best way to get the kids to eat variety of vegetables and it looks attractive too.
The specialty of this dish is that it is made of homegrown vegetables. We have a small vegetable garden in our backyard and our kids take care of it. The cabbage, carrots and round beans used to prepare this dish are from there. Purely organic too.
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| CABBAGE, CARROT & BEANS THORAN |
Ingredients:
- Half of medium sized cabbage - finely chopped
- 2-3 fresh carrots cleaned and grated
- Handful of green round beans - sliced
- Grated coconut - half cup
- Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
- Chilly powder – a small pinch (optional)
- Green chilies 2 or 3 no.s
- Pearl onions 2-3
- Garlic – 2 small cloves
- Seasoning - Mustard seeds – 3/4 tsp, Urid dal 1/2 tsp, Dried red chilies,Curry leaves – 1 sprig
Method of preparation:
- Chop or grate the vegetables and get these ready.
- Crush the onions, garlic & green chillies, combine the grated coconut well with this mixture, turmeric powder and chilly powder. Mix well and set aside.
- Heat oil in a deep frying pan, Splutter mustard seeds and add curry leaves & sauté the dried red chilies & urid daal. Add the crushed coconut mixture and stir for a few seconds till the raw smell goes.
- Now add the vegetables chopped & grated, and salt to taste. Mix well. Cover and cook till the vegetables are done. No water is required as there is adequate water content in the vegetables. Stir occasionally. When almost done, open the lid and cook till dry.
Remove from the oven, serve warm with rice & gravy
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