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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Mix Vegetable Thoran / Vegetable Stir Fry

Mix Vegetable Thoran / Vegetable Stir Fry
Good Day Friends....Todays recipe is "Mix Vegetable Thoran "
Thoran is a common dish in kerala cuisine ,its a dry dish traditionally made of seasonal vegetables like Pacha payar (Yard long beans)Red spinach(cheera), Padavalanga,Pavakka,Pacha Ethakka etc,.I usually make thoran with CABBAGE ,CARROT AND BEANS bcoz i loved to eat thoran with fish curry and rice.So here goes the recipe..

Cabbage -  1 small (shredded)

Carrot- 1 Chopped

Beans- 1 small cup chopped

Green chillies- 2/3

Big onion- 1 chopped

Coconut - 1 cup

Mustard seed 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Coconut oil- 2tbs

Salt
Preparation
Take a bowl and mix all the vegetables with shredded coconut and green chillies.Heat a kadai with oil and splutter the mustard seed ,then add the vegetable mix to the pan,stir for a minute,add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and salt.Mix all the ingredients well.close the pan with a lid reduce the flame and allow to cook for 10 minuts.

Finally add some curry leaves,the tasty and nutritious mixed vegetables thoran is ready to serve.

cheerer's...........


 

Monday, September 10, 2012

Meen Peera / Fish with Grated Coconut



Travancore special Meen Peera / Fish with Grated Coconut
Good Day friends........

                            Welcome back my kitchen, todays recipe is Travancore special Meen peera.    Here goes the recipe.Just try it Buddies..nd make ur day something FISHHY.......



Any Kind of Small fish/ (I prefer Small Sardine / Netholi )

Shallots / Kochulli -   10 sliced

Ginger- An Inch piece (crushed)

Kudampuli-3 /4 (Soaked)

Green chillies - 2/3 sliced

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Grated Coconut - 1 cup

Coconut oil - 1 tbs

Garlic - 1 pond (crushed)

Curry Leaves - 2 stems

Salt- to taste

Water - as required


Preparation

Take a mud vessel or kadai( i normally use traditional mun chatty), Mix fish with shallots,ginger,green chillies,kudam puli,garlic,salt, curry leaves,turmeric powder and grated coconut.mix all the ingredients  well ,finally add 1/2  cup of water to the mix.

Heat pot with medium flame and cover with lid ,and allow it to cook for 15  mints until the water is evaporated.Finally pour coconut oil on top of the curry.Mix well.

The tasty Travncore special Meen peera is ready to Serve.