Vazhaykka Cherupayar Thoran is a Kerala style thoran preparation in which raw banana and green gram are cooked along with coconut and some spices.
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Kerala Style Vazhaykka Cherupayar Thoran | Raw Banana with Green Gram and Coconut
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1. Raw Banana - 2 Cups - Cut into small pieces
- 2. Green gram - ¼ Cup
- 3. Coconut - ½ Cup
- 4. Shallots - 4 Nos (Chuvannulli)
- 5. Garlic - 4 Cloves (Medium size)
- 6. Green chilly - 2 Nos
- 7. Cumin seeds - ½ Teaspoon (Jeerakam)
- 8. Turmeric powder - ¼ Teaspoon (Manjalpodi)
- 9. Salt - As required
- --- For tempering ---
- 10. Coconut oil - 1 Tablespoom
- 11. Mustard seeds - ¼ Teaspoon
- 12. Shallots - 2 Teaspoon - Chopped
- 13. Dried red chilly - 2 Nos
- 14. Curry leaves - 2 Stems
Instructions
- Pressure cook green gram if it was not soaked in water.
- Crush ingredients 3 - 8 coarsely and keep aside.
- Cook raw banana and green gram with ½ cup of water and salt on a ow flame with lid on.
- When raw banana and green gram are cooked 75% add the crushed ingredients.
- Mix well and put the lid on and cook till raw banana and green gram are cooked well.
- In a pan add coconut oil and splutter mustard seeds.
- Add rest of the tempering ingredients and fry till light brown.
- Add the tempering to the banana and green gram thoran and mix well.
Notes
- Plantains (Ethaykka) or few banana varieties can be used to make Vazhaykka Cherupayar Thoran.
- Vazhaykka Thoran can be made without Cherupayar too. i.e., without green gram.
- Rub some oil on hands to remove the stain while cutting banana.
- Chop banana into water to prevent it from becoming dark color. Strain the water before cooking.
- Only peel the dark skin of the banana, don’t peel deeper. Vazhaykka Thoran can be cooked without peeling too.
- Wash and soak green gram in water at least for 3 hours or over night. This will help to cook the green gram easily. Or else pressure cook the green gram separate.
- If green gram is pressure cooked, add green gram only when adding crushed ingredients.
- Green gram or Brown peas (Vanpayar) can be used for Vazhaykka Thoran.
- Vazhaykka Thoran can be made without Cherupayar too. i.e., without green gram.
- Rub some oil on hands to remove the stain while cutting banana.
- Chop banana into water to prevent it from becoming dark color. Strain the water before cooking.
- Only peel the dark skin of the banana, don’t peel deeper. Vazhaykka Thoran can be cooked without peeling too.
- Wash and soak green gram in water at least for 3 hours or over night. This will help to cook the green gram easily. Or else pressure cook the green gram separate.
- If green gram is pressure cooked, add green gram only when adding crushed ingredients.
- Green gram or Brown peas (Vanpayar) can be used for Vazhaykka Thoran.