Carrot Thoran Recipe | How to make Carrot Thoran

Carrot Thoran is a simple side dish recipe that can be made in 15 minutes. Since carrots are loaded with many nutrients, you can recommend this recipe for your children. I and my husband are fond of carrots so I wish to prepare them at our home often. Moreover, this is a simple lunch box recipe that you can prepare for your kids as well.

It is a light spice side dish that goes amazing with plain rice. But you can adjust the spices according to your taste. Even beginners can try this recipe and I can assure you that it will come out well definitely. So, try this at your home and let me know your comments.

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• Preparation time : 15 mins
• Cooking time : 15 mins
• Total : 30 mins
• Course : Side Dish
• Servings : 2 Persons
• Cuisine : Indian

Ingredients for making Carrot Thoran

• 2 medium sized Carrots (thinly grated)
• 1/2 cup grated Coconut
• 2 medium sized Onions (finely chopped)
• 1 1/2 tbsp red Chilli powder
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder & Cumin powder
• 1/2 tbsp Mustard seeds (for tempering)
• Few Curry leaves
• 2 tbsp Oil for cooking
• Salt to taste

Steps for making Carrot Thoran

• Heat the oil in the pan and add mustard seeds. Once it crackled, add a few curry leaves to it.

• Then add chopped onions and saute them until they become translucent. You can sprinkle some salt over onions so that they get cooked quicker.

• Then add grated carrots and saute them until the raw smell of the carrots goes off.

• Next, add all the masalas and saute them until the raw smell of the masalas goes off. Meanwhile, add the grated coconut to the grinding jar and pulse twice to get a semi powdered form.

• Then add semi powdered coconut to the carrots and mix them gently. Cook for a few mins and transfer the carrot thoran to the serving bowl.

• Carrot Thoran is ready to serve hot.

Quick Tips

• Adding semi powdered form of grated coconut blends well with the grated carrots.
• If you are making this recipe by chopping the carrots, chop them into tiny pieces so that they get cooked well quickly.
• If you want, you can even add urad dal for tempering. That will give nice crunchiness while having this food.
• Throughout the cooking, you can adjust your flame from low to medium so that the dish will not get burnt.

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