Potato thoran recipe
Ingredients (Serves 4 – 5)
1. Potato – 2 large or 4 – 6 small
2. Oil – 1.5 tbsp
3. Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
Dried red chilies- 2, broken
Curry leaves – A few
4. Grated coconut – 1 – 1 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves – A few
Garlic – 2 – 3 small cloves
Green chilies – 2 – 3
Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp (optional)
5. Salt – To taste
Method
1. Cut the potatoes into thin strips, as shown in the pictures below. Put them in a vessel filled with water, to prevent discoloration (Drain water before you start cooking).
2. Crush the garlic and green chilies in a mortar and pestle. Combine grated coconut with turmeric powder, curry leaves and the crushed garlic-green chilly mixture. Mix well with your fingers(njeruduka).
3. Heat oil in a pan at medium heat and splutter mustard seeds. Fry dried red chilies and curry leaves. Next add the drained potatoes, coconut mixture and enough salt. Mix well. Sprinkle 2- 3 tbsp water and cook covered for about 10 – 12 minutes over low or medium-low heat stirring in between, until the potatoes are done. Open and stir for a minute until completely dry. Serve the yummy potato thoran with rice and any side-dishes.
Sounds very new the potato thoran like other veggie poriyal.. may be its kerala method :).. we usually make stir fry in potatoes.. will make a try like this method
Many ways of doing this. Yep that a kerala way thoran. This is how my mom makes:
Cut 2 potato in very small pcs. Heat 1.5 tbspn coconut oil (pls dont try with other oil, try once wid coconut oil) in a pan add the potato, mix it well with oil for 1 min, then add 1 small tspn turmeric , 1 tspn chilli pwdr, 1/2 tspn cumin pwder and salt to taste. Mix it well and cover the lid. Cook in a low flame. Ensure you run laddle every 2-3 mins to avoid sticking it to the pan. And once the potato is cooked (max 15 mins in low flame), you can add 2 springs of curry leaves to it and cook it for 1 more min. Feel that taste n aroma. Try n reply.. Chaooooo 🙂
Have tried many different potato dishes but never thoran. What a cool idea. Can’t wait to try it. Looks very yum
hi maya,
thoran was delecious…..thank you…sam and me enjoyed it
My mom used to make this for us (when we were children…) it’s so yum and she used to prepare it exactly the same way you do…
Many ways of doing this. Yep thats a kerala thoran.
This is how my mom makes:
Cut 2 potato in very small pcs. Heat 1.5 tbspn coconut oil (pls dont try with other oil, try once wid coconut oil) in a pan add the potato, mix it well with oil for 1 min, then add 1 small tspn turmeric , 1 tspn chilli pwdr, 1/2 tspn cumin pwder and salt to taste. Mix it well and cover the lid. Cook in a low flame. Ensure you run laddle every 2-3 mins to avoid sticking it to the pan. And once the potato is cooked (max 15 mins in low flame), you can add 2 springs of curry leaves to it and cook it for 1 more min. Feel that taste n aroma. Try this also once.. Chaooooo 🙂
Thanks a lot for this yummy recipe..Will surely give this a try soon
Alhamdulillaah, fulfilling!
The aroma – subhaanallaah!
Jazaakallaah, Maya!
Thanks! 🙂
I was looking for this recipe, thank you!
Very authentic taste.