Tag: side dish

Cherupayar Thoran | Green Moong Dal Stir Fry Using Coconut

Cherupayar Thoran | Green Moong Dal Stir Fry Using Coconut

Today I’m sharing another thoran recipe from Kerala. Cherupayar Thoran is mostly enjoyed along with steaming hot Kanji or rice porridge, pickle and Kerala papadam, one of the comfort food of Malayalees. The main ingredient as the whole green moong dal, stir fried along with ground coconut mixture is a 

Beetroot Mezhukupuratti | Beetroot Poriyal Recipe

Beetroot Mezhukupuratti | Beetroot Poriyal Recipe

Beetroot Mezhukupuratti is an excellent and nutritious side dish which goes well with rice. ‘Mezhukupuratti’ as we call in Malayalam while ‘poriyal’ is a Tamil word. These both refer to the same style of cooking, which means stir frying the vegetables with spices.

Ridge Gourd Dal Recipe | Turai Dal Recipe | Beerakai Pappu Recipe

Ridge Gourd Dal Recipe | Turai Dal Recipe | Beerakai Pappu Recipe

  Turai ki dal or Beerakai pappu as called in Andhra, is one of my comfort food. Prepared with turai / ridge gourd, tomato and dal. I have used here both toor and masoor dal. My way to include variety lentils in a dish. You