I am very fond of buying veggies that arent commonly found in India and trying to adapt them to the Indian way of cooking. Some of them turn out very well, whereas some are best left as they are!
This time I bought a few bunches of choy sum from the market. Since it looked like a green leafy vegetable and leafy vegetables go well with the indian flavours , I thought I will try out a thoran ( stir fry with indian spices).
Choy Sum is used to describe the edible stem of chinese cabbage.
Ingredients:
Choy Sum - 2 cups finely chopped
Oil - 2 teaspoons.
Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon.
Cumin seeds - 1/4 teaspoon.
Dried red Chilly - 3 nos. cut into half.
Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup.
Curry leaves - 1 springs.
Garlic - 2 cloves finely chopped
Green chillies - 2 nos.
Shallots (kunjulli) - 2 nos finely chopped
Salt - 2 teaspoons
Method:
Heat the oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
Once the mustard seeds splutter, add the curry leaves and dried red chillies. Sauté for 10 seconds.
Now add chopped Choy Sum, turmeric and salt. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Since Choy Sum has a good water content in it like most leafy vegetables, water need not be added.
Once the Choy Sum is cooked and all the water has evaporated, add grated coconut and mix well. Cook the dish for another 2-3 minutes.
Delicious Choy Sum thoran is ready.
This time I bought a few bunches of choy sum from the market. Since it looked like a green leafy vegetable and leafy vegetables go well with the indian flavours , I thought I will try out a thoran ( stir fry with indian spices).
Choy Sum is used to describe the edible stem of chinese cabbage.
Ingredients:
Choy Sum - 2 cups finely chopped
Oil - 2 teaspoons.
Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon.
Cumin seeds - 1/4 teaspoon.
Dried red Chilly - 3 nos. cut into half.
Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup.
Curry leaves - 1 springs.
Garlic - 2 cloves finely chopped
Green chillies - 2 nos.
Shallots (kunjulli) - 2 nos finely chopped
Salt - 2 teaspoons
Method:
Heat the oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
Once the mustard seeds splutter, add the curry leaves and dried red chillies. Sauté for 10 seconds.
Now add chopped Choy Sum, turmeric and salt. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Since Choy Sum has a good water content in it like most leafy vegetables, water need not be added.
Once the Choy Sum is cooked and all the water has evaporated, add grated coconut and mix well. Cook the dish for another 2-3 minutes.
Delicious Choy Sum thoran is ready.
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