This is one of the recipes that caught my eye immediately. Black eyed beans thoran. The basic thoran recipe includes coconut, shallots, jeera, green chillies and curry leaves, along with a vegetable (or two) of choice. This one is not much different but the use of black eyed beans with this recipe, was new to me.
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Black-Eyes Beans Thoran Recipe
Ingredients: Black eyed beans - 1 cup Grated coconut - ½ cup Shallots / small onions - ⅓ cup, chopped Dried red chillies - 4 Turmeric powder - 1 pinch Urad dal - ½ tsp Mustard seeds - ¼ tsp Curry leaves - a few Oil - 2 teaspoon (I used coconut oil) Salt - to taste How to Make Black Eyed Beans Thoran
Soak the beans overnight or atleast for 5-6 hours. Pressure cook for 3 whistles (or cook in little water for about 15 mins, until soft).
Heat oil in a pan and temper mustard seeds. Then add urad dal, curry leaves, turmeric and the red chillies, each torn into three. Fry for 2 mins. Then add the shallots and fry for another 3 mins.
Now add the grated coconut and cooked beans. Add salt and mix well. Let it cook for another 2-3 mins. Remove from fire.Serve with rice and curry of choice.
You can make a thoran with pretty much any vegetable following the above basic thoran recipe. A thoran is an integral part of any sadya in Kerala be it an Onam Sadya or a Wedding Sadya.
