Ingredients
Cheera/Red Spinach - 500 gm
Grated coconut- 1/2 cup
Red chilly powder-1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Urad dal- 1/2 tsp
Red chillies- 2
Salt
Mustard
Coconut oil
Curry leaves
Directions
1. Separate cheera leaves from the stem,wash and clean.You can use tender stems too.
2. Drain the leaves and tender stems in a paper towel or colander.Dry completely before chopping.
3. Chop the spinach finely
4. Crush and mix the grated coconut,red chilly powder, and turmeric powder together.Keep aside
5. Heat oil in a pan ,and splutter mustard seeds, add red chillies, curry leaves and urad dal and fry it until it is brown in color
6. Add the chopped red spinach /cheera leaves and saute .Volume will get reduced to less than half and then add salt.No need to add water.Cheera will cook in in its own water
7. Add the grated coconut mix and cook covered for few minutes.Then open the lid and mix well.
8. Stir the thoran continuously and switch off the stove when the water is completely evaporated.
Serve hot with rice !!!
Ingredients
Big onion- 2 medium;red/white/yellow
Grated coconut- 1/4 cup
Green chillies - 2-3 chopped
Ginger - 1 small piece
Turmeric powder- a pinch (optional)
Salt
Mustard seeds
Oil
Method
1. Chop the onion
2. Mix together chopped onion, grated coconut, green chillies,ginger, salt and turmeric powder.
3. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds.
4. Add curry leaves and onion mixture to this and stir well.
5. Sprinkle water in between and cook on a medium heat.Always keep an eye on it, and stir frequently. Serve hot with rice!!
Ingredients
Spinach/Palak - 1lb - 500 gm, cleaned and chopped
Toor dal - 1/2 cup,cooked
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Cooked rice- 1 tbsp
Red chillies- 2-3
Mustard
Curry leaves
Oil
Salt
Method
1. Clean an chop spinach. Try to avoid stem.
2. Heat oil in a pan/cheena chatty ,Splutter mustard seeds, then add cooked rice, red chillies and curry leaves.Saute for a minute
3. Stir in chopped leaves.Volume will get reduced to 1/4th. Stir well.
4. Add cooked toor dal and mix well.
5. Add salt - Keep in mind to add less salt than what you usually add to other curries.
6. Mix coconut and turmeric powder together and add to the spinach-dal and mix well.
7. Cook for 2-3 minutes and remove from heat
Serve hot !!!
Ingredients
Button Mushroom - 200 gm
Shallots-10-12 chopped in circle shape
Grated coconut-1/4 cup
Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
Coriander powder- 1/2 tsp
Pepper Powder- 1/4 tsp
Green chillies- 2 chopped
Red chillies- 2
Curry leaves
Mustard
Oil
Method
1. Clean and remove stalk from the button mushrooms.Cut them into medium sized pieces.
2. Mix the grated coconut with pepper,turmeric, and coriander powders together.Do not grind or crush.
3. Heat Oil in a pan , splutter mustard seeds, add red chillies, green chillies, curry leaves .Then add chopped shallots and saute for a minute.
4. Add the chopped mushroom and salt.Mix well.Saute for 2-3 minutes until it is almost done. No need to add water, since the mushrooms will produce water .
5. Add the grated coconut-spice powder mix and stir well for 2-3 minute. Remove from heat and serve hot with rice !!
Ingredients
Tapioca/Yucca/Kappa - 500 gm , skin removed and cut into drum shaped pieces
Onion- 1 sliced
Green chillies - 2-3 cut lengthwise
Garlic - 1 clove(optional)
Grated coconut - 1 handful (optional)
Chicken masala - 1- 2tsp
Mustard
Coconut oil
Curry leaves
Red chillies
Method
1.Boil tapioca pieces in enough water with salt .Drain excess water when tapioca is cooked. Take care not to get tapioca mashed by over cooking
2. Cut the cooked tapioca pieces into bite size cubes (1-2 inches size)
3.Heat oil in a pan/cheena chatti .Splutter mustard seeds
4.Add red chillies, curry leaves ,garlic , green chillies and saute.Now add sliced onions .and saute well till they turn brown.
6.Add the chicken masala powder and tapioca pieces and mix everything well .
7.If you are adding coconut , add it now and mix .Grinding not needed
Note :Though it is called 'Thoran'/stir fry , you can have it as a snack or a main dish. It tastes very good with tapioca we get in Kerala .The tapioca we get in US has bitter taste some times.
