Thoran ( Malayalam : ???? , pronounced [t?oː?an] ; or upperi in Northern Kerala is a class of dry vegetable dishes combined with coconut that originated in the Indian state of Kerala . ^[1] This common dish is usually eaten with rice and curry and is also part of the traditional Keralite sadhya .

Preparation [ edit ]

Thoran is a dry dish traditionally made of finely chopped vegetables such as cabbage, yardlong bean and other bean varieties, unripe jackfruit , bittergourd (?????????/?????????) or elephant foot yam , of leaves such as green or red spinach( Spinach , ???), Moringa oleifera or Ipomoea aquatica , as well as of flowers such as Moringa oleifera or Sesbania grandiflora .

The chopped vegetable is mixed with grated coconut , mustard seeds , curry leaves and turmeric powder and briefly sauteed on a pan over high heat.

Variants [ edit ]

Thoran can be also made with carrots , green beans , cabbage , green tomatoes ^[2] or spinach , vegetables that were traditionally not available in Kerala. The traditional recipes made in southern Kerala do not use garlic , but in the present day, garlic and onion are also added.

See also [ edit ]

• Cuisine of Kerala
• Poduthol
• Sadhya

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Media related to Thoran at Wikimedia Commons