Mathanga Thoran (Pumpkin Fry)

Pumpkin is one of my favorite veggie. But the hard thing is that, I never can cook it without my hubby's help. I always find it difficult to peel off its skin. Might be I need to join gym!!! :)

Ingredients:
Pumpkin - 1 1/2 cup chopped in square shape
Small Onion - 10 nos
Dried Red Chilly - 3-4 nos
Cooking Oil - 1 table spoon
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 t spoon
Turmeric Powder - A pinch
Salt - To taste
Curry Leaves - Few

Preparation:

1. Grind onions and red chillies without adding any water and keep aside.
2. Heat a pan with oil and splutter mustard seeds.
3. Add the grinded mixture and saute well.
4. Add pumpkins, turmeric and salt and mix well.
5. Add 3/4 cup of water, cover the pan and cook over medium flame till pumpkin is cooked. It takes almost 5-7 minutes.
6. Garnish with curry leaves.

Serve hot with white rice.

Red Cabbage Thoran

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I have seen this very colorful cabbage so many times while shopping, but never had the courage to pick it up and try. Once tried we really started liking it. Unlike the green one, this is quite thick and is very crispy. It is quite easy to cook and is very healthy.

Ingredients:
Red Cabbage - 250 gm grated
Grated Coconut - 2 1/2 table spoon
Dried Red Chilly - 4 nos
Turmeric Powder - A pinch
Mustard Seeds - 1 t spoon
Cooking Oil - 2 table spoon
Salt - To taste
Curry Leaves - 1 sprig

Preparation:

1. Heat a pan with oil. I used olive oil.
2. Splutter mustard seeds and dried red chilly.
3. Add the grated cabbage and stir well.
4. Add salt, turmeric powder, grated coconut and mix well.
5. Cover the pan and cook over low flame for about 3-4 minutes. In between stir to make sure that it doesn't stick to the bottom.
6. Garnish with curry leaves and it is ready to serve.

Ney Meen Mutta Thoran (King Fish Egg Fry)

My Ammamma (granny - mother's mom) was very fond of fish eggs, especially sardine eggs and i do remember my mother preparing it specially for her. Those days my ammamma usually says "Buy Sardine, will get lots of eggs". Now my ammamma is no more. She passed away last May. Making these eggs just made me remember her words.

Ingredients:
Neymeen Mutta - 150 gm
Grated Coconut - 2 table spoon
Non Spicy Red Chilly - 1 no (Chop into thin round pieces)
Onion - 1 small (Chopped into fine pieces)
Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
Turmeric Powder - A pinch
Chilly Powder - 1/2 t spoon
Pepper Powder - 1/2 t spoon
Salt - To taste
Oil - 1 1/2 table spoon

Preparation:

1. Clean and slice the king fish eggs.
2. Heat a pan and add oil.
3. Add onions, chopped red chillies and saute well.
4. Add salt, turmeric powder, chilly powder and mix well.
5. Add sliced king fish eggs and mix well.
6. Add grated coconut, mix well and cover the pan with a lid and allow to cook (For around 2-3 minutes).
7. Sprinkle black pepper powder and garnish with curry leaves.

Pacha Kaaya Thoran (Raw Plantain Fry) And Award

Ingredients:
Pacha Kaaya (Raw Plantain) - 2 nos medium (Chop it into small pieces)
Shallots - 5 nos
Onion - 1 medium (Chopped finely)
Green Chilly - 3 nos (Split into half)
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 t spoon
Coarse Pepper Powder - 1 t spoon
Mustard Seeds - 1 t spoon
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 t spoon
Grated Coconut - 1/4 cup
Curry Leaves - 1 sprig
Salt - To taste
Oil - 1 1/2 table spoon

Preparation:

1. Grind shallots and coconut either using mortar and pestle or using mixer. If you are using mixer make sure that it doesn't form a paste. Add cumin seeds to it and mix well with a spoon. Then keep it aside.
2. Heat a pan and add cooking oil.
3. Splutter mustard seeds and add curry leaves.
4. Add sliced onions, green chillies and saute well.
5. Add salt, turmeric powder and mix well.
6. Add the prepared paste in step 1 and saute it for 1 minute.
7. Add chopped plantains and mix it.
8. Add 1/4 cup of water and cover the pan with a lid and allow it to boil.
9. In between open the lid and stir it to make sure that it doesn't stick to the bottom.
10. Once cooked well (around 5-8 minutes) transfer to a bowl.

It is a delicious combination with rice.

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Cauliflower Thoran

Ingredients:
Cauliflower - 2 cups florets(Chopped into very fine pieces)
Onion - 1 medium
Red dried chilly - 3no.s (Just make coarse powder with a mixer)
Cumin seeds - 1/2 t spoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 t spoon
Salt - to taste
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Cooking oil - 1 table spoon

Preparation:

1. Heat a pan, add cooking oil. Add cumin seeds, sliced onions and saute it well until it turns tender.
2. Add salt to taste, coarse red chilly powder, turmeric powder and saute it too.
3. Add chopped cauliflower and mix it well.
4. Cover with lid and cook for about 5minutes on low flame.
5. Add curry leaves to it.
6. Ready to serve with rice.

Cheera Thoran (Palak Fry)

Ingredients
Green cheera - 1 bunch
Shallots - 5 - 6no.s
Garlic - 2 - 3 cloves (if its big one)
Green chilly - 2 - 3no.s
Cooking Oil - 1 table spoon
Salt - 1 t spoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 t spoon
Coconut grated - 3 tablespoon
Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Preparation :

1. Chop the green cheeras. Slice shallots, garlic lengthwise, split green chilly lengthwise.
2. Heat a pan and add cooking oil.
3. Add sliced shallots, garlic, green chilly and saute it well. (If needed you can splutter mustard seeds also)
4. Add chopped cheera, turmeric powder, salt & grated coconut and mix it well.
5. Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 2  to 3 mins.
6. Its now ready to serve with rice. Good combination with rice & dal.

Mushroom Coconut Stir Fry

Ingredients:
Button Mushrooms - 10 to 12 nos (Cut 1 into 6 pieces)
Onion - 1 medium size (Slice lengthwise)
Grated Coconut - 1/7 th of mushroom
Green Chilly - 2 nos (Splitted)
Curry Leaves - 1 strip
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 t spoon
Coriander Powder - 1 t spoon
Pepper Powder - 1 1/2 t spoon
Cooking Oil - 1 1/2 table spoon
Salt - To taste

Marination:
Marinate chopped mushrooms with turmeric powder, coriander powder, pepper powder, salt and grated coconut and keep for 15 minutes.

Preparation:

1. Heat a pan with cooking oil.
2. Add onion, green chilly and curry leaves, and saute it well until becomes golden brown.
3. Transfer the marinated mushrooms to the pan, mix it well. Cover with a lid and cook over low flame for about 5-7 minutes.
4. Now it is ready to serve for 4 people.

Achinga Thoran (Yard Long Beans Fry)

Ingredients:
Achinga/yard long beans - 250gm/10 - 15 no.s
Onion - 1no.
Green chilly - 3no.s
Mustard seeds - 1/4 t spoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 t spoon
Curry leaves - 1 strip
Grated coconut - 3 table spoon
Cooking oil - 2 table spoon
Salt - to taste

Preparation:

1. Wash & clean achinga / long beans and chop into fine pieces.
2. Slice onions as we slice for omlette. ( very fine pieces )
3. Tear in the middle of green chilly.Chop Curry leaves.
4. Heat a pan and add cooking oil.
5. Splutter mustard seeds. Then add sliced onions. Saute it well till it turns translucent.You can add 1/2 t spoon of salt while sauting .It allows onions to cook soon.
6. Add green chilly & turmeric powder 
7. Add chopped beans and 3 table spoon of grated coconut and salt to taste & mix it well.
8. Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 5 to 10min on medium flame. In between open the lid and stir the contents.
9. Add chopped curry leaves / garnish with curry leaves.
10. Its ready to serve.

        Tips

• Always cook veggie on low or medium flame.
• Its better to put chopped curry leaves while making thoran, so that we never keep it out while eating.

Pavakka Thoran (Bittergourd Fry)

Ingredients:
Pavakka (Bitter gourd) - 300 gm/2 no.s
Onion - 1 medium
Green chilly - 1 no.
Curry leaves - 1 strip
Mustard seeds - 1/2 t spoon
Turmeric powder - 1/4 t spoon
Salt - to taste
Cooking oil - 1 table spoon

Preparation:

1. Chop the cleaned pavakka (bitter gourd) into small pieces and transfer to a bowl.
2. Add 1/2 t spoon salt and knead it for 10 - 15 sec.
3. Slice onion into small pieces (as for omlette).
4. Chop green chilly & curry leaves to very fine pieces.
5. Heat oil in a pan. Splutter mustard seeds.
6. Add finely sliced onions & saute it till golden brown.
7. Add pavakka, green chilly & curry leaves to the pan.
8. Add turmeric, remaining salt & stir well.
9. Cook for around 3 - 5 mins with the lids closed.
10. Pavakka thoran is ready to serve.