Vegetable Thoren
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons black mustard seeds
- 8 fresh curry leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 6 cups finely chopped green cabbage (1 1/2 pounds)
- 3 large carrots, finely chopped
- 1/2 pound green beans, thinly sliced on the bias
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 1 3/4 cups shredded unsweetened coconut
- 2 long hot green chiles, thinly sliced crosswise on the bias
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- Salt
- Heat the oil in a large, deep skillet.
- Add the mustard seeds and cook over high heat until they pop, about 1 minute.
- Add the curry leaves and crushed red pepper and cook until the leaves sizzle, about 30 seconds.
- Add the cabbage, carrots, beans, onion, coconut, green chiles and turmeric and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until the vegetables start to soften, about 3 minutes.
- Continue cooking over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are crisp-tender, about 5 minutes longer.
- Season with salt and serve.
vegetable oil, black mustard seeds, curry, red pepper, green cabbage, carrots, green beans, onion, unsweetened coconut, long hot green chiles, turmeric, salt
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/vegetable-thoren (may not work)