Cabbage Thoran – Kerala Style Cabbage Stir Fry Recipe

cabbage thoran recipe

Kerala style cabbage stir fry / cabbage thoran with coconut is our family favorite side dish for rice. This sadya style cabbage thoran is a very easy recipe that is prepared with simple ingredients like coconut, cumin, ginger, small onion and green chilli ground to a coarse paste, mixed to the finely shredded cabbage and stir fried to cook it. It tastes so good and tastes much better than my regular cabbage poriyal. Even cabbage haters would love this  Kerala thoran recipe.

Usually cabbage thoran can be prepared without onion too. But some people use onion, carrot for variations. Some also make it without coconut. I will try to post that version too. Here is the most popular, Onam sadya style cabbage thoran recipe with step by step pictures.

Cabbage Thoran Recipe

Cabbage Thoran Recipe
Kerala Onam Sadya style cabbage thoran recipe / Cabbage stir fry for rice.

Cuisine:
Kerala
Category:
Onam recipes
Serves:
4
Prep time:
10 Minutes
Cook time:
20 Minutes
Total time:
30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 cup = 250ml

  • Shredded or finely chopped cabbage – 3 cups (I used half of medium sized cabbage)
  • Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
  • Salt – as needed
  • Water – Few tbsp ( optional, use only if needed)

To Grind

  • Grated coconut – 1 /2 cup
  • Green chilli – 2 to 3
  • Small onion – 6 or big onion – 1
  • Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
  • Ginger – 1 inch piece

To Temper

  • Coconut oil – 1.5 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
  • Urad dal – 2 tsp
  • Red chilli – 1
  • Curry leaves – Few
HOW TO MAKE CABBAGE THORAN RECIPE
  1. Wash and shred/ chop the cabbage finely or slice it thinly.
  2. Grind coconut, green chilli, ginger and cumin seeds to a coarse paste without adding water.
  3. Take the chopped cabbage, ground coconut paste, turmeric powder and salt. Mix well.
  4. Heat coconut oil in a kadai. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, red chilli and curry leaves.
  5. Add the cabbage mixture and saute in low to medium flame.
  6. Cover and cook in low flame till cabbage turns soft. Remove and serve hot with rice.
METHOD – STEP BY STEP PICTURES
  • Wash and remove the thick white, central part of cabbage. Shred / finely chop the cabbage or chop into thin slices by cutting in the corners.  Collect in a big plate or bowl.

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  • Grind coconut, green chilli, ginger and cumin seeds to a coarse paste without adding water.

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  • Add this coarse paste to the finely chopped cabbage, turmeric powder and required salt. Mix well and set aside.

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  • Heat oil in a kadai and when it gets heated, splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, red chilli and curry leaves. Add the cabbage mixture and saute in medium flame for few minutes. Cover it with a lid and cook in low flame till its soft and well cooked. (If necessary you can sprinkle little water and cover cook it).
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  • Switch off the flame and serve with rice, sambar. Enjoy !

Note

  • For variations, you can crush onion, cumin seeds and green chilli and add to cabbage. In that case, you can add grated coconut at the end and mix it.
  • You can also try sauting onion, green chilli and then add shredded cabbage to make this thoran.
  • To make it more colorful, you can add some finely chopped carrot along with cabbage.

Try this easy, yummy Kerala style cabbage thoran recipe and share your feedback with me.
cabbage thoran recipe

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