Carrot Thoran| Carrot Poriyal

Carrot Thoran is a simple yet a delightful Kerala style stirfry with coconut. This dish is so quick to make and also tasty side dish. It is also a part of Onam sadya menu too. This thoran is healthy as it does not involve overcooking. The stirfry retains all the nutrients inside the dish so i prefer always to go for a stir fry with or without coconut.

I have shared many stir fry recipes like Vazakkka Thoran, Vazha koombu Thoran, Mushroom Thoran, Carrot Beans thoran, Ethakka Tholi Thoran, Kadachakka Thoran, Cabbage Masala Thoran, Vazha pindi Thoran, Broccoli Thoran and Beetroot thoran.

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Cuisine: Kerala
Serves: 4

INGREDIENTS:
Carrots, grated- 2 big (1 and 1/2 cups)
Oil- 2 teaspoons
Chana dal- 1/2 teaspoon
Urad dhal- 1/2 teaspoon
Mustard seeds-1/2 teaspoon
Dry red chillies-2
Curry leaves- 2 strands
Onion, chopped- 1 small
Green chillies, chopped- 2-3
Salt- to taste

To grind:
Coconut, grated- 1/2 cup
Jeera- 1/2 teaspoon
Garlic- 1 clove

PROCEDURE:

• Grind the coconut, jeera and garlic together as a coarse paste without adding any water.
• Peel and grate the carrots. Chop the onion and green chillies; set aside.

• Heat oil in a pan and splutter the mustard seeds and then add the chana dal, urad dhal, dry red chillies(optional) and curry leaves.
• Now add the chopped onion and green chillies together and cook till it becomes soft.

• Add the grated carrots and some salt and stir well.
• Cover it with a lid and cook till the carrots becomes soft for about 5 minutes.
• Now open the lid and add the coconut paste and mix well and cook till the raw smell of the garlic leaves.

• Serve with any curry of your choice like sambar, dal, rasam.