Carrot & Beans Thoran
- Carrot & beans – 250 gm, each
- Grated coconut – 1/2 cup
Green chilly – 4
Small onion – 5
Garlic – a small piece
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Jeera (cumin) – a small pinch (optional) - Salt
- Mustard – 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves
- Coconut oil
Cut the beans finely and grate the carrots. Combine number 2 ingredients and mix it well using your hands. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add curry leaves & the coconut mixture. Fry it for 2-3 minutes (do not make the coconut brown). Add the sliced beans, grated carrots & salt. Combine everything well. Sprinkle around 1 tbsp water & cover and cook it on low flame till its done. This should be ready in 5-10 mins, approx.
Notes: Give it a stir once in between, otherwise it may stick to the bottom. You can increase the amount of coconut if you like.
Also check out the carrot & beans thoran made by Nisha using this recipe. Attached is the pic.
Here is another pic of carrot & beans thoran made by Nisha, one of the dear reader’s of MariasMenu :)
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Abraham
Reply: on August 21st, 2010 at 4:26 amHi,
I have a suggestion to improve this. Its always better to smear the veggies with salt (and turmeric powder, if required) and steam them before frying them for about 5-10 minutes. That way, the veggies loose very little of freshness, color, flavor, crispiness and nutritional value. You will get them medium cooked in steam in 5 minutes or so. Then, depending on personal preferences, they can be fried with whatever ingredients, consistency and depth, as desired. It takes less time too, steam is an extremely efficient cooking medium, trust me. Do let me know if you find this helpful. In fact, this can be applied to almost all kinds of “malayali veg thoorans” ! Please do not try cabbage and other similar light cooked thoorans in this fashion. Those are better lightly fried directly, without steaming.
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Maria
Reply: on August 25th, 2010 at 9:41 amHi Abraham,
Thanks for taking time to explain in detail, appreciate it.
Cheers
Maria
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