Sunday, November 13, 2011

Matha Ila (Pumpkin leaf) Thoran


Ingredients:
  • Pumpkin leaves 10
  • Kanthari mulaku 5
  • Turmeric pdr 1/4 Tsp
  • Mustard seeds
  • Coconut 1 cup
  • Curry leaves
  • Shallots 3
  • Water
  • Oil
Clean the leaves and slice it thinly. Crush coconut, shallots, chilly and turmeric pdr. Heat oil in a kadai and splutter mustard seeds. Then add sliced shallots and curry leaves. Saute it and add the crushed coconut and required amount of salt. Finally place the sliced leaves into it and combine well. Sprinkle little water over the leaves and cook it.

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48 comments:

  1. i lovvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeeee this thoran.. can have unlimited :) excellent!!

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  2. Love the recipe! Beautiful Clicks! If you have the time, please go through my Healthy Lunch Event rules & link the post there. Thanks!
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  3. Healthy and delicious thoran...Love it...
    Hey ippom USil alle...pinne ithu?

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  4. this is new to me and the thoran looks so delicious...lovely recipe!!

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  5. Healthy thoran..........I miss it too much,

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  6. Miss this recipe!Looks delicious!

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  7. this is new to me... healthy and delicious..

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  8. Very new to me.. looks super delicious and tempting.. thanks for the wonderful recipe dear !!
    Indian Cuisine

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  9. one of my favourites! though i put a little cherupayar as well to it.. should try it ur way next time :)

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  10. very healthy and wonderful !! so new to me !!

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  11. This is one of my favorite ways to cook greens and one of the popular ones in Srilanka.thanks for visiting my space and following me.I'm following you too.

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  12. Though I've never cooked mathan ela...this thoran looks very delicious...will definitely try it if I can lay my hands on some pumpkin leaves

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  13. Never knew that pumpkin leaf is edible..looks yummm

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  14. so delicious....we cook pumpkin leave in Sri Lanka,oh I miss the taste...

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  15. Would be perfect with plain rice Tina..simple homely dish:)

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  16. that looks perfect with a plate of curd rice..

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  17. healthy thoran plain rice with dal super and beautiful presenation.happy to follow you.when time permits visit my place also/

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  18. Innovative recipe.Looks delicious, yummy and very healthy.

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  19. really new to me tina....very interesting thoran....beautiful presentation n click dear!

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  20. New to me. sounds interesting !!

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  21. healthy recipe....
    An award is waiting for u at my space....plz collect it dear!!!

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  22. had absolutely no idea that we could use mathan ela also for cooking:)
    thanks for the insight..thoran looks yumm

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  23. hey, I love this. Do we get this here in US? never knew it..

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  24. Sounds new. Now only i know that we can make thoran using pumpkin leaves. Picture and recipe looks very good.

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  25. These sort of all fashioned recipes always excites me... and transport me to my childhood... my mom used to make these

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  26. Super delicious thoran,completely new for me.

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  27. New recipe for me / never heard of pumpkin leaves being used like this........awesome.

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  28. I learned few unique things from u,never knew that we can eat pumpkin leaves,love anything green,dont even know whether we can buy this from shops,probably not nah ??

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  29. Stir fry with pumpkin is new to me tina. Nice preparation.

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  30. Omg, fry looks absolutely divine, irresistible..

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  31. So fresh looking ~ nice way to eat your greens!
    USMasala

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  32. This curry is Very new to me.. Yum..

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  33. Wow its been a long time since i had this thoran

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  34. I love this thoran though its been a while since I had this.Thoran looks irresistible.

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  35. Nicely presented and looks yummy! Thanks so much for stopping by and joining in my blog. Will visit often to check your yummy post!

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  36. I never knew all these days that pumpkin leaves can be cooked though I have a pumpkin creeper in my backyard.Thanks for sharing .I will try

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  37. I never even thought the pumpkin leaves are edible. What a beautiful and tasty recipe!

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  38. WOW thats innovative and yummy !

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