Carrot Thoran (Carrot Poriyal) - Carrot Coconut Stir Fry

Carrot Thoran (Carrot Poriyal) - Carrot Coconut Stir Fry

Carrot thoran or carrot poriyal carrots stir fried with coconut and spices which makes an easy, healthy, yummy side dish with rice for a delicious lunch or dinner.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Indian

Keyword carrot poriyal, carrot thoran

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings

Calories 190kcal

Author Recipe Garden

Ingredients

2 large carrots
1.5 cups grated coconut
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
4 dry red chilies broken
1 string curry make sure no water in leaves
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
½ teaspoon red chili powder
2 small garlic cloves crushed
1 green chilies
½ teaspoon cumin seeds
salt as needed

Instructions

Wash and peel the carrots, shred the carrots in a food processor or you can grate the carrots using a grater. Keep the shredded carrots aside.
Grind the coconut, green chilies, cumin seeds and garlic coarsely in a food processor for a few seconds, you may sprinkle a little water if the mixture is too dry. Keep this aside separately from the shredded carrots.
Heat oil in a large pan, add the mustard seeds.
When the mustard seeds splutter, add the broken dried red chilies and curry leaves and fry for a few seconds.
Add the shredded carrots to the pan, and stir fry the carrots in low heat for about 1 to 2 minutes.
Add the grind coconut mixture to the pan, salt and add the remaining spices - turmeric powder and red chili powder to the pan and stir well the contents.
Stir fry the contents for another 2 more minutes and the stir fried carrots with coconut and spices is ready to be served!
Enjoy the carrot thoran and stir fried carrots with coconut and spices along with a curry like moru curry and rice for lunch or dinner!

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