Black-Eyes Beans Thoran Recipe Ingredients: Black eyed beans – 1 cup Grated coconut – 1/2 cup Shallots / small onions – 1/3 cup, chopped Dried red chillies – 4 Turmeric powder – 1 pinch Urad dal – 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp Curry leaves – a few Oil – 2 tsp (I used coconut oil) Salt – to taste How to Make Black Eyed Beans Thoran
- Soak the beans overnight or atleast for 5-6 hours. Pressure cook for 3 whistles (or cook in little water for about 15 mins, until soft).
- Heat oil in a pan and temper mustard seeds. Then add urad dal, curry leaves, turmeric and the red chillies, each torn into three. Fry for 2 mins. Then add the shallots and fry for another 3 mins.
- Now add the grated coconut and cooked beans. Add salt and mix well. Let it cook for another 2-3 mins. Remove from fire.Serve with rice and curry of choice. You can make a thoran with pretty much any vegetable following the above basic thoran recipe. A thoran is an integral part of any sadya in Kerala be it an Onam Sadya or a Wedding Sadya.
