Onion Thoren recipe

  Big Onions – 2 cups [sliced]

Ginger – 1 piece – [chopped]

Green chilies – 5

Coconut – 1/2 cup [grated]

Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp

Chana dal – 1 tsp

Dry Red Chillies – 2 [cut into 2 pieces]

Curry leaves – 1 strand

Oil – 2 tbsp

Method of Preparing Onion Thoren

Coarsely grind the grated coconut, green chilies, and ginger and mix with the chopped onion.

Heat oil in a pan and put dry red chilies, chana dal, mustard seeds and curry leaves. Add the chopped onion mixture and salt. Mix gently and cover the pan and cook for 5-10 minutes on low flame.

Remove from the flame and serve hot with rice or chappati

Snake gourd [Padavalanaga] Thoran

Padavalanga Thoran

Ingredients for Snake Gourd Thorn

Snake Gourd [padavalanga] – 250 gms [peel and cut into small pieces]

Moog Dal – 1/4 cup

Oil – 2 tbsp

Coconut – 1/4 cup [grated]

Green Chilli – 3

Onion – 1 [cut into pieces]

Curry Leaves – 1 strand

Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Chana dal – 1 tsp

Urad dal – 1 tsp

Dried Red Chilli – 1[split into 2]

Salt to taste

Method of Preparing Snake Gourd Thoran

Heat oil in a pan and put dried chilli, chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds, curry leaves and fry for 2 minutes.

Add snake gourd pieces, turmeric powder and salt. Mix well and cover the pan and cook for 5—10 minutes on low flame.

Coarsely grind the grated coconut, green chilies and onion pieces in a mixer grinder and add to the snake gourd thorn and mix gently. Cook for another 2 minutes.

Serve hot.

Green Chilli Vattal Recipe

Ingredients for Green Chilli Vattal

Big Green Chilies – 250 gms

Butter M ilk [sour] – 2 cups

Salt to taste

Method of Preparing Green Chilli Vattal

Split the green chilies at one side. Soak the green chilies in salt and butter milk over night.

Remove the green chilies from the butter milk, next day dry it again in the sun light.

Put the green chilies into the same butter milk at night and dry it in the sun light, the next day.

Repeat the process daily until all the butter milk is completely absorbed. Dry the chilies well.

Keep the chilies in airtight jar. When needed they can be fried in hot oil till crisp and served.

Pappad Thoran Recipe

Ingredients for Pappad Thoran

Pappads—10 [fried]

Onion – 1 [chopped]

Green Chilies – 2 [chopped]

Coconut – 1/4 cup [grated]

Chana dal -- Oil – 1 tbsp

Mustard Seeds – 1/4 tsp

Chana Dal – 1 tsp

Dried Red Chilli – 1 [split into 2]

Curry Leaves – 1 strand

Heat oil in a pan and fry dried red chilli, chana dal, mustard seeds, and curry leaves for 2 minutes.

Add chopped onion and green chilies and fry for 2 minutes. Add grated coconut and mix till the water is absorbed.

Add fried crumbed pappad and mix gently.

French Beans with Carrot Thoran Recipe

French Beans with Carrot Thoran

Ingredients for Beans Carrot Thoran

French Beans – 250 gms [chopped]

Carrot – 2 [chopped]

Coconut – 1/4 cup [grated]

Green Chilies – 3

Small Onion – 1

Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil -- 1 tbsp

Curry Leaves – 1 strand

Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp

Dried Red chilli – 1 [split into 2]

Chana dal – 1 tsp

Urad Dal – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Method of Preparing French Beans with Carrot Thoran

Heat oil in a pan and add red chilli, chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds and curry leaves and fry for 2 minutes. Add chopped French beans, chopped carrot, turmeric powder and salt. Mix well and cover the pan with a lid and cook on low flame for 10—15 minutes.

Coarsely grind the grated coconut, green chilies, and small onion. Keep it aside.

Remove the cover and add the coconut mixture and mix gently. Cook for 2 minutes again and serve hot.

Bitter Gourd Pachadi Recipe

Ingredients for Bitter Gourd

Bitter Gourd – 2 [sliced]

Thick Yogurt – 1 cup

Green Chilies – 3

Mustard Seeds – 2 tsp

Coconut – 1/2 cup [grated]

Curry Leaves – 2 springs

Dried Red chilli – 1

Oil – 2 tbsp

Method of Preparing Bitter Gourd Pachadi

Heat oil in a pan and fry the sliced bitter gourd till crisp and remove from the oil.

Ground coarsely grated coconut with green chilies, 1 tsp of mustard seeds, and keep aside.

Heat I tsp of oil in a pan and add dried red chilli, remaining mustard seeds, and curry leaves and fry for 2 minutes. Reduce the flame and add blended yogurt and coconut paste. Keep stirring. Then add the fried bitter gourd slices and salt. Mix well and remove from the fire and serve hot.

Palada Payasam [Kheer] Recipe

Palada payasam is a traditional recipe. Learn how to prepare palada  payasam.

palada payasam

Ingredients for Palada Payasam

Par Boiled Rice – 200 gms

Milk – 3 liter

Coconut Oil – 1 tbsp

Sugar – 1/2 tsp

Banana leaf pieces – as required

Sugar – 600 gms

Cardamom Powder – 1 tsp

Ghee 1 tbsp

Cashew nuts – 5

Raisins – 5

Method of Preparing Palada Payasam

Wash the rice and drain and make rice flour. Add enough water to make semi thick batter. Add 1 tbsp of coconut oil and 1/2 tsp of sugar in it.

Clean the banana leaf pieces and pour the batter in a thin layer evenly. Roll the leaf pieces tightly.

Boil water in a big vessel and steam the flour batter. If it is done, take the steam batter from the leaf and cut into small pieces. Wash well and strain.

Boil the milk well. Add the ada pieces and boil again for 10 minutes on low flame. Add the sugar and continue boiling till its colour changes into light pink in colour.

Heat ghee in a pan and fry the cashew nuts and raisins and add to the payasam. Mix cardamom powder and serve.