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    Home » Recipe Index » Vegetarian

    Published: Aug 14, 2015 · Modified: Nov 28, 2024 by Jane Jojo

    Kerala Style Beans stir fry with coconut (Beans Thoran)

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    Kerala style beans stir fry with coconut, garlic and green chilly. A simple and healthy dish that can be served with rice. It's also called as "beans upperi" in the central part of Kerala. One of the side dishes for Kerala Onam Sadya 🙂

    For more Kerala style vegetable stir fry recipes, check out:

    • Cabbage Thoran
    • Long Beans Stir Fry
    • Beans Stir Fry

    For other Indian vegetarian recipes, check out:

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    Kerala Style Beans stir fry with coconut (Beans Thoran)

    Jane Jojo
    Kerala style beans stir fry with coconut, garlic and green chilly. A simple and healthy dish that can be served with rice. One of the side dishes for Kerala Onam Sadya 🙂
    2.29 from 7 votes
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    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine kerala
    Servings 4 serving
    Calories 178 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • ½ kg French beans / Green beans
    • ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
    • 1 sprig curry leaves
    • 6 numbers shallot / small onion
    • 1 pinch turmeric powder
    • salt
    • coconut oil / vegetable oil

    Crush

    • 1 ¼ cups grated coconut
    • 5 numbers green chilly
    • 4 numbers garlic
    • 1 pinch cumin (optional)

    Instructions
     

    • Chop beans into small pieces. Cut shallots.
    • Heat oil in a pan. Splutter mustard seeds and then add curry leaves. Add shallots and saute it until soft and translucent. Add turmeric powder and saute it.
    • In a blender or mixi, crush garlic and green chilly well. Then add coconut and cumin. Cumin is optional. I don't add cumin usually. Crush it just to blend everything well. ** Don't grind.
    • Add crushed mixture to the pan and saute for a couple of minutes. Don't let it brown.
    • Then add chopped beans and enough salt. Cover and cook. Don't add water. It naturally has water in it, which releases when they are cooked.
    • Stir in between. Otherwise, it can get burnt. Cook it until beans is done. Serve with rice 🙂

    Notes

    Coconut is the key ingredient in this recipe. Never compromise on that 🙂

    Nutrition

    Serving: 163gCalories: 178kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 2gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 10mgPotassium: 151mgFiber: 4gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 19IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 12mgIron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Avatar for Richa_Gupta Richa_Gupta says:
      August 25, 2015

      I love beans prepared this way!

    2. Avatar for JaneJojo JaneJojo says:
      August 25, 2015

      Try it out, Richa! It tastes great with white rice :)

    3. Avatar for Arun_Prabhakar Arun_Prabhakar says:
      September 14, 2015

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    4. Avatar for anu anu says:
      April 18, 2017

      thank u

    5. Avatar for G_Rani_Dora G_Rani_Dora says:
      June 14, 2017

      Thanks. I was searching for simple easy to cook kerala recipes.

    6. Avatar for JaneJojo JaneJojo says:
      June 15, 2017

      Great to hear that you are liking it :)

    7. Avatar for Ramya Ramya says:
      October 24, 2017

      Thank you .... it's really nice simple and easy...superb

    8. Avatar for JaneJojo JaneJojo says:
      November 6, 2017

      Thanks a lot for trying it out, Ramya!!

    9. Avatar for Jithin_Emmanuel Jithin_Emmanuel says:
      October 18, 2020

      Tasty Kerala style beans thoran. I overdid on the coconut, but turned out pretty well.

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    10. Avatar for JaneJojo JaneJojo says:
      November 14, 2020

      @Jithin_Emmanuel Thanks again for trying out my recipes and posting pics :slight_smile: Happy to hear that you are enjoying them :slight_smile:

    11. Avatar for Arun_Abraham Arun_Abraham says:
      February 1, 2022

      Thanks for the recipe. I added the coconut mixture before the bean and it turned out burnt although I cooked on Sim. Are you sure coconut is not after beans?

    12. Avatar for JaneJojo JaneJojo says:
      February 1, 2022

      Hi Arun, Sorry to hear that. Stir coconut mixture constantly; otherwise, there’s a good chance to get it burnt. If you plan to keep the thoran for 3-4 days in the refrigerator, it’s better to saute the coconut mix and then add the beans. But, if you are going to finish it off on the same day, you can add coconut mix after adding beans too. I hope this will work out for you.

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