Thoran is a dry stir fry prepared using any veggies with grated coconut as base.

I have made this recepie using french beans which is served as side dish with rice or chapatis.

Checkout the recepie below 👇

Preparation time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 15 mins

Serves: 4

INGREDIENTS:

• French beans: 1/4 kg
• Grated fresh coconut: 1/2 cup
• Mustard seeds : 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
• Dry red chilli: 1 halved
• Curry leaves: few
• Garlic cloves: 2 to 3
• Green chillies: 2
• Turmeric powder: 1/4 tsp
• Salt: for taste
• Asoefitida: 1/4 tsp
• Coconut oil: 2 tbsp

PREPARATION:

• Chop the french beans into small pieces.
• Prepare coconut mixture by grinding together fresh grated coconut , garlic cloves, green chillies and cumin seeds. Just coarsely grind the mixture.
• Heat oil in a kadai , add mustard seeds , let it crackle.
• Add asoefitida and curry leaves and toss.
• Add the chopped beans and saute on medium flame till it becomes soft.
• Add salt and turmeric powder and mix.
• Cover and cook for 5 minutes and add ground coconut mixture and mix well.
• Now keep stirring for 5 minutes and switch off the flame.