CARROT-BEANS THORAN

Thoran is a coconut-based vegetable Keralite dish. This common dish is usually eaten with steamed rice. This is a common menu item for a sadhya. You can use almost any vegetable to make thoran. There is another name for thoran which is Upperi. You can use almost any vegetable to make thoran. Carrot beans thoran is a thoran recipe made with a combination of carrots and beans.

INGREDIENTS:

Carrots - 1/2 cup

Beans - 1/2 cup

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Urad dal - 1/4 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

curry leaves

Coconut oil - 1 tbsp

Grated coconut - 1/4 cup

Red chili powder - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

METHOD:

1. Wash the carrots and the beans well. Chop the carrots and beans finely. Keep them in a bowl.

2. In a pan, heat oil, add mustard seeds. Allow them to splutter.

3. Once it splutters add urad dal and curry leaves.

4. Now add the chopped carrots and beans and salt mix well. Now add the turmeric powder sauté for some time.

5. Add little water. Cover the pan with a lid. Allow it to cook. Check in between and stir it once or twice so that the vegetables don't burn.

6. Once the beans and carrots are cooked, add the grated coconut, cumin powder and coriander powder. Cover it with the lid and leave for 2 min.

7. Serve this with rice.