There are some dishes which can make you feel at home even when you are elsewhere. Maybe that's why even classy restaurants with a fancy "Indian cuisine" cannot mimic that familiar tingling of a real craving.
For me that familiarity is felt whenever I come across the brown payar thoran. I have made it so many times in so many ways and it has always left me feeling sumptuously full :D :D
I only know too well that long recipes can be boring, so unless I am in a sunshine mood to try the mix of taste and color, I prefer the easy road to taste :D :D... Besides, what is the need to toil hard for something that you can get plain easy ;-)
What I used
- Oil: 3 tablespoons
- Crushed garlic: 4-5
- Diced onion medium size: 1
- Salt: to taste
- Chopped green chillies: 2
- Turmeric powder: 1/4 teaspoon
- Brown payar pre-cooked with salt: ~2 cups
- Grated coconut: 1/2 cup
- Curry leaves: 1 sprig
PS: For the pre-cooked payar, how much you want to cook the payar is up to you. Since on this particular day, I wanted it really soft, I kept it to pressure cook a little longer than was necessary. But if you like the brown skin intact, you can adjust the timing accordingly
- In a pan, heat the oil on medium flame and fry the garlic till you literally "hear" the smell of garlic
- To this, add the onion with some salt and saute till onion changes color to a lovely pale pink almost transparent
- Put in the green chillies and turmeric powder and continue mixing till the raw smell of turmeric is gone
- To this add the pre-cooked brown payar and mix everything well. Check the salt and add if more is needed
- Once the contents are fully mixed and salt is enough, add the grated coconut and curry leaves and mix well
- Cook on medium flame with the pan covered for about 15 minutes with occasional stirring
- Switch off the flame and let the contents sit for a while before you attack it ;-)
Now I felt this is simple and tasty,especially with the garlic... but if you feel this is still too much, here is a simpler one with way less ingredients :D :D.. and yes!! I have tried it too ;-)
- Heat the oil on medium fame and saute the onions with some salt. Once onions are done, add the green chillies and pre-cooked payar together and cook for about 10 min and you are done!
Now if you wanted an even simpler one, I would suggest to just cook the payar with some salt and eat it, though I don't think you can call it thoran.. Still who cares as long as you are cool with it what you intake :D :D
This payar thoran is my my favorite and it's just wow when you have it with brown rice, pulisserry and beef ularthiyathu or a crispy fish fry!
This is something everyone must have at least once in their lifetime. It's sooooo worth it!! :D :D
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