Carrot Thoran Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is typically vegetable-based and made with a few spices along with fresh grated coconut.
Carrot Thoran
Onam is around the corner. I can see onam recipes flooding in all blogs. I totally forgot about it and sadly i cannot go into kitchen now. As per our tradition i should stay away from the kitchen for 41 days from the birth of my baby. So when i searched my draft recipes, i found some onam recipes in it. Gladly i am posting it now.
Ingredients for Carrot Thoran Recipe
- Carrot - 2 large Grated
- Salt to taste
- Water a splash
For Grinding:
- Coconut - 1 cup grated
- Dry Red Chilli - 1
- Garlic - 2 cloves
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
For Tempering:
- Oil - 1 tbsp
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
- Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves - 1 spring
How to Make Carrot Thoran Recipe
- Grind the ingredients given in the list to a coarse paste without adding any water.
- Heat oil in a kadai. Add in mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves. Let it sizzle for a min.
- Add in carrots and toss well. Saute for 5 mins.
- Add in salt and a splash of water. Cover and cook for 5 to 8 mins.
- Now add in the ground coconut masala and mix well.
- Saute a couple of mins.
- Serve with rice and curry.
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Carrot Thoran | Carrot Thoran Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 large Carrot Grated
- Salt to taste
- Water a splash
- For Grinding:
- 1 cup Coconut grated
- 1 Dry Red Chilli
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
- For Tempering:
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
- 1 tsp Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu
- 1 spring Curry leaves - 1 spring
Instructions
- Grind the ingredients given in the list to a coarse paste without adding any water.
- Heat oil in a kadai. Add in mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves. Let it sizzle for a min.
- Add in carrots and toss well. Saute for 5 mins.
- Add in salt and a splash of water. Cover and cook for 5 to 8 mins.
- Now add in the ground coconut masala and mix well.
- Saute a couple of mins.
- Serve with rice and curry.
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nayana
what a coincidence , today i too have made the same dish....
zareena
mmmm..... my husband's favorite
Jayshree Bhagat
the presentation and pic is awesome
http://www.pinterest.com/kumar65/onam-2014/
Sush
Thank you. Turned out very well.
Also you have a very simple, interactive, website.
Good luck.