Easy Achinga Payar Thoran
No Sadhya in Kerala is complete without Easy Achinga Payar Thoran. The and excellent dish goes great as an accompaniment with hot rice. Thorans are a stir fry of any edible vegetable with a mixture of coconut and essential spices.
Ingredientsfor 3 servings
- 250 g Achinga Long runner beans/Payar
- 1/2 Of Coconut — grated
- 1/2 cup Onion — chopped
- Or
- 1/2 cup Small onions — sliced (Kunjulli)
- 3 nos Green chillies
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- Curry leaves, a few
- Salt, to taste
- 2 tbsp Coconut oil
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 2 nos Dry red chillies
Preparation
Step 1
For preparing Easy Achinga Payar Thoran, chop finely the beans, onions and green chillies.
Step 2
Grind together coconut, turmeric powder, green chillies and curry leaves into a coarse form.
Step 3
Do not add water while grinding.
Step 4
Mix together the chopped items along with the coconut mixture and salt.
Step 5
Warm the oil in a pan or a kadai.
Step 6
Let the mustard seeds crackle and cook dry red chillies and curry leaves.
Step 7
Add the beans mixture and Stir everything together thoroughly.
Step 8
Sprinkle a little water on top and cover it with a lid.
Step 9
Cook on a low flame for about 3 to 4 minutes.
Step 10
Remove the lid and continue cooking till Easy Achinga Payar Thoran is done on a low flame itself.
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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