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Chena Thoran | Yam Thoran | Moru Kachiyathu

February 18, 2020 19 Comments

Kerala fish fry with spiced buttermilk and a thoran is a is a simple yet complete Kerala meal. Although fried fish can be served with pretty much any chaaru curry or kuzhambu, spiced buttermilk or Kerala style Moru Kachiyathu is a popular choice. Buttermilk is usually prepared at home and then spiced with turmeric and cumin and sometimes with a coconut paste before tempering. This makes for a delicious Kerala style curry that can be poured over rice.

We are going to make rice, moru kachiyathu, chena (yam) thoran and fried fish. I have mentioned the preparation required for each dish and how to cook it.

Preparations required for each dish

For chena thoran:

Cut 250 gms chena/yam into small cubes.
Grate 1 cup coconut.

You can keep both these in the fridge overnight.

For fish fry:

Cut and clean the fish, marinate in the paste (recipe follows) and leave in the freezer.

Now let’s move on the actual meal.

Here are the items again and the preparation time required.

1. Rice – 7 mins
2. Moru kachiyathu – 7 mins
3. Chena thoran – 10 mins
4. Fish fry – 8 mins

Rice

We use white rice at home, unlike the normal kuthari which is used commonly is Kerala households. Though inferior to the other variety in nutrition, white rice cooks much easier.

Moru Kachiyathu
What I Used:

Butter Milk – 2 cups
Green Chillies – 3
Ginger – 1/2″ piece
Garlic – 4 cloves

Turmeric – 1/4 tsp
Jeera Powder – 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves – 1 strand

How I Made It:

Heat oil and crackle some mustard seeds. Make the chillies, ginger and garlic into a coarse paste and fry for 2 minutes in the heated oil. Add curry leaves, turmeric, jeera powder and one red chilly cut into big pieces. Stir for another minute. Then add the butter milk and salt and remove from fire. Please note: heating the butter milk will split it so minimum heat should be used after it is added. The best way is to remove the pan from fire immediately after adding the butter milk.

Tip: If the butter milk is a little too sour for your taste, add some vegetable of your liking, like semi-ripe banana, cucumber or semi-ripe papaya.

Chena/Yam Thoran
What I Used:

Chena – 250gm
Grated coconut – 1 cup
Shallots – 6 nos
Jeera powder – 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder – one pinch
Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves – one strand
Salt – to taste

How I Made It:

Boil the chena till soft in a little water and salt. Grind coconut, jeera powder, 2 shallots and turmeric. Heat oil and add mustard seeds and urad dal. Then add the remaining shallots in small pieces, curry leaves, the ground coconut paste and fry a little. Finally add the boiled chena, mix well and stir till the paste has blended.

Fish Fry Recipe is posted already. 

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  1. Preethika

    February 27, 2012 at 2:29 am

    Loved your combo!

    Reply
  2. Bharathy

    April 1, 2010 at 2:03 pm

    Fantastic responses!!!Great attempt,dear!!:)

    Reply
  3. Prajusha

    August 13, 2007 at 3:23 pm

    hi
    kerala express meals looks great.
    Great Entry

    Reply
  4. arundati rao

    August 11, 2007 at 10:53 am

    wow!! good blogging!! welcome to food blogging n!!

    Reply
  5. Jeena

    August 8, 2007 at 11:15 pm

    Hi there, I like your blog! Nice recipes they look lovely. Feel free to visit my blog too 🙂

    Click here for jeenas food recipe blog 🙂

    Reply
  6. JennDZ - The Leftover Queen

    August 8, 2007 at 7:04 pm

    This is a well done job!

    Welcome to The Foodie Blogroll!

    Reply
  7. TBC

    August 8, 2007 at 3:18 pm

    Hi!My first time here. You have a a nice blog.That’s a great entry for the event.

    Reply
  8. Sig

    August 8, 2007 at 5:21 am

    Wow… all that in 30 minutes… oh my… the spread looks amazing…all easy dishes, but put together, what a feast! Great entry girl!

    Reply
  9. Bharathy

    August 8, 2007 at 4:46 am

    Fantastic responses!!!Great attempt,dear!!:)

    Reply
  10. Lakshmi

    August 8, 2007 at 2:28 am

    Loved that thali…and a fantastic entry too….

    Reply
  11. SPICE OF LIFE

    August 8, 2007 at 2:10 am

    Hi,

    this is my first time on your blog ..and i almost instantly fell in love with the thaali that u have posted …Moru Kachiyathu comes to my rescue whenever i am not in a mood to cook or am too tired …it is my hubby’s favorite too ..one of my keralite friends taught me this one .. fried fish ..makes my mouth water 🙂 wish i could be there to taste this thaali …keep up the good work 🙂

    Reply
  12. Richa

    August 7, 2007 at 9:17 pm

    hey, the meal looks delicious, so appetising 🙂

    Reply
  13. bee

    August 7, 2007 at 3:34 pm

    what a fantastic meal. am adding you to our blogroll.

    Reply
  14. Mallugirl

    August 7, 2007 at 10:45 pm

    We get grated frozen thenga so u can add that to ut note. don’t even need to get it ready the previous day. mor and chor is the simplest kerala meal. thanks.

    Reply
  15. Sharmi

    August 7, 2007 at 1:35 pm

    the pic sure makes me hungry. loved the kachiya moru and chena thoran. real express and worth it.

    Reply
  16. Asha

    August 7, 2007 at 12:30 pm

    Mouthwatering recipes and quick too N! Great entry! See you later!:))

    Reply
  17. Srivalli

    August 7, 2007 at 11:29 am

    Hi…very nice kerala express meals….my first time to your blog and you have a good blog….

    Srivalli
    http://www.cooking4allseasons.blogspot.com

    Reply
  18. Coffee

    August 7, 2007 at 8:37 am

    Hi there… my first time here…. you have a lovely blog there! and a nice express recipe as well. 🙂

    Reply
  19. Cinnamon

    August 7, 2007 at 9:37 am

    Delicious thali, with nice recipes 🙂

    Reply

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