Tri color Thoran

Overview
Thorans are signature Kerala dish. A simple side dish for rice with three vegetables - Beans, carrots and cabbage makes this very colorful. Thorans are made with all kinds of vegetables - cabbage, beans, carrots, beet root, spinach and the list can go on and on. For this dish I have cut the green beans french cut very thin so that it cooks evenly with the cabbage and grated carrots.

Vegetables for the Tri color Thoran

Tri color Thoran

Ingredients
Shredded cabbage - 2 cups
Carrots grated - 1 cup
Green bean french cut thin - 1 1/2 cup
Red Onion medium one thin sliced
Green chilly - 4 split length wise
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Urdu Dal - 1 teaspoon
Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric - 1/4 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Olive oil - 3 tablespoons
Coconut fresh grated - 1/4 cup - optional

Steps
1. Heat oil in  pan., When the oil gets hot add the mustard seeds. when the seeds splutters add the Urdu Dal . Saute till the Urdu Dal is light brown.

2. Add the Red onions, split green chillies and curry leaves to this and saute till the onions are soft. Add the grated coconuts (if using, I did not use coconut here, but typically all Thorans are made with fresh grated coconut) and saute few minutes.

3. Add prepared vegetables to this with salt and turmeric and mix well. Cover and cook for about 5 minutes.  Remove lid and saute for few more minutes till all the liquid evaporates.

Serve hot with rice.