Thoran is a dry vegetable stir fry/curry from Kerala prepared with any fresh vegetables. This is a very easy and quick stir fry which goes well with rice. Thoran is one of the many dishes in the Onam Sadya menu. Today we will learn how to make cabbage thoran following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.
Cabbage Thoran-Kerala Style

Prep Time : 10 mins Cook Time : 20 mins
Serves: 3
Recipe Category: Side Dish-Curry
Recipe Cuisine: Kerala
Ingredients needed
Cabbage - 3 cups (finely chopped)
Shallots-Pearl onions-cheru ulli -4 (finely chopped)
Green chilli- 2-3 slit
Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
Virgin Coconut oil -2 tsp
Salt needed
Curry leaves -few
Grated coconut -1/3 cup
Cumin seeds -1 tsp
For the seasoning
Pure Coconut Oil -1 tbsp
Mustard seeds -1 tsp
Curry leaves- few
Serves: 3
Recipe Category: Side Dish-Curry
Recipe Cuisine: Kerala
Ingredients needed
Cabbage - 3 cups (finely chopped)
Shallots-Pearl onions-cheru ulli -4 (finely chopped)
Green chilli- 2-3 slit
Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
Virgin Coconut oil -2 tsp
Salt needed
Curry leaves -few
Grated coconut -1/3 cup
Cumin seeds -1 tsp
For the seasoning
Pure Coconut Oil -1 tbsp
Mustard seeds -1 tsp
Curry leaves- few
Preparation
Finely chop cabbage.
Pound or blitz/grind grated coconut and cumin seeds in a blender just for a second.
Mix together cabbage, pearl onions, slit green chilli, turmeric powder, curry leaves, coconut + cumin seeds, 2 tsp oil and salt needed nicely with your fingers.
Method
Heat coconut oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add the mixed ingredients.
Sprinkle little water and cook covered on low flame stirring from time to time until soft.
Serve this delicious Kerala Style Cabbage thoran (curry) with rice.
You will love my other Onam Sadya Recipes (dishes)
Note - I used my Tupperware Ultimo Smart Chopper for chopping cabbage.
Use coconut oil for authentic Kerala flavor. I used virgin coconut oil for this recipe. You can Buy KLF Nirmal Virgin Coconut Oil from Flipkart.com
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great recipe love Indian veggie sides
ReplyDeleteSimple,easy yet a tasty recipe
ReplyDeleteNice recipe
ReplyDeleteBut do we add ginger pr garlic in it
No, it is not added. But if you like you can add ginger as it aids in digestion.
DeleteThanks for sharing the recipe 😊
ReplyDeleteDelicious and simple recipe. Many thanks for sharing.
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