Thursday, October 21, 2010

Mathappoo Thoran / Pumpkin Flower Stir fry

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  We can prepare delicious thoran with flowers too!! For example muringappoo (drum stick flowers), banana flower, yam flower, pumpkin flower etc. All these thorans are highly nutritious, healthy and tasty. They have lots of medicinal values as well. Here is the recipe for mathappoo thoran:

 

Ingredients

  • 1. Pumpkin Flowers (Mathappoo) –  10 - 12
  • 2. Grated coconut – 1 tbsp 
  • 3. Turmeric powder - A pinch
  • 4. Pepper powder - 1-2 pinches
  • 5. Oil - 1 tsp
    6. Mustard – 1 tsp
    7. Curry leaves – A few
    8. Dry red chilly – 1
  • 9. Salt - As required

Method

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1. Wash and chop the pumpkin flowers finely.

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2. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustards. When it splutters, fry the dry red chillies, then add the chopped pumpkin flowers, pepper powder, turmeric powder and coconut. Stir fry until cooked. It would take only a few minutes. Serve hot with rice.

 

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25 comments:

  1. very new recipe dear... looks delicious..

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  2. wow..yellow is a pretty color , alle maya..Looks yummmy..

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  3. my mom used to make bhajji with pumpkin flowers , your stir fry looks really wonderful ... love it
    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  4. looks beautiful, i did not even know this vegetable dish existed.

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  5. Never saw or heard abt this dear....nice stir fry..

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  6. Eniku vayya,oru sadhanathem vidathilla alle? ;)
    So beautiful yellow color.Nice one.

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  7. Very interesting ! I never knew that pumpkin flowers can be cooked. thanks for the recipe .I will try if I can get pumpkin flowers

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  8. thats really new for me...Looks so colorful

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  9. The thoran is new to me...definitely yummy looking...nice and colorful.

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  10. Never had pumpking flowers as thoran, looks absolutely marvellous..

    Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes

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  11. I never new we can cook pumpkin flowers, thank you for showing the pictures. Lovely thoran.

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  12. Perfect time for this dish,looks delicious and beautiful..

    Pushpa @ simplehomefood.com

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  13. I didnt even know pumpkins had flowers :)
    nd even worse i didnt know u could cook with it ;)

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  14. really...i never tried it before...ini mathappo evide kittumennu nokkatte....

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  15. Authentic recipe..So beautiful and so yummy, grandmother makes this,you are right it has lots of medicinal values..nice post dear

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  16. Hello from Italy! I found this blog and I really like your kitchen! I'm so fashinating by Indian recipes so I hope to learn it by visiting you :) I love your Country!!!

    Skip to us, we like to exchange cultures and recipes!

    I hope you like what we do!

    Many greetings from Italy!

    www.whitedarkmilkchocolate.blogspot.com

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  17. A very unique recipe! Never had pumpkin flower before...

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  18. have heard abt this for the first time...looks nice,different and delicious

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  19. Adipolitou..Evidunnu kitty mathappoo..ithu okke kazhichu kalam marannu..:(

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  20. Sathyam parayatte njan adhyamaya kelkunathu..ithu vangan kittuo?
    So u r going next month for a vacation alle...adichu poliku..Dubai vazhi sister ne kandu pokukayanalle..same pinch !! I think weather will be good when u go..Enjoy Dubai too..dont miss burj khalifa there :)Buy the tasty dates from there too..Especially almond stuffed ones:)

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  21. Wow..thats the first time I am hearing abt such a flower...those flowers are beautiful..

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  22. Lovely colour.. njan kettitte ullo.. ethu vare kazhikkan ulla chance kittiyittilla..

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