Cabbage Thoran - A tasty side dish with rice in Kerala cuisine !!!
Serves: 2
Ingredients
For coconut mixture ( thenga thirummiyathu ):
1/2 cup ( 5 – 6 tablespoon ) grated coconut
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
3/4 teaspoon red chilli powder
Mix all the ingredients together (do not add water) and keep aside (thenga
thirummiyathu).
For seasoning:
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds ( jeera )
1/2 teaspoon urad dal
1 onion, thinly sliced or 5 shallots (chuvannulli / small onion)
2 cups / 150 – 200 g finely shredded cabbage (pick tender
cabbage leaves and remove thick vein)
3/4 teaspoon salt ( or to taste )
Method
Heat oil in a pan / karahi on medium heat. Add mustard seeds. When they start splutter
add urad dal, jeera and saute on a low heat for
1 minute or until they turn brown.
Add sliced onion and fry till golden color.
Add finely shredded cabbage and sprinkle 1 tablespoon water.
Cover with a lid and cook on a low heat for 10 minutes / almost cooked. At this
stage, add grated coconut mixture and
salt to taste. Mix well and cook again for
another 5 minutes until done and water dries up. Thoran should be dry in
consistency. Open the lid stir continuously for 2 minutes. Serve as side dish with rice / parippu curry / fish
fry .
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