Mutta Thoran / Scrambled Egg

Mutta Thoran or Scrambled eggs is a dish made from beaten egg.
This thoran contains Onion, Chilly and Grated Coconut.

INGREDIENTS:

• Eggs - 4 nos
• Finely Chopped Onion - 1 nos
• Finely Chopped Green Chillies - 3 nos
• Grated Coconut - 2 tbsp
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Red Chilly-2 nos
• Curry leaves - few
• Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Beat the eggs and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and Red chilly and allow to splutter.
• Add the chopped Onion and Green Chillies and saute well till the Onion turns transparent..
• Add the beaten Eggs, Salt, Curry leaves and the Coconut and stir continuously.
• When the thoran becomes dry, remove from fire.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Broccoli Mutta Thoran / Broccoli Egg Thoran

Broccoli Thoran is a tasty dish.
Main ingredients of this thoran are Broccoli, Onion, Egg, grated Coconut.

INGREDIENTS:

• Finely chopped Broccoli - 1 cup
• Onion(finely Chopped)- 1 nos
• Chilly Powder - ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut-¼ cup
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Red Chilly-2 nos
• Egg - 3 nos
• Salt – to taste
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Curry leaves- few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Beat the eggs and keep aside.
• Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan and allow mustard seeds and Red chilly to splutter.
• Add Chopped Onion and saute well.
• When Onion turns transparent add sliced Broccoli along with turmeric powder, Chilly powder,Curry leaves and salt and saute well.
• Once the Broccoli become soft, add Coconut and mix well.
• Add the beaten egg and stir continuously.
• When the thoran becomes dry, remove from fire.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

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.

Vazhakka Podimas

Vazhakka Podimas is a Tamil dish made with steam cooked raw banana (grated) and roasted onion & grated coconut.

INGREDIENTS:

• Raw Banana(Vaazhakka) - 2 nos
• Chopped Onion - 1 nos
• Green Chilly(slit) - 2 nos
• Red Chilly – 2 nos
• Mustard Seeds – 1 teaspoon
• Urud Dal - 1 tsp
• Channa Dal – 1 tsp
• Turmeric Powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut – 1 tbsp
• Coconut Oil - 2 tbsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Steam cook Banana for 15 min with skin.   
• Remove the skin and grate it.
• 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, Channa dal and Curry leaves and fry it.
• Add Green chilly and onion and saute until onions turn transparent.
• Add the grated banana, Salt, Turmeric powder and Coconut and fry for 2 mins.

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.

Koon Thoran / Mushroom Thoran

Mushrooms are very low in carbohydrates.It is a good source of niacin containing as much as in meat .
Mushroom thoran is made up of Mushroom, Onion, Coconut,and garlic.

INGREDIENTS:

• Sliced Mushroom - 2cup
• Onion(Chopped) - 1 nos
• Chilly powder - ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut - ½ cup
• Garlic -1 nos
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Red Chilly-2 nos
• Salt – to taste
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves- few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat oil in a pan and allow Mustard seeds and Red chilly to splutter.
• Add Chopped Onion into it and saute well.
• When Onion turns transparent add sliced mushroom along with Turmeric powder and Salt.
• Cover the pan with a lid and cook well.(no need to add water)
• Crush Grated Coconut,Garlic and Chilly Powder.
• Once the Mushroom cooked well and water dries up, add crushed Coconut mix.
• Remove thoran from the fire after 2 minutes.
• Add Curry leaves and mix well.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Koon Maasala Thoran / Mushroom Masala Thoran

Mushrooms are very low in carbohydrates.
It is a good source of niacin containing as much as in meat .
Mushroom thoran is made up of Mushroom, Onion, Coconut and Masala.

INGREDIENTS:

• Sliced mushroom- - 2 cup
• Onion(Chopped)- 1 nos
• Green Chilly(roundly cut)-2 nos
• Chilly powder- ½ tsp
• Corriander Powder- ½ tsp
• Aniseed(Perimjeerakam) Powder- ¼ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Pepper Powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut-¼ cup
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Red Chilly-2 nos
• Salt – to taste
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves- few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat oil in a pan and allow mustard seeds and Red chilly to splutter.
• Add Chopped Onion, Green Chilly into it and saute well.
• When Onion turns transparent add sliced mushroom along with turmeric powder and salt.
• Cover the pan with a lid and cook well.(no need to add water)
• Crush Grated Coconut, Aniseed(Perimjeerakam) Powder, Corriander powder and Chilly Powder.
• Once the mushroom cooked well and water dries up, add Crushed Coconut mix.
• Add Pepper powder and mix well.
• Remove thoran from the fire after 2 minutes.
• Add Curry leaves and mix well.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice / Chappathi

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.

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.

Cauliflower Thoran

Cauliflower thoran is a dry dish.
This thoran is prepared by cooking Cauliflower, Onion, sliced Coconut together with roasted coconut (powdered).

INGREDIENTS:

• Cauliflower(florets) -1½ cup
• Diced onions - ¼ cup
• Green Chilly(slit) -3
• Turmeric powder -¼ tsp
• Grated coconut -½ cup
• Chilly Powder - 1 tsp
• Corriander powder-1 tsp
• Aniseed - 1 tsp
• Coconut Oil - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Red chilly -2 nos
• Salt to taste
• Curry leaves - a few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Soak Cauliflower in hot water with a pinch of Turmeric powder for 10 minutes.
• Rinse and wash Cauliflower in cold water.
• Cook Cauliflower in little water along with onions,sliced coconut, Green Chilly, Turmeric powder and Salt.
• Heat a pan, add Grated coconut and saute till brown.
• Add chilly, coriander powder, Aniseed and stir for a few minutes.
• Remove from fire and allow to cool.
• Grind the roasted coconut.
• Add this coconut powder to cooked cauliflower and mix well and cook it for few minutes..
• When the water dries up completely remove the thoran from fire.
• Heat Oil in a Pan.
• Add Mustrard seeds and Red chillies and Curry leaves in to it, allow to Splutter.
• Add Thoran, stir well and remove from fire.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Carrot Thoran

Carrots are an excellent source of vitamin A and potassium, thiamine, folic acid, and magnesium. Carrot can improve the appearance of the skin, hair and nails.When taken daily it can lower cholesterol and blood pressure. Raw contain betacarotene, a strong antioxidant that can prevent cancer.
Carrot Thoran made up of Beet Root,Coconut Cuts,Onion and Grated Coconut.

INGREDIENTS:

• Finely chopped Carrot- 1 cup
• Roundly cut Green chillies - 6 nos
• Onion - ½ cup
• Grated Coconut - ¼ cup
• Curry leaves - 1 stem
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Red Chilly- 2 nos
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Salt - As required

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook Carrot,Onion and Green Chilly with turmeric powder and salt in little Water.
• Add Grated coconut and mix well.
• Heat Oil in a pan.
• Add Mustard seeds and Red Chilli and let it splutter.
• Add Cooked Carrot and Curry leaves.
• Stir well and slow down the flame and cook it for 2 mins.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice

Capsicum Thoran

Capsicum is often an ignored vegetable, which could be used to prepare a varitey of dishes.
One amongst them is the Thoran. Its again a time saver and a quick winner.

INGREDIENTS:

• Capsicum(Chopped) - 2 nos
• Grated coconut - ¼ Cup
• Garlic - 1 nos
• Cumin Seed -¼ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Red Chilly -2 nos
• Urad Daal- 1 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Curry Leaves -few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Put capsicum in a pan along with turmeric powder and salt .
• Close the pan with a lid and slow down the fire.
• Cook the capsicum in steam.(cook without water)
• Crush coconut, garlic and cumin seed and add to cooked capsicum and mix it well.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and red chilli and let it splutter.
• Add urad daal and fry it.
• Add cooked capsicum and curry leaves.
• Stir well and slow down the flame and cook it for 2 mins

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice / Chappathi

Cabbage Thoran

Cabbage is a leafy Vegetable and an excellent source of vitamins K and C:
Cabbage thoran is made of Cabbage, Grated Coconut and Onion.It is very delicious and easy to make.

INGREDIENTS:

• Finely chopped Cabbage – 1 cup
• Finely chopped Onion – 1 no
• Roundly cut Green Chillies - 6 nos
• Grated Coconut – ½ cup
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Coconut oil - As reqd
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Red chillies - 2 nos
• Curry leaves - A few
• Salt-to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and Red Chillies, allow to splutter.
• Add Onions and Green chillies , sauté until transparent.
• Add curry leaves.
• Add Cabbage into it.
• Add turmeric powder and salt.
• Mix well, cover the pan with a lid and let it cook for 5 minutes.
• Add grated coconut in to it.
• Slow down the flame and let it cook for 2mins .

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Broccoli Thoran

Broccoli,Onion and Grated Coconut are the main ingredients for this thoran.
Broccoli Thoran is a tasty Thoran.

INGREDIENTS:

• Sliced Broccoli - 1 cup
• Onion(Chopped)- ½ cup
• Chilly powder- ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut-¼ cup
• Garlic -1 nos
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Red Chilly-2 nos
• Salt – to taste
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves- few 

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat oil in a pan and allow mustard seeds and Red chilly to splutter.
• Add Chopped Onion, Green Chilly into it and saute well.
• When Onion turns transparent add sliced Broccoli along with turmeric powder and salt.
• Sprinkle water and cover the pan with a lid and cook.
• Crush Grated Coconut,Garlic and Chilly Powder.
• Once the Broccoli become soft, add Crushed Coconut mix.
• When the thoran becomes dry, remove it from fire.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Beet Root Thoran

Beet Root is a good food for health. It contains carbohydrates, mainly in the form of sugar, and it has a little protein and fat.
Beet Root thoran made up of Beet Root,Coconut Cuts,Onion and Grated Coconut.

INGREDIENTS:

• Chopped Beet Root - 1cup
• Chopped Onion- ½ Cup
• Roundlycut GreenChilly - 5
• Coconut Cuts(nicely slice)- ¼ Cup
• Grated coconut - ¼ Cup
• Chilly Powder -½ tsp
• Corriander Powder --½ tsp
• Perinjeerakam Powder -¼ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Red Chilly -2 nos
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Black gram -1 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - as needed
• Curry leaves - few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook Beet Root,Coconut Cuts,Onion,Green Chilly with Turmeric powder,Chilly Powder,Corriander Powder,Perinjeerakam Powder and salt in littlewater.
• Add Grated Coconut to the cooked Beet Root 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 Beet Root and Curry leaves.
• Stir well and slow down the flame and cook it for 2 mins.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice

Beans Thoran

Beans are a good source of carbohydrates, protein, dietary
fiber, Vitamin C and beta carotene. The beta carotene is converted to vitamin A in the body.
Green beans also contain small amounts of calcium and other nutrients.
Beans thoran is made up of Beans, Coconut and Garlic.

INGREDIENTS:

• Chopped Beans - 1 cups
• Grated coconut - ¼ Cup
• Chilly Powder - 1 tsp
• Garlic - 1 nos
• Cumin Seed -¼ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Rice - 1 tsp
• Red Chilly -2 nos
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Oil - as needed
• Curry Leaves -few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook Beans with turmeric powder and salt in little water.
• Crush Grated Coconut ,Chilly powder,Garlic,Cumin seed and add to the cooked Beans and mix it well.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and red chilli and let it splutter.
• Add rice and fry it.
• Once rice becomes crisp add Cooked Beans and Curry leaves.
• Stir well and slow down the flame and cook it for 2 mins.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice