Ingredients: 1/2 cup Fresh coconut – grated,2 Green Chillies – roughly chopped,1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera),3 Carrots (Gajjar) – chopped,1 cup Green beans (French Beans) – chopped,1 teaspoon Coconut Oil – or regular oil,1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds,1 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split),1/4 cup Pearl onions (Sambar Onions) – finely chopped,2 sprig Curry leaves,1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi),1 teaspoon Salt – adjust as per your taste
Time in minutes: 50 Servings: 4 Course: Dinner Diet: Vegetarian
Instructions: To prepare Carrot And Beans Thoran (Sabzi Recipe), wash carrot and beans thoroughly with water and chop all them finely.Into a pressure cooker, add the carrot and beans, along with a little salt and 3 tablespoons water and pressure cooker for 2 whistles and turn off the heat. Release the pressure immediately, to avoid discoloration of the vegetables. Keep the vegetables for the thoran aside.Into a mixer grinder, add the fresh coconut, green chillies and cumin seeds and blend without any water to make a coarse mixture. Keep this thoran masala aside.Heat oil in a kadai over medium heat; add the mustard seeds and urad dal and allow it to crackle.Once the urad dal turns light golden brown, add the chopped pearl onions and curry leaves.Saute the onions, until they turn soft and translucent over medium heat. Once done, add the turmeric powder and the ground thoran masala. Saute for a few seconds.Stir in the steamed carrot and beans into the above thoran mixture. Check the salt and add more if required.Stir the Carrot And Beans Thoran for about minute and turn off the heat. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve hot. Try our Carrot Beans Thoran Recipe, it’s the best! Serve the Carrot Beans Thoran Recipe along with Arachuvitta Sambar and Steamed Rice for a traditional south indian lunch. Thoran can be packed into kids lunch box as well, along with Phulka and Dahi.