Vazhapindi Thoran

Ingredients for Kerala Vazhapindi Thoran Recipe

Vazhapindi(Plantain stem)
(finely chopped) – 3 cups
Van payar(Blackeyed beans) – 100 gm
Coconut – ½ of one
(grated)
Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) – ¼ tsp
Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Green chillies – 3 nos
Coconut oil – 3 tbsp
Garlic pods – 4 nos
Salt – As reqd
Curry leaves – As reqd
Plain rice(Pachari/Puzhukkalari) – 1 tbsp
Dry red chillies(Kollamulaku) – 2 nos
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Preparation Method of Kerala Vazhapindi Thoran Recipe

1)Clean the van payar well and remove the unwanted stuff from it.

2)Cook it separately with water in a pressure cooker.

3)Cut the vazhapindi into roundels and simultaneously, loop its serum onto your fingers to get rid of it.

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

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

7)Heat oil in a pan or a kadai.

7)Splutter mustard seeds and sauté red chillies, rice and curry leaves.

8)Add the stem mixture and mix well.

9)Cover and cook for about 2 – 3 mins.

10)Remove the lid and add the cooked van payar and mix well.

11)Continue cooking, till done without the lid on.

:- Make sure the thoran doesn’t get overcooked or mashed.
:- You can also add whole green gram or cherupayar instead of van payar.