This post is dedicated to her and all other mothers who selflessly love their children.
For more Kerala thoran recipes, check out cheera thoran (spinach), breadfruit thoran, black eyed beans thoran.
Pappadam / Papadom Thoran
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
10 pappadam, cut into squares (use clean kitchen scissors)
3 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp urad dal / uzhunnu parippu / ulutham paruppu
1/2 tsp jeera
2 cloves garlic
1/2″ piece ginger
1/2 red chilli powder
2 green chillies (adjust to taste)
4 tbsp grated coconut
A few curry leaves
Salt, only if needed
How to Prepare:
1. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the pappadam pieces. Drain and set aside on a kitchen towel.
2. If there’s too much oil left, remove some. About 1-2 tsp oil is enough for the rest of the preparation. Add mustard seeds and urad dal to the hot oil. When the mustard seeds pop, add the jeera and the ginger and garlic (crushed together in a pestle and mortar or in a small mixie jar).
3. When the ginger-garlic paste is fried (about 2 mins), add the curry leaves, chilli powder, and the green chillies along with the coconut. Mix well and add the pappadam pieces.
4. Mix again for about a minute, test for salt and add only if needed. The pappadams should be salty enough.
Serve hot and fresh with rice and moru kaachiyathu / curry of choice. If you keep it longer, the papads get soft, but not soggy. Still tasty but I highly recommend that you eat it when still hot and crisp.
Wow very innovative dish perfect to use up broken pappadams pieces.
This one really looks nice and new to me..will definitely give a try…and hats off to amma…wishing her a speedy recovery….
This is a South Indian version of Papad ki subzi from Rajasthan .. Looks really nice .. I so agree about mothers, they are so selfless
Glad to hear that your mom is back from the hospital. Hope she is completely recovered by now.
I have seen the pappadam thoran in some other blog too, never had it and I am having a hard time imagining the taste. Is it crispy or does it get soggy?
Awww..so nice of your mom..hope she has recovered and is hail and healthy now!!
Moms r like that,i realised this more when i become a mother. never thought it is papadamcompletely new tome. Will try it sometime
New to me too,hav heard about kuzhambu …. Nice post,I liked very much 🙂
this is a quick and yummy recipe..so nice of your mom to make this for you…..
Sig, I should have written this in the post itself, have updated it now. It is very crisp and super nice when hot and fresh. It doesn't get soggy if you keep it longer, just 'softer'.
That is so nice to hear abt ur mother…Hope she recovers soon! Yes very true….selfless love is what motherhood is all about 🙂 The papadam thoran is totally new to me….quite intersting and flavourful….the twisted chilli looks so cute 🙂