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Ash Gourd Thoran / Chal Kumro Thoran is a healthy recipe, that you can prepare at any time with minimal ingredients. It is special from the cuisine of Kerala, which is a dry, flavorful dish with no garlic and a vegan recipe.
Ash gourd is a highly nutritious veggie; as per netmeds.com it augments heart function, detoxifies the kidneys, enhances the digestive system, strengthens the respiratory system, and many more.
Ash Gourd is also known as a white gourd, winter melon, or white pumpkin, and in Bengali is known as Chal kumro. In Thoran recipe, we are not frying and cooking for a long time, so the food value is not getting wasted.
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The types of equipment used for this recipe are
- Blender
- Serving bowl/Plate
- Kadai/Fry pan
- Spatula
- Knife
The ingredients required for this recipe are
- Ash gourd/ chal kumro(Cut into small pieces)-3 cups
- Shallots cut in roundels or medium dice cut onion-½ cup
- Cumin seeds-1/2 tbsp
- Green chili-5
- Curry leaves-2 sprigs
- Turmeric powder-½ tsp
- Fresh coconut slices-¼th
- Coconut oil-2 tbsp
- Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
- Salt, to taste
How to make Ash Gourd Thoran / Chal Kumro Thoran
Take a blender jar, and add the coconut slices, green chilies, and cumin seeds, Make a coarse paste, and keep them aside
Now take a big mixing bowl; add ash gourd, Then add the coarse paste of coconut paste
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Also, add the medium dice cut onions
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Now add salt, curry leaves, and turmeric powder
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Mix them nicely and keep them aside
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Heat oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds and green chili for tempering
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Once they started spluttering add the ash gourd mix, and saute them for a minute
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Now cover the lid and allow them to cook for4-5 minutes on a low flame
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Open the cover and stir them for 2 minutes on a high flame
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Turn off the flame and transfer them to a serving plate and serve hot with rice and sambar.
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