Kerala non-veg thali with kothavarakka mezhukkupuratti | Lunch Menu

This week for the blogging marathon I ended up presenting all 3 thalis from kerala. Yes the third one is also from kerala. Nadan oon kind of meaning native lunch is generally served with a fish curry and fish fry or some other non-veg fry item and ofcourse with a couple of vegetarian dishes. You can get the below shown meal for 50-70 rupees in small kerala restaurants served in banana leaves.

Items in the above menu

Chor (rice) - typical red rice is served

Mambazha Pulissery

Idi chakka thoran

Moru kaachiyadhu -  or plain buttermilk

Naranga Achar

Meen curry or meen molagittadhu

Beef ulathiyadhu

Kothavarakka mezhukkupuratti - recipe below

Kothavarakka Mezhukkupuratti - Kothavarakka is known as cluster beans in English. This is a very tasty vegetable. I have only tried stir fries, thoran and paruppu usili with this. Never used in gravy. Mezhukkupuratti is a term used when lot of onions are used in a stir fry. And the vegetable along with onions are stir fried in lot of oil. Coconut oil is the best for this.

Ingredients:

Kothavarakka  (Cluster beans) - 250 grams

Onions - 200 grams

Green chillies - 3 nos

Curry leaves - few

Oil - 5 tsp

Mustard - 1 tsp

Salt - to taste

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Method:

• Chop finely onions and cluster beans. Slit the green chillies.
• In a kadai (preferable a cast iron), add oil. Once the oil turns hot add mustard and curry leaves.Once the mustard splutters, add green chillies.
• Add the chopped onions and fry for 2 minutes till the onions turn translucent.
• Now add the chopped cluster beans, add the salt and turmeric powder. Add little water.
• Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
• Once the cluster beans are cooked, keep stirring for another 2-3 minutes, until the onions turn nice mushy.
• Kothavarakka mezhukkupuratti is ready!!

 Enjoy with rice and a curry of your choice.

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