Pictured – Arachuvitta Sambar, cheera thoran, papad and rice
At the request of my readers from today onwards and throughout Lenten season, I will be posting vegetarian recipes every two days apt for the Lent.
Ingredients
Spinach, washed and chopped – 2 bunches
Onion, finely chopped – 1 no
Garlic – 4 cloves
Mustard seeds -1 tsp
Rice – 1 tsp
Dry red chillies – 2 nos
To grind
Grated coconut – 1/2 cup
Green chilli – 3 nos
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Method
Wash and cut spinach into small pieces. Mix spinach with salt and keep aside.
Grind coconut, green chillies, turmeric powder, and cumin into a coarse paste. Set this aside.
Heat oil in a pan. Splutter mustard seeds and rice. Saute onions, garlic, dry red chillies, and curry leaves. Saute for a minute. Add chopped spinach and mix well. Cook this on medium heat by covering it with a lid. When the spinach is half cooked, add ground coconut, required salt and mix well. Cook for 3 minutes in low flame. Cook until all the water is dried out. Switch off the stove.
healthy and delicious
Healthy n easy recipe..
Healthy thoran, makes a delicious side dish!
Simple and the sheer dish for rice.
Red spinach thoran is a common dish that we Keralites eat frequently. There are different recipes of Red spinach prevalent along the length and breadth of this small State and this dish that you presented here is very unique. No doubt it will be yummy !
Visiting your blog is a nice experience. Thumbs up for your enthusiasm in trying new recipes and posting those here.
Thanks
Rajiv
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Healthy and tasty thoran:-)
Healthy thoran…
An interesting spinach dish..What is Thoran?
HiAngie. Thoran is a stir fried fresh vegetable with grated coconut.
healthy one…love to take t with moru kachiyathu 🙂
Healthy and delicious thoran..
Look absolutely delicious Beena !!
xoxoxox
What a beautiful, colourful, healthy and flavourful dish! Thank you so much for sharing with us at the Hearth and Soul Hop. Hope to 'see' you again this week!