French Beans and Carrot Thoran Video by Tarla Dalal

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French Beans and Carrot Thoran Video. ‘Thoran’ is a traditional vegetable preparation that is popular in Kerala. It is a dry subzi that can be prepared with many different veggies. First, the veggies are sautéed with onions and an aromatic tempering of seeds and red chillies, and then it is perked up with a tasty mixture of coconut and other ingredients.

Recipe Description for French Beans and Carrot Thoran, Kerala Dry Sabzi

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Makes 3 servings
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Ingredients

For French Beans and Carrot Thoran
1 1/4 cups chopped french beans
3/4 cup chopped carrot
1/4 cup freshly grated coconut
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tsp crushed garlic (lehsun)
2 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 tsp urad dal (split black lentils)
5 to 6 curry leaves (kadi patta)
2 whole dry kashmiri red chillies , broken into pieces
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
salt to taste
1 tsp coconut oil

Method

For french beans and carrot thoran

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Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai, add the mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves, and kashmiri red chillies and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
Add the onions, french beans, carrot and salt and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
Add 2 tbsp water, mix well. Cover with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 5 to 6 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Add the prepared coconut mixture and coconut oil, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring occasionally.
Serve the {span class="bold1"}french beans and carrot thoran{/span} hot.

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