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Monday, March 22, 2010

Ethakkatholi Thoran / Banana Skin Thoran



We prepare this thoran by using Raw Banana skin and black-eyed beans.
This delicious Thoran is a Kerala dish. Its a dry dish.

INGREDIENTS:
  • Blackeyed Beans(Van payar) - ½ cup
  • Chopped Banana skin - 2 cup
  • Grated coconut - 1 cup
  • Cumin seeds- ¼ tsp
  • Garlic pods - 2 nos
  • Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
  • Chilly powder - 1 tsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Urad Dal - 1 tsp
  • Red chillies - 3 nos
  • Salt to taste
  • Coconut Oil - 1 tbsp
  • Curry leaves - A few

PREPARATION METHOD:
  • Cook Beans in a Pressure cooker with water for 3 -4 whistle.
  • Put chopped Banana skin in water for 15 minutes.
  • Rinse and squeeze Banana skin from water.
  • Cook BAnana skin along with the cooked beans, Turmeric powder and Salt.
  • Crush Coconut, Cumin seed, Chilly Powder and Garlic.
  • When the banana skin is cooked well and water dries up, add Coconut mix and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Remove from fire.
  • Heat Oil in a Pan.
  • Add Mustrard seeds and Red chillies into it, allow to Splutter.
  • When it starts to splutter, add the Urad dal and fry it.
  • Add Thoran and Curry leaves and stir for a minute and remove from fire.
Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.