Green Beans Thoran -Kerala Cuisine

Thoran or is a typical Kerala recipe which is made of vegetables and coconut. It is a beautiful comforting dish with coconut, garlic and green chilly. Thoran is a coconut based vegetable Keralite dish and can be also made with carrots, cabbage, green tomatoes or spinach. . It is a common accompaniment for rice which is very nourishing and tasty. 

 

Beans are steam cooked and mixed with grated coconut with very little spices. This popular and common dish, Kerala Beans stir fry is perfect with some steamed rice and phulka (flat bread). Amazingly light, and loaded with nutrition, this dish is rich in iron and antioxidants.

Prep  time	Cooking time	Serves
15 mins	10 mins	3 persons

Recipe type: Poriyal  varieties

Cuisine:  Kerala cuisine

Ingredients Chopped beans -2 cups Onions -1 no Garlic chopped -3 cloves Chopped coconut -1/4 cup Cumin seeds -1/2 tsp Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp Red chili powder -1/4 tsp Seasonings Coconut Oil – 2 -3 tbsp. Mustard seeds -1/2 tsp Curry leaves –few sprigs Red chilles -2-3 no’s

Method

1. Chop the green beans into small pieces and keep it aside.Grind the coconut along with jeera and green chilly into a coarse mixture (pulse it for about 5 seconds.Cook the beans in the microwave for the required time and keep aside.

2. Heat coconut oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds, curry leaves add the red chilly and fry it.Add the chopped onion, garlic and a little salt ; sauté it until soft.Add the green beans and sauté it for a minute. Stir it in a frequent interval to avoid sticking in the pan. If it is too dry sprinkle some water.

3. Once the green beans is done (don’t overcook the it) add the coconut mixture in the center and close it about 1 minute. 

Then add salt and mix everything very well.Enjoy the thoran with your family.

Serving suggestions

Plain rice

Drumstick sambar

Bhindi fry

Mushroom curry

Notes

Never add water while making any thoran. The vegetables contain water which is more than enough for cooking.

More Coconut and coconut oil will give the dish more taste. I have used a little less coconut considering my family.

Curry leaves can be added at last for the aroma of the thoran.