A typical lunch at my home

Cabbage Thoran-We always try to have one or two vegetable accompaniments with our meals. One of the easiest I find to dice and cook in no time is the cabbage. I would prefer to eat it raw in my salads but then there are those days when I just need to breathe in the aroma of a good thoran/poriyal in my home and that too it has to be this fat babe-the cabbage-yellow/purple.

Quite a simple recipe- dice the cabbage along with an onion, two pods of garlic, crush them if you feel,shredded ginger, a green chilly, a few curry leaves, a fistful of grated coconut, a tsp of turmeric powder, a tsp of cumin seeds and salt to taste. Rub all these ingredients together and then toss it into a wok that has a little oil with spluttered mustard seeds and a tsp of split chenna/Bengal gram.Place a lid on initially, then take the lid off after a while and do not overcook the cabbage. Cabbage needs that crunchy texture.Don't be tempted to add extra water either, you can sprinkle in a little bit if you feel it is dry(pic shown just below)

The thoran on the left is the cabbage thoran, followed by some meat, and then of course the peas and corn kernels with the banana flower(recipe written down in the previous post) The Rice is Kerala red, boiled rice which the husband always craves for!...the boys and I , Oh Well! that's the healthier and more of fibre content option!

 We do have some curry and a pickle or papad as well, it all depends on my time management in the kitchen and my swinging moods.