Cabbage Thoran

Cabbage Thoran - A Thoran is a dry vegetable stir fry/curry from Kerala prepared with any fresh vegetables. It works great with most vegetables - even brussel sprouts! This is a very easy and quick stir fry which works beautifully as a side dish with a soup and it also goes well with rice or roti.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Course Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish

Cuisine Indian

Servings

Calories 156 kcal

Ingredients

2 tbsp Oil I use Coconut Oil for this
9 Curry Leaves
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 small Red Onion sliced finely
1 inch Ginger crushed
1 Green Chilli
50 g Coconut Desiccated
4 cloves Garlic peeled
350 g White Cabbage Shredded
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 tsp Salt

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large pot until hot, then add the curry leaves and mustard seeds.
When the seeds crackle, add the cumin seeds.
Saute for 2 minutes before adding in the onion. Cook for 10 minutes, until golden brown and then add the ginger and green chilli. Cook for 2 minutes.
Now blend the coconut and garlic with some water to create a paste. Add to the pot with the cabbage and stir for around 5 minutes.
Add the salt and turmeric, then take off the heat. Season with a little more salt.
Serve with a squeeze of lemon juice.

Notes

Variations

This dish is also made using other vegetable such as beans or beetroot.

Nutrition

Calories: 156kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 2gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 349mgPotassium: 269mgFiber: 4gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 171IUVitamin C: 82mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 1mg