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Main Course

Chenathandu Thoran | Yam Stem Thoran

Chenathandu Thoran with Cherupayar or Green Gram makes an awesome healthy combination that goes great with hot rice. You will find a lot of healthy vegetable combinations in Kerala Cuisine. This is one such unique combination.

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

150 g Whole Green gram Cherupayar
1 nos Chenathandu Stem of Elephant yam
1/2 Of Coconut — grated
3 nos Green chillies
1/4 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)
4 nos Garlic cloves
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
3 tbsp Coconut oil
1 tsp Mustard seeds
Salt, to taste
Curry leaves, a few
2 nos Dry red chillies (Kollamulaku)
1 tbsp Rice Puzhukkalari (Pachari)

Preparation

Step 1
For preparing the delicious and healthy dish, first clean the whole green gram well and remove unwanted stuff from it.
Step 2
Cook it separately with water in a pressure cooker.
Step 3
Make sure you don't overcook it.
Step 4
Cut the yam stem into long pieces, peel off the skin and chop it finely.
Step 5
Place together the grated coconut, green chillies, garlic, turmeric powder and cumin seeds in a mixer bowl and run it once to make it into a coarse form.
Step 6
Mix together the above with the chopped yam stem and salt.
Step 7
Pour oil into a pan and heat it or a kadai.
Step 8
Let the mustard seeds crackle and cook red chillies, rice and curry leaves.
Step 9
Add the prepared yam mixture into the above pan and Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 10
Put the lid on and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes.
Step 11
Remove the lid and add the cooked whole green gram and Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 12
Continue cooking, till done without the lid on.
Step 13
Make sure the dish doesn't get overcooked or mashed.

Tip

Grated coconut goes in last and cooks just long enough to warm through. Overcooking makes it chewy instead of soft.

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Main Course

Chenathandu Thoran | Yam Stem Thoran

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

150 g Whole Green gram Cherupayar
1 nos Chenathandu Stem of Elephant yam
1/2 Of Coconut — grated
3 nos Green chillies
1/4 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)
4 nos Garlic cloves
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
3 tbsp Coconut oil
1 tsp Mustard seeds
Salt, to taste
Curry leaves, a few
2 nos Dry red chillies (Kollamulaku)
1 tbsp Rice Puzhukkalari (Pachari)

Preparation

Step 1
For preparing the delicious and healthy dish, first clean the whole green gram well and remove unwanted stuff from it.
Step 2
Cook it separately with water in a pressure cooker.
Step 3
Make sure you don't overcook it.
Step 4
Cut the yam stem into long pieces, peel off the skin and chop it finely.
Step 5
Place together the grated coconut, green chillies, garlic, turmeric powder and cumin seeds in a mixer bowl and run it once to make it into a coarse form.
Step 6
Mix together the above with the chopped yam stem and salt.
Step 7
Pour oil into a pan and heat it or a kadai.
Step 8
Let the mustard seeds crackle and cook red chillies, rice and curry leaves.
Step 9
Add the prepared yam mixture into the above pan and Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 10
Put the lid on and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes.
Step 11
Remove the lid and add the cooked whole green gram and Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 12
Continue cooking, till done without the lid on.
Step 13
Make sure the dish doesn't get overcooked or mashed.