Ingredients:-
1 ½ cup- French Beans finely chopped
1-2 Green Chillies
4 tbsp - Fresh Coconut- Grated
1-2 pinch- Turmeric
½ tsp - Mustard Seeds
¼ tsp- Urad dal
6-7 Curry Leaves
Salt as per taste
Oil- for cooking
Preparation:-
- Grind grated coconut, green chillies and couple of curry leaves without adding water.
- Heat oil in the pan, add mustard seeds to splutter, add urad dal and curry leaves. Saute for a second till urad dal turns slight golden.
- Add the finely chopped french beans, followed by turmeric powder, salt. Sprinkle little water and mix well in a medium flame. Cover the pan and let it simmer on low flame.
- Keep stirring once in a while to ensure the vegetable is not sticking to the bottom and there is enough moisture for the beans to cook.
- Once beans is almost done, add the grounded coconut- chilli paste and mix well. Cover the pan for another mintue and remove it from flame.
Note:- Tradition preparation also includes to add a dash of coconut oil before removing the thoran from flame.
The same preparation can be used for Cabbage Thoran, Carrot Thoran, Cluster Beans(Gavar) Thoran, or mix vegetable.