Thakkali Chutney / Tomato Chutney

Chutney is often served fresh as a side dish with breakfast, lunch and dinner. It often contains strong flavoured ingredients like dry hot chillies, green chillies, pearl onions, Curry leaves and other spices.
Tomato Chutney is a fine paste made with Tomato along with other spices. It is a good side dish for Dosa and Idly.

INGREDIENTS:

• Tomato (chopped)- 2 nos
• Onion (chopped) - 1 small
• Chopped Garlic - 1 tbsp
• Chilly Powder - 1 tsp
• Red chilli - 3 nos
• Asafoetida powder- ¼ tsp
• Fenugreek powder - 2 pinch
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Gingely oil - 3 tbsps
• Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat oil in a Pan.
• Add onions and garlic and saute`till the onion turns transparent.
• Add chopped tomatoes, chilly powder and saute well .
• Add salt and mix well.
• Grind them into a paste.
• Heat 1 tsp oil in a Pan.
• Add mustard seeds and Red chilly, let it splutter.
• Add asafoetida, fenugreek powder and curry leaves.
• Add the paste to it and mix well.
• Let it cook for 4-5 minutes and remove from fire.

Recommended Combination: Serve with Dosa / Idli

Vazhakoombu Thoran / Banana Flower Thoran

Vazhakoombu means Banana Flower.
Its rich nutritious dish and is very tasty.
This thoran is prepared using finely chopped Banana Flower with black-eyed beans. Its a dry dish.

INGREDIENTS:

• Blackeyed Beans(Van payar) - ½ cup
• Finely chopped Banana Flower - 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 flower in water for 15 minutes.
• Rinse and squeeze Banana flower from water.
• Cook Banana flower along with the cooked beans, Turmeric powder and Salt.
• Crush Coconut, Cumin seed, Chilly Powder and Garlic.
• When the banana flower 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.

Vazhaakka Thoran / Banana Thoran

Vazhakka Thoran is a tasty nadan dish.
Banana and Grated Coconut are the main ingredients for this thoran.

INGREDIENTS:

• Diced Raw Banana - 2 nos
• Green Chilly -3 nos
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut- 1 cup
• Cumin Seed - ¼ tsp
• Garlic -2 nos
• Salt – to taste
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Urad Dal - 1 tsp
• Red chillies - 3 nos
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves- few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook the banana with turmeric powder, salt and water.
• Crush Grated Coconut, Cumin seed, Garlic and Green Chilly.
• Once the Banana is cooked well, add crushed Coconut mix and mix well.
• Remove it from the fire after 2 minutes.
• 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 /Kanji.

Palak Thoran / Spinach Thoran

Spinach is an source of many vitamins,minerals and anti-oxidents.There are different types of Spinach.Kerala Spinach is red in colour and has less water content . Palak is green in colour.
Spinach thoran is made up of Spinach,Grated Coconut and garlic.It is very delicious and easy to make.

INGREDIENTS:

• Finely Chopped Spinach - 2cups
• Grated coconut - ½ Cup
• Chilly Powder - ½ tsp
• Red Chilly -2 nos
• Rice - 1 tsp
• Garlic - 1 nos
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Oil - as needed
• Salt - to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat a pan and add spinach, salt, turmeric powder and mix well.
• Cover the pan and cook for 2 mins.
• Crush coconut, garlic and chilly powder and add to it.
• Mix well and slow down the flame and stir well till the water dries up completely.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and red chilli and let it splutter.
• Add rice and fry it.
• Once rice becomes crispy add cooked spinach and mix well. 
• Remove from fire.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Urulakizhangu Thoran / Potato Thoran

Potato thoran is a tasty dish. It is easy to make.
Potato,Onion and Grated Coconut are the main ingredients for this thoran.

INGREDIENTS:

• Diced Potato - 1 ½ cups
• Diced Onion- ½ cup
• Grated Coconut - 3/4 cup
• Chilly Powder - 1 tsp
• Corriander Powder - ½ tsp
• Aniseed Powder -½ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Red Chilly - 2 nos
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Black gram -1 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook Potato and Onion with Turmeric powder, Chilly Powder, Corriander Powder, Aniseed Powder and Salt in water.
• Add grated coconut to the cooked Potato and mix it well.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add Mustard seeds and Red chilly and let it splutter.
• Add Black gram and fry it.
• Once Black gram becomes brown add Cooked Potato and Curry leaves.
• Stir well and slow down the flame and cook it for 2 mins.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Padavalanga Thoran / Snake Gourd Thoran

Padavalanga Thoran is a tasty dish. It is a combination of cooked vegetable and toor dal.
Snake gourd,Toor Dal and Grated Coconut are the main ingredients for this thoran.


INGREDIENTS:

• Chopped Snake gourd/Padavalanga - 2 Cup
• Toor Dal/Thuvaraparippu -¼ cup
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Chilly powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut-3/4 cup
• Cumin Seed - ¼ tsp
• Garlic -2 nos
• Urad dal/Black gram - 1 tsp
• Mustared Seed- 1 tsp
• Red Chilly - 2 nos
• Salt – to taste
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves- few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Soak Toor dal in water for 15 minutes(for easy cook).
• Cook the Chopped Padavalanga and toor dal with Turmeric powder, salt and little water.
• Crush Grated Coconut, Cumin seed, Garlic and Chilly powder.
• Once the Padavalanga and toor dal is cooked well, add Crushed Coconut mix.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add Mustard seeds and Red chilly and let it splutter.
• Add Urad dal and fry it.
• Once Urad Dal becomes brown add Thoran and Curry leaves.
• Stir well and slow down the flame and cook it for 2 mins.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Muringakka Thoran / Drumstick Thoran

Muringakka Thoran is a dry dish. It is prepared using cut Drumsticks with grated coconut.

INGREDIENTS:

• Drumstick Cuts - 1 cup
• Chilly powder- ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut- ¼ cup
• Cumin Seed - ¼ tsp
• Garlic -1 nos
• Red Chilly -2 nos
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Black gram -1 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Crush Grated Coconut, Cumin seed, Garlic and Chilly Powder.
• Cook Drumstick along with turmeric powder, salt in little water.
• Cover the pan with a lid and cook well.
• Once the Drumstick cooked well and water dries up, add Crushed Coconut mix.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add Mustard seeds and Red chilly and let it splutter.
• Add Black gram and fry it.
• Once Black gram becomes brown add Thoran and Curry leaves.
• Stir well and slow down the flame and cook it for 2 min

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Kovakka Thoran / Tindora Thoran

Tindora contains Carbohydrates, Fibre, Vitamins and Minerals. It is a good source of nutrients too.
Tindora thoran is made up of Tindora and Coconut.

INGREDIENTS:

• Chopped Tindora - 1 cup
• Grated coconut - ¼ cup
• Chilly Powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Black gram -1 tsp
• Red Chilly -2 nos
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - as needed
• Curry leaves - few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook Tindora with turmeric powder and salt in little water.
• Crush Coconut ,Chilly powder and add to cooked Tindora and mix it well.
• Heat Oil in a pan.
• Add Mustard seeds and Red chilli and let it splutter.
• Add Black gram and fry it.
• Once Black gram becomes brown add Cooked Tindora and Curry leaves.
• Stir well and slow down the flame and cook it for 2 mins.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.