Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Pumpkin Leaves Thoran / Mathanga Leaves Thoran

Ingrediants:
1 bunch of Pumpkin Leaves (Mathanga Leaves)
Onions-1 sliced
Green chilies- 4 or 5 chopped
Turmeric- ¼ tsp
Garlic- 2 cloves
Curry leaves-1 strip
Coconut- ½ cup.
Salt to taste
Mustard Seeds-1tsp
Oil- 1 tbsp

Preparation:
1. Soak the Pumpkin Leaves in water for 5-10 minutes to get rid of the sand. Wash it well under running water. Let it drain thoroughly.Remove the small small thorns like how we remove the skine of drumsticks.and rube using your both hands in order to become it soft.Now choppe like we do the spinach thoran.
2. Execpt oil and mustard seeds mix all together using your hand.
3. Heat the oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds. When they splutterand add the Pumpkin Leaves mix .
Let it cook covered on medium flame for 5-10 mins till all the water evaporates. Serve with rice.

16 comments:

Indian Khana said...

This is such a gud recipe...next time I go to India ..am trying this...as get the leaves only there :)

Aparna said...

dear, sukam thanne..madithanne,jolikku try chyunnu :)kollam ketto

Rachana said...

A great recipe. Looks fantastic.

Rekha shoban said...

poothiya thoran annullo...interesting recipe

Sarah Naveen said...

its been sometime i have had this...looks so delicious...

divya said...

A great recipe. Looks fantastic.

PranisKitchen said...

wow beena what a delicious and healthy one.i love the taste of this leaves.but hardly find this leaves here.have to search.good one beena..lovely color really liked it yarr

Suji said...

ee mathanga leave ooke kittumo UAEil?
Love this, etra naal ay no kazhichitte..Great color..Beenz

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shriya said...

I wish I get some here. Looks so yummy , must be delicious.. Very nice recipe.

Unknown said...

Ethevidunnu oppichu mathayila?? Love this thoran..Lakshmi chechiyodu mathayila thoran undakkanamenne ennale paranjatheyullu..Nice recipe, Beena..

Hari Chandana P said...

Very new to me.. looks interesting and tempting.. thanks for the recipe.. :)

Nitha said...

enikku bhayankara eshtam aanu ethu... Good pics and nice colour...

SavithaRaj's Spice Land said...

Never heard of this one..good one,will for sure try this!!!

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

Dear,
this time you have presented us a rich n healthy recipe. completely new one. Great ...!

Gita Jaishankar said...

Pumpkin leaves thoran sounds interesting and healthy...looks tasty dear :)

Hope said...

i tried this recipe in my country i must confess it is great....it's a really nice dish....but can't find the leave now i'm in India really need help.....i need to know where get it.....in Delhi....can inbox me hopez_luv2luv@yahoo.com