Beans-Carrot thoran - Kerala style

Beans and carrot thoran is an excellent side dish with rice , moru curry and fish fry and I totally love thsi combo.

back home in Kerala , my mom usually makes this to finish off the left over beans and carrots after making a sambar  or avial, but somehow I ended up loving this combo than any conventional thorans

There is nothing fancy going on with the recipe here. I just blindly followed my usual recipe for thoran. Its so eye candy to look at them right? I assure you it tastes even better

Recipe for Kerala style Beans - carrot thoran ( stir fry with coconut)

Ingredients:-

Bowl 1

Beans chopped - 2 cup

Carrot grated - 1.5 to 2 cup

Shallots finely chopped - 3-4 ( or use half of a small onion)

Turmeric powder - a large pinch

Green chilies chopped - 2 -3

Ginger minced - a small piece ( optional)

Salt to taste

Bowl 2

Grated coconut - 1/4 cup

Turmeric powder 

Cumin - a pinch(optional)

Mustard seeds 

Curry leaves 

Oil

Method:-

Combine all ingredients in Bowl 1 and mix well with your hands.

Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.When they pop up add curry leaves and the mix in Bowl 1

Sprinkle a couple of tablespoons of water , keep everything to the center and cook it covered for 5 minutes or until they are cooked and the raw smell disappears.

Lightly crush grated coconut , turmeric and a pinch of cumin either in a blender or simply with your hands.

Uncover the pan , add this coconut mix and saute the vegetables until they are dry and done, for like 4-5 minutes.

Serve warm

Good day

Sarah