Mathanga Thoran or Pumpkin Thoran – A simple and delicious Kerala style stir-fry recipe!
Mathanga Thoran is a simple and delicious vegetable side dish from Kerala. This thoran recipe is so quick to make and can be served with rice. If you are looking for more Kerala recipes, check the below recipes.
Few More Kerala Onam Sadya Recipes:
- Vazha Pindi Thoran
- Vellarikka Kichadi
- Vendakka Thoran
- Beetroot Pachadi
- Avial
- Parippu Curry
- Ada Pradhaman
- Kerala Banana Chips
How to Make Kerala Mathanga Thoran Recipe:
Mathanga Thoran - Pumpkin Thoran Recipe
How to Make Mathanga Thoran Recipe. A simple and delicious Kerala style pumpkin stir-fry recipe for rice.
Ingredients
- 2 - 2.5 cups Pumpkin peeled and chopped
- ½ cup Fresh Coconut
- 6 - 8 Shallots
- 3 - 4 Green Chillies
- ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
- ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
- ½ tsp Urad Dal
- ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 sprig Curry Leaves
- 1 Dried Red Chilli
- 1 tbsp Oil / Coconut Oil
Instructions
- In a vessel, add the chopped pumpkin, salt, turmeric and water and cook until pieces are tender. Drain and set aside.
- Grind the shallots, cumin seeds and green chillies into a paste and set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add the mustard seeds and urad dal and let them splutter. Add the curry leaves and broken red chilli and fry for a couple of seconds.
- Then add the ground coconut mixture to it and fry for a couple of minutes.
- Add the cooked pumpkin pieces and combine well.
- Adjust the salt and fry for a minute.
- Switch off the flame and serve with rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 120kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 120mgPotassium: 358mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 4955IUVitamin C: 22.6mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 1.4mg
Nutrition values are estimates only.
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Veena Theagarajan says
I like coconut and Pumpkin combo
divya says
looks very tempting curry..
Rebecca Subbiah says
this looks so good and perfect for the season
Shama Nagarajan says
delicious recipe
Aps prabhu says
only thing wht we do not add is shallots and turmeric… nice click 🙂