Kerala Style Vazhapindi Thoran

Ingredientsfor 4 servings

• 3 cup Vazhapindi(finely chopped) Plantain stem
• 100 g Van payar Blackeyed beans
• 1/2 Of Coconut — grated
• 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam)
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 3 nos Green chillies
• 3 tbsp Coconut oil
• 4 nos Garlic cloves
• Salt, to taste
• Curry leaves, to taste
• 1 tbsp Rice Puzhukkalari (Pachari)
• 2 nos Dry red chillies (Kollamulaku)
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds

Preparation

1. Step 1

   For preparing Kerala Style Vazhapindi Thoran, clean the van payar well and remove the unwanted stuff from it.

2. Step 2

   Cook it separately with water in a pressure cooker.

3. Step 3

   Cut the vazhapindi into roundels and simultaneously loop its serum onto your fingers to discard it.

4. Step 4

   After this is done, chop the round pieces of vazhapindi very finely as you do for thoran.

5. 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.

6. Step 6

   Mix together the finely chopped vazhapindi, the above coconut mixture and salt.

7. Step 7

   Warm the oil in a pan or a kadai.

8. Step 8

   Let the mustard seeds crackle and cook red chillies, rice and curry leaves.

9. Step 9

   Add the stem mixture and Stir everything together thoroughly.

10. Step 10

    Put the lid on and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes.

11. Step 11

    Remove the lid and add the cooked van payar and Stir everything together thoroughly.

12. Step 12

    Continue cooking, till done without the lid on.

13. Step 13

    Make sure Kerala Style Vahapindi Thoran doesn't get overcooked or mashed.

14. Step 14

    You can also add whole green gram or cherupayar instead of van payar.