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Beans Thoran ~ Green Beans saute with Coconut

Published: Apr 2, 2015 · Modified: Sep 25, 2020 by Manju · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

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Green beans thoran is a quick, simple and delicious vegetable side made with green beans and coconut. It is also ready in under 20 mins.

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Thoran is the generic word in Kerala cuisine for anything that is sautéed with coconut. You can use any vegetable or a combination of vegetables for this.

The commonly seen vegetables and combos are carrot thoran, cabbage thoran, green beans thoran or simply called beans thoran, carrot-beans thoran, cabbage-green peas thoran, raw jackfruit/breadfruit thoran, raw plantain thoran.

As with any recipe, many home cooks have different recipes for thoran. It is roughly the same, but there are some subtle differences there.

Even the thorans I make, I have learnt from my mom, my aunts, neighbors, friends and my mom-in-law. So, I have the several tweaks that I know and I combine a few here and there and the recipe for that day is purely dictated by my mood.

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Beans Thoran ~ Green Beans Sauté with Coconut – The Recipe

Ingredients:

Green Beans, chopped - 2 cups
Coconut Oil - 1 tbsp
Black Mustard Seeds - ½ tsp
Curry leaves - 8-10
Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
Salt - to taste

To grind together:
Grated Coconut - ¼ cup
Green chillies – 2

Method:

Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pan.
Throw in the mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add the curry leaves at this time.
Reduce the heat to low and add the beans and turmeric powder and give it a quick stir.
Close the pan and let the beans cook in the low heat.
Pulse the coconut and green chillies in a food processor (I use the small jar of the Indian mixer)
Once the green beans are tender, add the coconut mixture to it. Add salt and mix well.
Serve with rice or rotis.

Notes:

Sprinkle a little water to the pan and close it so there is some moisture to cook the beans, if you want it.

Beans Thoran - Green Beans Sauté with Coconut

Simple and delicious vegetable side with green beans and coconut.
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Course: Vegetable Sides
Cuisine: Indian - Kerala
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 92kcal
Author: Manju
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Ingredients

  • ½ lb Green Beans about 2 cups when chopped into ¼ inch slices
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • ½ teaspoon black mustard seeds
  • 8 curry leaves
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • salt to taste

To grind together

  • ¼ cup grated coconut
  • 2 Thai green chillies

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pan.Throw in the mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add the curry leaves at this time.
  • Reduce the heat to low and add the beans and turmeric powder and give it a quick stir. Close the pan and let the beans cook in the low heat.
  • Pulse the coconut and green chillies in a food processor (I use the small jar of the Indian mixer)
  • Once the green beans are tender, add the coconut mixture to it. Add salt and mix well. Serve with rice or rotis.

Notes

Sprinkle a little water to the pan and close it so there is some moisture to cook the beans, if you want it.
I use freshly frozen grated coconut that you get in most Indian grocery stores. Break out a little and microwave for 30 secs before you grind it. 

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 92kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 80mg | Potassium: 148mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 467IU | Vitamin C: 50mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Mona Patel says

    April 14, 2016 at 10:06 pm

    Really love how you can truly taste the green beans and is very simple to make. I can just eat it without anything!

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