Ingredients
Beetroot- 1 medium ,peeled and grated
Coconut grated - 1/2 cup
Curd-1/2 cup
Green chillies - 2-3
Red chilli powder-1/2 tsp
Mustard
Red chillies
Oil
Salt
Curry leaves
Method
1. Grate the beetroot ,or cut it into very small pieces
2. Cook it in a vessel with enough water .Add chilli powder and split green chillies
3. Grind the coconut to very fine paste .add 1/4 tsp mustard to this and crush it with final grinding
4. Add this coconut paste to the cooked beetroot and just heat enough to cook the coconut .Remove from heat and keep aside
5. When the above mix is cooled , add well beaten (without adding water )thick curd to this and mix well.Adjust salt
6. Heat oil in another pan and splutter mustard seeds ,red chillies and curry leaves and add this to the kichadi .
Serve 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.
Ingredients
Mushroom - 2 cup
Onion - 2 medium thinly sliced
Ginger - 1 tsp chopped
Garlic- 1 tsp chopped
Chilly powder- 1 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala- 1/4 tsp
Pepper powder- 1/4 tsp
Coconut chips -2-3 tbsp
Method
1.Clean mushroom in hot water and chop it
2.Heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds
3. Add onion, ginger ,garlic, curry leaves and fry till they all turn brown.
4. Now add coconut chips
5. Add all powders and fry for a minute
6.Add sliced mushroom and mix well with masala .Saute well for 5-6 minutes till they are done .
Serve hot !!
