This thoran is a seriously versatile dish, so feel free to throw in whatever leftover veg you have. It’s especially good for using up Christmas dinner leftovers.
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Fridge-raid thoran
Spice up your leftover greens with this bright, tropical thoran. It’s a particularly useful recipe to have on hand after Christmas dinner, for using up leftover cooked sprouts or parsnips – and the speedy stir-fry is a good way of bringing some healthy greens to your Boxing Day table, too. The recipe is by Anshu and Renée of DabbaDrop, a London delivery service offering South Asian meals in reusable tins called dabbas.
Dairy-freeGluten-freeVegan
Serves2 as a main or 4 as a side
Hands-on10 min
DifficultyEasy
Method
Smash the garlic, slice the chillies, shred the greens and chop the rest of your veg.
Heat the coconut oil in a large frying pan until shimmering hot, then turn down the heat to medium-high and add the mustard seeds. Once they’ve popped, add the curry leaves, garlic and most of the chilli. Cook for a minute, then add your leeks, onions and/or spring onions. After another minute, add the hard veg.
Cook for a couple of minutes to warm through, then add the shredded greens, turmeric and coconut. Cover, remove from the heat and leave for a few minutes for everything to warm through.
Transfer the mixture to a serving plate. Squeeze over the lemon juice and top with the remaining chilli, the cashews (if using) and chopped coriander.
Nutrition
| Calories | 195kcals |
|---|---|
| Fat | 12g (10g saturated) |
| Protein | 3.6g |
| Carbohydrates | 15g (9g sugars) |
| Fibre | 5.1g |
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