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.
Navaneetham Krishnan
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.
Priya Kheroun Tessy
Never tried this before Meena...luks tempting....awesome presentation...
Rafeeda AR
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...
Rekha Vengalil
Wow Meena lovely pics.. and a great recipe:-) Yeah I know why this never made its way home..!! 🙂
Sona - quick picks/pick quicks
do the same with palak..good make with kale.
Sebeena Loyd
loved your pics and kale island. recipe too.
Priya
Ooooh love the Kale island Meena 🙂 And the thoran looks delish 🙂
Simona
Very nice recipe and lovely photos. Thank you for your contribution to Black and White Wednesday.
Divya Shivaraman
lovely idea on your last click....wonderful thoran got to buy this and make sometime
Srimathi Mani
I am hooked on kale these days. It is a great idea to make thorn. I will try this one. Thanks for sharing.
Swathi Iyer
Kale throan adipoli, thoran is our speciality, we make throan with anything.
Anupa Joseph (Palaharam)
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?
Meena Kumar
Thank you Nava,it was really delicious.
Meena Kumar
Thank you,Reks I am really curious to know.
Meena Kumar
Priya,it is really good I am sure u will like it.
Meena Kumar
Thank you Sabee..
Meena Kumar
Rafee, try it if u can find it u will like it.Thank you dear...
Meena Kumar
Thank you, Sona.
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Thank you, Priya.
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Divya,thank you.
Meena Kumar
Hey Sri so glad to see u here after long time.Thank you.
Meena Kumar
Thank you so much Simona for stopping by here.
Meena Kumar
Thank you Swathi, very true we can make thoran with anything.
Meena Kumar
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.
Divya Pramil
Looks good Meena, specially loved your moon effect pic 😉 Nice clicks dear 🙂 Havent tried Kale yet but must give it a try soon 🙂
Akila
just love the last picture... simply superb... nvr tried the kale.. will try soon...
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Reni
Very healthy and interesting recipe ! looks delicious ,amazing shots ! I'm in love with that island,hat off to ur creativity 🙂
Kitchen Queen
Love your dish n pics too.
nisha s
Greens with amazing scenic view.Fantabulous meenu for taking us to a whole different tasty world...:-)
hemalata
Looks great.
Shree
Kale kootu looks yummy Meena. and that Kale island and the full moon pic ! Gal u have some great creativity ! Awesome !
Ambreen (Simply Sweet 'n Savory)
Never tried this vegetable before, your recipe sounds delicious! And the kale island picture is awesome!
Chitz
I too want to try this after seeing it at 'Palaharam'.. Such a yummy & healthy dish it wud make !!
Rosita Vargas
Una verdadera exquisitez adoro las lentejas buen plto,saludos y abrazos.
sushmita pandit
love ur kale island......i dont get kale here in Germany,...nyways nice recipe...
Meena Kumar
Hey Divs thanks dear .
Meena Kumar
Akila,thank you.
Meena Kumar
Thannk you,Reni.
Meena Kumar
Thank you Linsy.
Meena Kumar
Hey Nisha so glad to see u back thank you dear.
Meena Kumar
Hi Hemalata,thank you for stopping by.
Meena Kumar
Thank you,Shree.
Meena Kumar
Ambreen,thank you.
Meena Kumar
Chitz,do try it u will really like it.
Meena Kumar
Thank you,Sush.
Meena Kumar
Muchas gracias Rosita.
Contest
very nice blog! i would love to follow it
Jai
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!
Meena Kumar
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.
Haven House
Nice recipe ...Look awesome ..