Potato & Carrot Thoran

Ingredients:

Potato-1 large (cut into small cubes)

Carrot-1 (cut into small cubes)

Onion -1 nos.

Fresh grated coconut-1/4 cup

Green chillies-3 (cut it into length wise)

Salt-to taste

Oil -1 tsp

Turmeric Powder -1/2 tsp

Mustard Seeds-1/2 tsp

Curry Leaves-few

Method:
1.Cook potato,carrot,onion,chillies,salt and turmeric powder togther by adding 1/2 cup of water.
2.Cook untile done.When all the water is evaporated add coconut and curry leaves and stair for 5 minutes and remove from fire.
3.Take a pan and splutter mustard seeds and add to cooked potoato and carrot.

Vendakka Parippu Thoran / Okra Dal Stir Fry

Ingredients:
Ladies Finger/ Vendakka-1 cup
Cooked Dal -1/2 cup
Onion- 1 medium
Turmeric Powder-1/2 tsp
Green Chilly-2 split
Coconut Scraped- 3 tbps
Curry leaves-Few
Salt- to taste
Mustard Seeds -1 1/2 tsp
Oil- 1 tsp

1.Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds.As mustard seeds start popping add chopped onion,green chillies,okra,turmeric powder and salt .Let it cook for 10 minutes.Stir in between to prevent the okra from sticking to the bottom.

2.Now add cooked dal,curry leaves and coconut.And cook for another 3 minutes and  switch off the flame.

Ulli Thoran (Onion stir fry)

Ingredients:
Onion - 3big
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Green chillies -2-3
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Mustard seeds - 1/4tbsp
Curry leaves - few
Oil - 2tbsp

Method:
1.Slice the onion.
2.Now take a bowel and put the sliced onion,green chillies,grated coconut,curry leaves,Turmeric Powder and 1tsp of oil.
3.Now mix all together with your hand.
4..In a pan put oil and splutter the mustard seeds.Now add the oninon mix and mix well.Now cover and cook in low flame.
Serve with rice.

Meen Thoran

Fish thoran is simple and delisious.It can be made using any king of fish..Here i used ayala/Mackerel.Meen thoran is a dry side dish.
Ingredients
2 Ayila/mackerel, cleaned
1/4 tsp - Turmeric powder
1/4 tsp - Red chili powder
2-3- Kodampuli
Salt to taste
1 small - Onion
4 - Green chili
1/2 '' piece - Ginger
Garlic chopped -1tsp
1/4 cup - Freshly grated coconut
1 to 2 sprigs - Curry leaves

To seasoning
1/4 tsp - Mustard seeds
Coconut oil

Method
1 ) First cook fish in little water with kodampuli, salt to taste, red chili and turmeric powder . Cook till fish is well cooked. Cool and take out the bones.
2 ) To a mixing bowl add fish, and finely chopped ingredients and coconut. With hand crush all the ingredients together.
3 ) Heat oil a kadai, add mustard and pop it. Then add the fish mixture and stir. Simmer and cook, occassionally stirring.Cook till onions and green chillies are cooked.Take off the stove and serve.

cheera thoran

Cheera/ Spinach is an excellent source of many vitamins,minerals and anti-oxidents.This thoran is one of my favourate.....

Ingredients:-

Cheera/Spinach chopped fine – 2 1/2 cups
Grated coconut – 1/2 cup
Shallots chopped – 5
Green chillies chopped – 2
Garlic chopped –3
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – a sprig
Salt – to taste
Oil – as needed

Method:-

1.Execpt mustard seeds and oil mix all the ingrediants with cheera,using ur hand.Make it soft.
2.Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds into it.Allow it to splutter,then add curry leaves,stir and add the spinach.Stir for few minutes and cook until all the water evaporates and thoran becomes dry.
Serve with rice.

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.

Capsicum Thoran

Ingredients
Capsicum (diced into medium cubes) – 2 big
Sliced Onions – 1 medium
Curry Leaves – A sprig
Oil – 2 tbsp
Mustard Seeds – 1/4 tsp
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
Green chillies - 3
Salt – as required
Grated Coconut – 1/2 cup

Preparation Method
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds.
Add onions, curry leaves, green chillies,and saute till the onions are translucent.
Add turmeric powder.
Now, add the capsicum pieces along with required amount of salt and mix well.
Mix well. Cover and cook for around 15 minutes stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile add grind coconutto the cooked capsicum and mix well
Allow it to cook in the coconut  for another 5 minutes until all water has evaporated.
Serve this tasty capsicum thoran with Rice.

Cabbage Thoran

Ingredients:
Cabbage 1/2 chopped fine
grated Coconut 1/4 cup
Shallots 2-4 chopped
Green chillis chopped 1-2
Curry leaves 1 spring
Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
Urad dal 1 tsp
Oil to cook 1-2 teaspoon
Salt to taste

Method:

1.Except Mustard seeds,Urad dal and Oil mix all together using your hand.

2.Heat a non stick pan , add oil to the pan,add mustard seeds when they start to pop add urad dal and when they change its colour add cabbage mix.Let it cook for 10 minutes.In between keep stirring the pan to avoid the thoran getting burnt. Once the cabbage looks translucent u can switch the heat off.

Kakka Irachi(Clams) Thoran

My mother in law have send me some kakka irachi(clams) from kannur.She know its me favourate.When we are back to kannur most of the days our menu for lunch will be with kakka irachi.She had cleaned and fried in oil by adding some curry leaves,Turmeric powder,pepper powder and salt.So it was easy for me to cook.
Ingredients:
Clams /Kakka Irachi- 1 cup
Pearl onions(Kunjulli) - 8 nos(chopped)
Onion(small) - 1 no(chopped)
Ginger-garlic(crushed) - 2 tbsp
Green chillies -4 slit
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Pepper - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Grated coconut -1/4 cup
Curry leaves - As reqd
Salt - As reqd
Mustard seeds -1tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Curry leaves - 3 stems

Method
1)Except mustard seeds and oil mix all together using hands.
2)Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add curry leaves and saute for a minute.
3)Now add the clams mix and cook untile the onions and green chillies are cooked.
4)When its cooked remove from fire and serve with rice.

Kanava (Squid) Thoran And Award

Ingredients

Squid500 g
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp
Cumin seed-1/4
Coriander powder - 1/2 tbsp
Pepper powder -1/4 tbsp
Salt To tast
Onions, thinly sliced 1
1 - inch piece ginger, finely chopped
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
Green chillies. slit lengthwise 2
Salt to taste
2 springs fresh curry leaves
3 tablespoon cooking oil
Grated coconut 1/2 cup
Mustard seeds – 1/2tsp

Method
1.Wash and clean squid. Slice into small pieces.
2.Marinate squid with 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder, 1/4 teaspoon Pepper powder, chopped ginger - garlic and salt. Boil squid in a pan 15 minutes or till cooked / the water in the pan dries up.No need to add any water into it.
3.Heat oil in a pan. Fry sliced onions till golden brown.Mean while in a grinder grind coconut, cumin seed,red chilli powder.Pour coconut mix and oninon to cooked squid. Cover with a lid and cook on a low heat for 10 - 12 minutes. Heat oil in a pan and sputter mustard seeds and curry leaves and add to the squid.
Serve hot with rice / chapati as a side dish.

Thank u sooooo much Neethu of Kitchen Express

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Urla Kizhangu Chakkakuru Thoran And Award

Ingredients

Chakkakuru(Jackfruit seeds) – 6 no.
Urla Kizhangu(potato) -1
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
Coconut – ¼ of one
Green chillies – 2 nos
Onion -1
Salt – As reqd
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – A few
Coconut oil – 3 tbsp

Method

1)Remove the skin off the seeds and potato.Cut it into two and then into small pieces.
2)Cook chakkakuru and potato along with Onion, Green chillies ,turmeric powder, salt and a little water in a vessel.
3)when its cooked,add the coconut into it and mix well.
4)Heat oil in a pan or a kadai.
5)Splutter mustard seeds sauté curry leaves.
6)Add to the chakkakuru, potato coconut mixture and mix well.
7)Lower the flame and allow it to cook, stirring occasionally.
8)Remove from flame, when done.

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Muringa Elayum Poovum Thoran

Ingredients

Muringa ela(drumstick leaves) – 2 cups

Muringa poovu-1 cup
Oninons-1

Coconut – 1/2 cup
Green chillies – 4 nos

Garlic pods – 7 nos

Coconut oil – 3 tbsp

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Dry red chillies– 2 – 3 nos

Curry leaves – A few

Salt – As reqd

Method

1) Wash the leaf and drain water.

2)Mix well together the above mixture like grated coconut, garlic, turmeric powder and green chillies along with the drumstick leaves,flower and salt using your hands.

3)Heat oil in a pan or a kadai.

4)Splutter mustard seeds sauté red dry chillies and curry leaves.

5)Add the leaves mixture and mix well.

6)Cover and cook for 3 mins.

7)Remove the lid and mix well the whole contents.

8)Keep it on flame, till done.