A quick and yummy way to prepare Kale with Coconut. Great side dish with rice.
Kale Stir Fry with Coconut (Kale Thoran)
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♦Prep time:4 min ♦Cook time:6 min ♦Yield:6 Servings.
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Kale Stir Fry with Coconut (Kale Thoran)
Description
Thoran is a staple side dish in Kerala. generally refers to a dry stir-fry of finely chopped or shredded vegetables mixed with grated coconut and tempered with spices. Here, we prepare it with a non-traditional vegetable in Kerala cuisine. Kale Thoran is a healthy side dish with rice.
Ingredients:
Instructions
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Remove the leaves from the central stem, simply by tearing off, from both sides. You should have a large colander full of leaves.
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Rub the leaves against the colander as you rinse under running water. Scrub and rinse well.
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Shake off all the excess water or use a salad spinner.
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Add in batches to a food processor and pulse a few times, to get a finely chopped texture. Don't process too long, that you get a 'pesto' texture.
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Heat the coconut oil in a wide, high rimmed pan or wok. Nonstick, wide wok with larger surface area, works best.
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When the oil is hot, add the mustard seeds and allow to pop.
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Add the sliced shallots, and saute till softened. Add the turmeric powder and stir.
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Now, add the finely chopped kale in handfuls, stirring in the pan, allowing to cook briefly (about 10 seconds) before the next addition.
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As you cook, the raw pungency of the kale decreases, you can smell it as it gets cooked. The kale also reduces in volume considerably.
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Once all the kale is added, slowly by handfuls, add garlic powder and stir through.
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Move the kale to the sides of the wok, making a well/space in the centre. Add the grated coconut here, and then cover up with the stir-fried kale from all sides, making a mound of kale in the centre of the wok.
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Reduce the heat, allowing some steam to build up (1 minute).
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Now raise the heat and stir-fry vigorously, allowing the coconut to mix through thoroughly with the kale.
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Add salt to taste, a little at a time. It's very easy to over-salt your kale.
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Keep stir-frying till the kale is softened and seasoned to liking. Add a little coconut oil right at the end, over the top.
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This is great as a side with rice. Also, if you chill it, add chopped apple, walnuts and dried cranberries, it makes a nice salad! Do try and let me know!
Note
- If you would rather, have this as a cold salad, cook it as in the instructions, but then allow it to cool, adding, chopped apple, walnuts, and dried fruit like cranberries!
- Key Ingredients: Kale, Coconut, Shallots, Turmeric, Mustard Seeds, Garlic Powder, Coconut Oil.
Hi Shana! On youtube you have demonstrated Kale stir fry, which I liked very much. Plan to make it tomorrow. But meanwhile do tell me, the pan you have used, is it stone? Looks very very efficient. Can you tell me where I can find it?
Hi Meera..
That’s great .. thank you.
Yes it is stone cookware quite conmon these days. I our purchased mine here in Singapore from the local supermarket! Korean brands are popular for This tupe of cookware. I’m sure you can find it online too . I use K Art