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Thursday, 18 November 2010

Swede and carrot thoran (stir fried with coconut)

I had never cooked or eaten swede, till today that is. And I'm pretty sure it will be the last in a preparation like this. I am yet to try out the swede mash, which I hear is pretty decent, but it will have to wait.

As I had mentioned in my previous post about piling things in my cart, this pack of swede and carrot diced and ready to cook, was also part of that. 
I followed the recipe for a basic thoran (South Indian preparation with coconut) replacing asparagus with the swede and carrot (approx. 250 gms each), chopped into cubes.
You can have it with roti or as a side to rice and dal.

30 comments:

  1. The only thing I have cooked with Carrot till now is Gajar Halwa. This looks like a gr8 option !

    Luv d clicks !!

    Cheers n Happy Cooking,
    Satrupa

    http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

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  2. I didn't know Rutabaga is also called a Swede. Well, try to make fries(french fries) with it. It turned out great for me.

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  3. I have no idea what swede it but this dish looks very colorful!

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  4. Wow healthy n tasty combination, luv carrots in any form

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  5. woww... snap is awesome, moer than that, serving vessel is awesome.. :) lovely presentation.. :)

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  6. Lovely clicks. Looks yumm :)

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  7. Simple yet yummy
    http://shanthisthaligai.blogspot.com/

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  8. I too nerve knew rutabaga is called swede too..I had to google to identify this..

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  9. Hey Nisha,

    That looks fabulous...:)

    Dr.Sameena@

    http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com

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  10. Hi. How are you doing? long time..
    Thoran is always a healthy option for veggies especially the new ones, I have personally not used this vegetable but would love to if I get hold of it.
    FOODELICIOUS

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  11. Even i never cooked swede, its quite not that much familiar here, eventhough they are sold quite often in organic shops here...Thoran looks fabulous

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  12. I have never had sweed too, and thoran i love but with beans or cabbage etc..

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  13. There was times i wud stand in front of swede...wondering how to cook it...ur recipes is recd with great thx....cos now i can add 1 more veggie on my list to tescos.
    thx.
    Biny

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  14. hi,first time to ur blog....carrot thoran looks delicious and nice click! im glad to u follow u dear!

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  15. I've never seen a dish like this before, but it sounds delicious. This is my first visit to your blog and I love the food you feature here. I'll be back often. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  16. Nice thoran.. Guess I can pair it up with Rasam..

    Nice prop's Nisha.. Sply the stripy one u used in ur red velvet cake :)

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


    US Masala

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  18. delicious favourite way to make vegetables

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  19. Beautiful pictures!! I too have no idea of what swede is .If possible post pictures next time you prepare this

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  20. awesome! simple yet tasty thoran. would love it with sambar rice or curd rice.

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  21. swede is relatively new to me but the thoran looks great!

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  22. You are making me want to step out of my culinary box! This dish looks amazing, and it is something I'm largely unfamiliar with. Your photographs are just stunning, though. I'm drooling! Thank you for sharing, dear. I hope you have a beautiful Sunday!

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  23. have always over looked swede, thoran sounds like a great idea...love ur 2nd picture!

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  24. It looks good, swede can be hard work to chop up so those diced bags are easier to prepare. I think it's best in big chunks in a lamb casserole and yes the mash is nice too - maybe mixed with potato since it can be a bit watery on it's own.

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  25. I will have to look up a few of the ingredients to see if these are available to me, thanks for the new recipe to try.

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  26. Never cooked with swede before, interesting thoran!! Great pics too..

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