Thoran (Cabbage, Beans, or Beetroot) Recipe

Serves 4

Ingredients:
½ kg cabbage, beans or beetroot, finely chopped
½ coconut, freshly grated
7-8 curry leaves
2 garlic cloves
¼ tsp turmeric powder
¼ tsp chilly powder
2 tsp coconut oil
½ tsp mustard seeds
4 dried red chillies, broken
Salt

Method:

• Roughly grind together coconut, cumin seeds, curry leaves and garlic. This grinding is typically done using a stone mortar and pestle, but an electric mixer might also be used.
• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and broken red chilies.
• When the mustard splutters, add the vegetable.
• Sauté on high fire for the first minute, and then cook on low heat until done.
• Add turmeric and chili powder, mix and then add the ground coconut.
• Take off heat, mix lightly and cover and let sit for 5 minutes.
• Mix well and serve.

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