Cabbage Thoran

Ingredients

1. Half of a medium sized cabbage(shredded)
2. Half of a coconut
3. Onion-1 finely chopped
4. Green chillies-3 slit length wise
5. curry leaves
6. Urad dal-1tsp
7. mustard seeds-1 tsp
8. chana dal(optional)-1 tsp
9. Jeera-1 tsp
10. garlic (crushed)-2 or 3 cloves
11. turmeric-1 tsp
12. chilly powder-1tsp
13. oil(coconut oil or sunflower oil)

Method

1.Scrap one half of a coconut and keep aside.

2.Mix shredded cabbage and finely chopped onion and keep aside.

3.In a pan heat some oil and crackle mustard seeds and urad dal.Now add curry leaves and green chillies.

4.Now add the cabbage and onion mix to it.Add 1 or 2 tsp of haldi , 1 tsp of red chilly powder and salt in to it.Cover and cook on medium flame/low flame.

5.Meanwhile grind coarsely jeera,scrapped coconut and crushed garlic.

6.When cabbage is cooked thoroughly add the ground masala in to it and mix well.

7.Lower the flame and cook again for 1 or 2 mts.

8.Remove from heat and serve.

Aviyal

Ingredients

1. Coconut scrapped-1/2 of a coconut


2. Julienned (cut length wise) vegetables like snake gourd,ash gourd,carrots,raw banana,cowpea beans,drumsticks,elephant yam,brinjals,madras cucumber-3 cups


3. Jeera-2tsp


4. crushed garlic-4 or 5 cloves


5. Green chillies -2 slit length wise


6. curry leaves


7. Coconut oil


8. tamarind extract-1/2 cup


9. turmeric-2 tsp

Method

1.Cut the vegetables in to thin long strips.Here i have used 2 drumsticks,a 10cm piece of snake gourd,1 raw banana,3 small round brinjals,1 small carrot,10 or 12 cowpea beans(achinga or neelan payar),1/2 of a medium sized yam,1/2 of a cucumber,1/4 of a 25ogm ash gourd.

2.Grind coarsely scrapped coconut ,crushed garlic and jeera together and keep aside.

3.Make tamarind extract (not very thick).If you have seedless tamarind,just soak it in 1/2 cup water and squeeze it.

4.Now in a thick bottomed pan add 2 tablespoon of coconut oil and vegetables and green chillies(don't mix).Now add turmeric and chilly powder and salt and 3 tablespoon of water and cover and cook.

5.When the vegetables are cooked thoroughly,add tamarind extract into it.

6.After 3 mts add the coconut mixture and mix well.

7.After 2 mts remove from heat.Now add 1 tsp coconut oil and some curry leaves in to the aviyal ,mix well and serve.

Vanpayar thoran

OK!
Today i will post an easy recipe,ie vanpayar thoran.
Red lentil's malayalam version is called vanpayar and thorans are the dishes which are made using srapped coconuts...many thorans are there like cabbage thoran,beans thoran,carrot thoran,beetroot thoran,raw banana thoran,jackfruit thoran etc.
Most of the kerala dishes are made using coconut and we use coconut oil for cooking....

So back to recipe...
Ingredients
Red lentil -1 cup
coconut scrapped-1/2 a coconut
garlic-few
green chilly-1
jeera-1/2 tea-spoon
turmeric powder-1/2 tea-spoon
salt as needed
mustard seeds,curry leaves etc
oil-2 tea-spoon

Method
Boil the red lentils with lots of water and salt and a li'l turmeric
Grind the srapped coconut,garlic,chilly,turmeric and jeera.
In a pan heat a li'l oil.Crackle mustards along with curry leaves.put the boiled lentils and then mix grated coconut mixture(add salt if u need).Mix the whole thing thoroughly.Cover and cook in medium flame for 5 mts..
Your red lentil thoran is ready...