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Kale thoran | Kale stir fry with lentils | Kale kootu

Last Updated on July 30, 2022

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Kale stir fry with lentils and coconut.I never thought thoran would taste this good.

Kale is from the cabbage family and from Mediterranean spread  later to Europe. ..Even though it is one of the hardiest of greens donoo why they never made it to my land unlike other veggies Europeans brought. The leafy green looks more like the ruffles and frills of a pretty green dress. Ornamental ones are even prettier with beautiful colors.
I have been hearing about kale chips all over the blogosphere but  I am very much against  leaves being dehydrated in the oven in the name of chips... come on...  how different is it from dried leaves!! I was sure I am not going to do that .
That being said I am all for  trying new veggies and leafy bunch in indigenous recipes and salads  until someone really vouches and convinces me that fusion tastes great.Now kale was one such green just waiting for that right day in the store aisles until one day I chanced upon this recipe in Palaharam and decided to give it a try.Anupa had put fish curry ,moru kachiyathu and rice to go along with it.That was tempting enough for me to give kale a try.

She uses channa dal /Kadala parippu but here I have used tovaram parippu / toor dal .

INGREDIENTS :

Kale - a bunch
Toor dal / Pigeon peas -1/2 cup (u can use yellow split peas/ Kadala parippu)
Vegetable oil- 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Urad dal- 1 tsp

Whole red chili- 4 -5
Curry leaves- few

To grind coarsely:
Coconut - 3/4 cup
Small onion-3 chopped
Garlic- 3 chopped
Ginger-a small piece chopped
Cumin / Jeerakam- 1/ 2 tsp
Green chili- chopped
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

METHOD

1.Cook toor dal until 2/3 cooked( DON'T MASH IT ). Wash the Kale thoroughly and separate the stem and the leaf part.Chop the stem first as it needs more time to cook.
2.Heat a wide pan with oil in it and add mustard when it crackles add urad dal when it turns red then whole red chilies,curry leaves then the stem chopped sprinkle some water cover and cook until slightly tender .
While it is cooking chop the leaves .
3.Open lid and add the toor dal give it a good toss then add the chopped leaves give it two minutes to wilt then add the coarsely ground paste mix it well and let it cook.Wait till all the water dries up and the dish is dry .It may take about 10 minutes.
Serve along with fish curry,yogurt curry and rice.

                        Since the recipe part is taken care of shall we go somewhere else ....hmmm...

                         How about some kayaking around a  kale island on full moon night !!!

This goes to the 92 nd Edition of Black and White Wednesday - a Culinary Photography Event created by Susan of The Well-Seasoned Cook, now organized by Cinzia of Cindystar and hosted this week by Simona of  Briciole 

                                                             Title : "Kale Island"

PS: Except adding moon and its reflection I have not altered the picture in any way 🙂

Hope to hear from u lovely people out there.

Meena.

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Comments

  1. Navaneetham Krishnan

    July 17, 2013 at 2:05 am

    This is a must for us at home. Kale is affordable and I can get the fresh ones over here. Your pics just says that its much loved for the stunning outcome.

    Reply
  2. Priya Kheroun Tessy

    July 17, 2013 at 6:01 am

    Never tried this before Meena...luks tempting....awesome presentation...

    Reply
  3. Rafeeda AR

    July 17, 2013 at 7:08 am

    meena... awesome snaps dear... especially the B&W... kale is so new to me... i guess i've to hunt it on the vege aisles here then...

    Reply
  4. Rekha Vengalil

    July 17, 2013 at 4:39 am

    Wow Meena lovely pics.. and a great recipe:-) Yeah I know why this never made its way home..!! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Sona - quick picks/pick quicks

    July 17, 2013 at 9:38 am

    do the same with palak..good make with kale.

    Reply
  6. Sebeena Loyd

    July 17, 2013 at 6:58 am

    loved your pics and kale island. recipe too.

    Reply
  7. Priya

    July 17, 2013 at 12:17 pm

    Ooooh love the Kale island Meena 🙂 And the thoran looks delish 🙂

    Reply
  8. Simona

    July 17, 2013 at 4:23 pm

    Very nice recipe and lovely photos. Thank you for your contribution to Black and White Wednesday.

    Reply
  9. Divya Shivaraman

    July 17, 2013 at 2:25 pm

    lovely idea on your last click....wonderful thoran got to buy this and make sometime

    Reply
  10. Srimathi Mani

    July 17, 2013 at 3:24 pm

    I am hooked on kale these days. It is a great idea to make thorn. I will try this one. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  11. Swathi Iyer

    July 17, 2013 at 10:42 pm

    Kale throan adipoli, thoran is our speciality, we make throan with anything.

    Reply
  12. Anupa Joseph (Palaharam)

    July 17, 2013 at 10:47 pm

    So u guys also loved the kale kootu,moru kachiyathe and meen curry combo alle... So glad to know of people sharing same tastes :D...Kale kootu looks awesome :)..alla aa full moon engane opichoo?

    Reply
  13. Meena Kumar

    July 17, 2013 at 10:53 pm

    Thank you Nava,it was really delicious.

    Reply
  14. Meena Kumar

    July 17, 2013 at 10:54 pm

    Thank you,Reks I am really curious to know.

    Reply
  15. Meena Kumar

    July 17, 2013 at 10:55 pm

    Priya,it is really good I am sure u will like it.

    Reply
  16. Meena Kumar

    July 17, 2013 at 10:55 pm

    Thank you Sabee..

    Reply
  17. Meena Kumar

    July 17, 2013 at 10:57 pm

    Rafee, try it if u can find it u will like it.Thank you dear...

    Reply
  18. Meena Kumar

    July 17, 2013 at 10:58 pm

    Thank you, Sona.

    Reply
  19. Meena Kumar

    July 17, 2013 at 10:59 pm

    Thank you, Priya.

    Reply
  20. Meena Kumar

    July 17, 2013 at 10:59 pm

    Divya,thank you.

    Reply
  21. Meena Kumar

    July 17, 2013 at 11:00 pm

    Hey Sri so glad to see u here after long time.Thank you.

    Reply
  22. Meena Kumar

    July 17, 2013 at 11:01 pm

    Thank you so much Simona for stopping by here.

    Reply
  23. Meena Kumar

    July 17, 2013 at 11:02 pm

    Thank you Swathi, very true we can make thoran with anything.

    Reply
  24. Meena Kumar

    July 17, 2013 at 11:07 pm

    Hi Anupa,Thank you so much for stopping by and for the recipe.U have helped me stop staring at one green blankly :)It was really good with meen curry and moru curry combination.

    Reply
  25. Divya Pramil

    July 18, 2013 at 6:37 pm

    Looks good Meena, specially loved your moon effect pic 😉 Nice clicks dear 🙂 Havent tried Kale yet but must give it a try soon 🙂

    Reply
  26. Akila

    July 19, 2013 at 3:33 am

    just love the last picture... simply superb... nvr tried the kale.. will try soon...

    Event: Dish Name Starts with U

    Reply
  27. Reni

    July 19, 2013 at 1:35 pm

    Very healthy and interesting recipe ! looks delicious ,amazing shots ! I'm in love with that island,hat off to ur creativity 🙂

    Reply
  28. Kitchen Queen

    July 20, 2013 at 12:15 am

    Love your dish n pics too.

    Reply
  29. nisha s

    July 20, 2013 at 2:10 am

    Greens with amazing scenic view.Fantabulous meenu for taking us to a whole different tasty world...:-)

    Reply
  30. hemalata

    July 20, 2013 at 12:25 pm

    Looks great.

    Reply
  31. Shree

    July 21, 2013 at 1:47 am

    Kale kootu looks yummy Meena. and that Kale island and the full moon pic ! Gal u have some great creativity ! Awesome !

    Reply
  32. Ambreen (Simply Sweet 'n Savory)

    July 21, 2013 at 11:31 am

    Never tried this vegetable before, your recipe sounds delicious! And the kale island picture is awesome!

    Reply
  33. Chitz

    July 21, 2013 at 5:01 pm

    I too want to try this after seeing it at 'Palaharam'.. Such a yummy & healthy dish it wud make !!

    Reply
  34. Rosita Vargas

    July 22, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    Una verdadera exquisitez adoro las lentejas buen plto,saludos y abrazos.

    Reply
  35. sushmita pandit

    July 23, 2013 at 12:53 pm

    love ur kale island......i dont get kale here in Germany,...nyways nice recipe...

    Reply
  36. Meena Kumar

    July 24, 2013 at 4:53 am

    Hey Divs thanks dear .

    Reply
  37. Meena Kumar

    July 24, 2013 at 4:54 am

    Akila,thank you.

    Reply
  38. Meena Kumar

    July 24, 2013 at 4:55 am

    Thannk you,Reni.

    Reply
  39. Meena Kumar

    July 24, 2013 at 4:55 am

    Thank you Linsy.

    Reply
  40. Meena Kumar

    July 24, 2013 at 4:56 am

    Hey Nisha so glad to see u back thank you dear.

    Reply
  41. Meena Kumar

    July 24, 2013 at 4:56 am

    Hi Hemalata,thank you for stopping by.

    Reply
  42. Meena Kumar

    July 24, 2013 at 4:58 am

    Thank you,Shree.

    Reply
  43. Meena Kumar

    July 24, 2013 at 5:03 am

    Ambreen,thank you.

    Reply
  44. Meena Kumar

    July 24, 2013 at 5:04 am

    Chitz,do try it u will really like it.

    Reply
  45. Meena Kumar

    July 24, 2013 at 5:06 am

    Thank you,Sush.

    Reply
  46. Meena Kumar

    July 24, 2013 at 5:18 am

    Muchas gracias Rosita.

    Reply
  47. Contest

    July 30, 2013 at 4:43 am

    very nice blog! i would love to follow it

    Reply
  48. Jai

    September 09, 2013 at 6:05 pm

    Thoran is a really nice way to stir fry and try out different vegetables and Keralites have managed to do that so well with a huge variety of vegetables. Another variant that I have tried and found tasty is Broccoli Carrot thoran.
    Ingredients:-
    Broccoli - 1 medium, 1 carrot chopped into small squares, 1 medium onion finely chopped and the ussual thoran suspects like Grated coconut, chopped green chillies, curry leaves, mustard for crackling and coconut oil
    Preparation
    The usual thoran stir fry method and topped with grated coconut in the end. Cheers!

    Reply
  49. Meena Kumar

    September 11, 2013 at 1:13 am

    Broccoli with carrot seems interesting.I usually steam it as my daughty loves it like that.Most people give me a weird look when I say that:))Will try ur version soon.
    Thank you so much Jai for taking time to send ur recipe to me.

    Reply
  50. Haven House

    September 12, 2013 at 11:08 am

    Nice recipe ...Look awesome ..

    Reply

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