Thoran - Poduthooval - Mezhukkupuratti 4

Muringa Ila Thoran / Drumstick Leaf Thoran (4)

Ingredients :

Drumstick Leaves	3 Cups
Grated Coconut	½ Cup
Mustard Seeds	½ Tea Spoon
Raw Rice	1 ½ Tea Spoon
Shallots	12 Nos.
Green Chili	6 Nos.
Curry Leaves	3 Springs
Turmeric Powder	¼ Tea Spoon
Coconut Oil	3 Tea Spoon
Salt	To taste

Method :

·       -    Clean, wash and drain the drumstick leaves.

·       -    In a wok, heat coconut oil, add mustard seeds, shallots

  curry leaves and green chilies and saute well.

·         -  Add raw rice and fry well.

·         -  Add the grated coconut and turmeric powder and mix well.

·         -  Then add the drumstick leaves.  Mix well and sprinkle little

  water, close the wok and in a low flame cook for 3-4 minutes.

·        -   Healthy & Tasty Thoran is ready.

     Benefits
   

Kadala/Chick Peas - Chundal/Sundal

Ingredients :

Chick Peas (Black)	¼ Kg.
Green Chili	6 Nos.
Grated Coconut	½ cup
Onion	1 No.
Mustard	1 Tea Spoon
Oil	1 Table spoon
Salt	To taste
Curry Leaves	2 Springs

Method :

• ·         Soak the Chick peas, overnight.
• ·         Pressure cook chick peas, up to 10 whistles.
• ·         Heat oil, add the mustard seeds.  When the spluttering stops,add the onion and        green chili.  Saute well.
• ·         Add the grated coconut , salt and the cooked chick peas.
• ·         Cook few more minutes to make the sundal dry.
• ·         Add the curry leaves.

        Benefits :

        

Thoran-Poduthooval-Mezhukkupuratti - 3

Thoran, Poduthooval, Mezhukkupuratti are Kerala dishes, to be used as a

side dish along with the rice.

Mostly these are made with chopped vegetables.  There are some recipes with

non-vegetarian things also.

Here, we are starting one separate section, with around or more than 100 varieties.  Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian.

(In the same way, we are starting many more sections.  All with 50 - 100+

varieties :  Biriyani, Dosa, Payasam/Kheer, Aviyal, Sambar, Puttu, Chutney,

Chammanthi, Rice, Theeyal, Kichadi-Pachadi, Salads, Soup, Upma,

Achar/Pickles, Puzhukku, Kanji etc. etc.)

Already we are posted two Thorans.  One in our Onam Section (http://achnath.blogspot.com/2013/08/onam-recipe-4_27.html )

and another in common (http://achnath.blogspot.com/2013/09/vazhappoo-cherupayaru-thoran-dry-side.html). 

The next one is with Drumstick Leaves.

The hard part with the Drumstick leaf is : Separating.  We have to take more care to

separate only the leaf from the stem.  Otherwise, it will get bitter and the entire taste will change.  But, once you separated the leaf, the cooking process is very easy.

And, when you know the benefits of the Drumstick leaf, you will forget about the strain that you took before while separating.

MURINGA ILA - DRUMSTICK LEAF THORAN

Ingredients :

Drumstick Leaves	1 Cup
Green Chili	2 Nos.
Garlic	2 Flakes
Grated Coconut	½ Cup
Cumin Seeds	1 Tea Spoon
Coconut Oil	2 Table Spoon
Mustard Seeds	1 Tea Spoon
Salt	To taste

Method :

• ·         Clean, wash and drain the drumstick leaves.
• ·         Heat the coconut oil in a wok, add mustard seeds.
• ·         When the spluttering stops, add the drumstick leaves and salt and mix well. Close the wok and cook.
• ·         Crush the grated coconut, garlic, green chili and cumin seeds and add to the cooked drumstick leaves.

Vazhappoo Cherupayaru Thoran (A dry side dish with Banana Flower and Moong Dal)

As promised, about the Healthy Recipes, here we are presenting another Healthy one.  And Tasty one too.  

Very easy to make.  Try !

Ingredients :

Banana Flower          :  1 No.
Moong Dal                 :  1/2 cup
Salt                           :  1 Tea spoon

Water                        :  2 Cups

To Crush :

Grated Coconut         :  1 Cup

Chilli Powder             :  1 Tea spoon

Turmeric Powder       :  1/2 Tea spoon

Green Chilli               :  2 Nos.

Garlic                        :  3 Pods

Shallots                     :  2 Nos.

Curry Leaves              : 2 Pinnate                              

For Seasoning :
Coconut Oil               :  3 Table spoon
Mustard Seeds           :  2 Tea spoon
Raw Rice                   :  2 Tea spoon
Broken Red Chillies    :  2 Nos.
Curry Leaves              :  2 Pinnate 

Method :

-          Remove 2 – 3 layers of cover – brown coloured ones – and mince

the banana flower to very thin pieces.

-          Wash well, drain well and squeeze well and keep aside the flower.

-          Wash and cook the moong dal in 2 cups of water along with salt.

-          Crush all the ingredients -of the “to crush” section- in a mixer, to make

them to a coarse masala.

-          Heat a wok, add coconut oil, mustard seeds and boiled rice.

-          When the rice becomes red/brown, add curry leaves.

-          Then add the cooked moong dal, drained banana flower and salt

along with the crushed ingredients.  Close the wok, and cook in a

low flame for 3-5 minutes. (Already we added the salt, while cooking

the moong dal.  Now, this stage, check and if it is necessary add little more)

-          Remove from the fire.

Health Benefits :

Onam Recipe 7

Kurukku Kaalan

Ingredients :

1.

Raw Plantain	1 No.
Elephant Foot Yam	100 g.

2.

Turmeric Powder	1 tea spoon
Black Pepper Powder	1 tea spoon
Salt	As required

3.

Yoghurt

1 Litre

4.

Coconut	1 ½ No.
Green Chilli	5 Nos.
Cumin Seeds	1 tea spoon

5.

Coconut Oil

2 Table spoon

6.

Mustard Seeds	1 Tea spoon
Red Chilli	4 Nos.

7.

Fenugreek Seeds

½ Tea spoon

Method :

  -  Remove the skin of the plantain and cut into 1" cube.
  -  Clean and cut the yam also into 1" cube.
  -  Combine plantain, yam and add the 2nd set and cook.
  -  Grind the 4th set together to a fine paste.
  -  When vegetables are cooked well, 
     add the yoghurt and boil.
  -  When the gravy becomes thick,
     add the ground coconut paste,
     mix well and remove from the fire.
  -  Season with the mustard seeds and red chilli
     and add to the curry.
  -  At last,sprinkle the fried & powdered fenugreek 
     and mix well.
  -  Serve.

Benefits :