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You are here: Home / Thoran Recipes / Beans Carrot Thoran | Kerala-Style Thoran for Onam Sadya {Recipe}

Beans Carrot Thoran | Kerala-Style Thoran for Onam Sadya {Recipe}

December 1, 2015 23 Comments

Since it’s Republic Day, I wanted to make a tri-coloured green-orange-white dish today. I thought of making a tri-coloured sandwich with carrot and cilantro chutney. I thought of using the chutneys on a dosa. Finally, zeroed in on one of my favourite dishes, thoran, using carrots and beans.

Thoran is an everyday recipe in Kerala often made with pretty much any vegetable that comes our way. Freshly grated coconut is coarsely ground with jeera, ulli or shallots, green chillies or red chilli powder, and added to the par-boiled vegetables of choice. While cabbage thoran is the most popular thoran I believe, using a mix of carrots and beans can make a great-tasting Kerala thoran too.

Beans Carrot Thoran Recipe
Serves 4


Ingredients:
2 carrots
10-12 French beans
1/2 cup grated coconut
1 tsp jeerakam or cumin seeds
2-3 shallots or ulli
2 green chillies
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp split urad dal (uzhunnu parippu), optional
2 tsp coconut oil
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
A few curry leaves
Salt

How to Make Beans Carrot Thoran

1. Cut the beans and carrots into small pieces of equal size.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds and uzhunnu if using. When the mustard pops, add the curry leaves and cut vegetables. Add turmeric and salt. Lower flame and cook stirring occasionally.
3. Coarsely grind coconut + jeera + shallots + chillies without adding water.
4. Once the carrots and beans are almost cooked, add the coconut mixture. Stir well and continue to cook until the vegetables are cooked through.

Serve hot with rice and any non-coconut based gravy like Ulli Theeyal or Kara Kuzhambu.

Here is wishing all my Indian readers a very happy Republic Day.

May we all live in peace and harmony just like the vegetables, coconut and masala in this curry blends to make a great-tasting dish.

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Comments

  1. Aparna

    April 1, 2010 at 1:54 pm

    Tirang ke rang bhardiye! The picture is lovely.

    Reply
  2. Anonymous

    March 13, 2009 at 3:01 am

    The recipe cannot be seen in this page..where is it??

    Reply
  3. Nags

    March 13, 2009 at 3:05 am

    Anon – sorry about that. Since I had posted lots of thoran recipes before, I didn’t repeat it here. There is a link to the thoran recipe on the post, please click there to see it.

    Reply
  4. Ramki

    March 16, 2008 at 10:43 pm

    Hi Nags,
    Am blogging your Thoran as a model recipe in the 1001 Kerala curries cookbook at http://ramkicooks.blogspot.com/

    /Thanks for the recipe

    Reply
  5. Aparna

    January 28, 2008 at 8:34 am

    Tirang ke rang bhardiye! The picture is lovely.

    Reply
  6. Sagari

    January 28, 2008 at 2:40 am

    nice combo with beautiful colors nags

    Reply
  7. Flanboyant Eats

    January 27, 2008 at 10:16 pm

    Hi. I saw you’ve never heard of guava. You must try it! lol

    Reply
  8. Nupur

    January 27, 2008 at 9:22 pm

    The first photo is just a treat for the eyes…such vibrant and fresh colors! Love your thoran and the sentiments behind it.

    Reply
  9. Bharathy

    January 27, 2008 at 4:23 pm

    Hmm very clever!very very πŸ˜‰

    Reply
  10. Richa

    January 27, 2008 at 2:55 pm

    that is my fav thoran too πŸ™‚

    Reply
  11. sunita

    January 27, 2008 at 2:24 pm

    I love the colour of your dish πŸ™‚

    Reply
  12. TBC

    January 27, 2008 at 4:48 am

    That is very clever, Nags.:-)
    I like your first pic.

    Reply
  13. sorina

    January 27, 2008 at 10:31 am

    I’ll have to make a new rule for myself. Don’t come to your blog when I am hungry! Everything looks so delicious!

    Reply
  14. indosungod

    January 26, 2008 at 6:33 pm

    Looks really fantastic, one we used to have regularly growing up but never really appreciated. Now I do πŸ™‚

    Reply
  15. Sig

    January 26, 2008 at 6:17 pm

    Love the first picture, very colorful πŸ™‚ great entry for the event…

    Reply
  16. Jeena

    January 26, 2008 at 4:59 pm

    So colourful Nags I hope you had a nice day. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  17. Nanditha Prabhu

    January 26, 2008 at 4:59 pm

    i too thought of all the options and rounded up on the sand wich:) good that you made toran.. looks yummy
    happy republic day

    Reply
  18. Rajitha

    January 26, 2008 at 3:12 pm

    mmm..yummy nags..toran does make my mouth water..love the first pic ..actually the 2nd pic too πŸ˜‰

    Reply
  19. Siri

    January 26, 2008 at 2:30 pm

    Nags, the first pic look gorgeous. Happy Republic day to u too.

    ~ Siri

    Reply
  20. Pooja

    January 26, 2008 at 2:02 pm

    Hi Nags,
    Those 3 colors are looking so Fresh Nags πŸ™‚ .
    got the entry and email . thanls for being a part of celebration dear.
    check my post today and round up on monday.
    A very ahppy republic day to you :).

    Reply
  21. Seena

    January 26, 2008 at 1:06 pm

    Happy Republic Day, Nags!
    colorful thoran…:)

    Reply
  22. Srivalli

    January 26, 2008 at 10:58 am

    Nags..that looks lovely..what a colourful dish…

    Reply
  23. Happy cook

    January 26, 2008 at 10:57 am

    Happy Republic day Nags
    Very clevr to make this dish

    Reply

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