Vanpayaru Thoran (Red Oriental Beans with coconut, Kerala Recipe)

I generally prepare this dish when I am lazy to cut vegetables or when I suddenly realize there is no vegetable left to make the veg dish. What ever it is I like this dish a lot and enjoy having it when ever I cook.

Vanpayaru Thoran Recipe

Ingredients:

• Vanpayaru – ¾ cup
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Small onion – 4
• Red Chilli Powder – ¾- 1 tsp
• Garlic paste – ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
• Grated coconut – ½ cup
• Curry leaves – few
• Water – ¼ cup
• Oil
• Salt

(Note: 1 Cup = 250 ml, Vary the amount of chilli as per your spice level)

Method:

1. Take vanpayaru and 2 cup of water and salt in a cooker and pressure cook till its cooked.
2. Heat oil in a nonstick pan and crackle mustard seeds.
3. Add sliced small onions and curry leaves.
4. Once onion becomes soft add garlic paste. Cook for 2-3 min.
5. Add chilli and turmeric powder, salt and mix well.
6. Add cooked vanpayaru, slat if required and mix well.
7. Add grated coconut and cook for another 2-3. Serve hot.

Tips:

Everyone says to soak vanpayaru overnight for faster cooking. But the taste goes down. So I never soak it. Try this method. Take vanpayaru with almost 2 cups of water in a pressure cooker and cook till 2 whistle is out. Switch of the stove. When steam goes completely open the cooker and add salt. Cook again till 1 more whistle is out. Let the steam goes completely and then use it to make any dish. This method takes a little longer time but it gives a great taste to your dish. Thanks to my sis mother in law for this tip.

 

 

 

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