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Thoran
Thoran (pronounced ); or upperi in Northern Kerala is a class of dry vegetable dishes combined with coconut that originated in the Indian state of Kerala. This common dish is usually eaten with rice and curry and is also part of the traditional Keralite sadhya. In Tamil Nadu, a similar dish is known as Poriyal. Thoran is prepared using various vegetables such as cabbage, tender jackfruit (unripe jackfruit), carrot, beetroot, beans, spinach, green beans, ivy gourd, elephant foot yam, and raw banana, among others. It is generally named according to the vegetable used, such as cabbage thoran and tender jackfruit thoran.
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Thoran (pronounced ); or upperi in Northern Kerala is a class of dry vegetable dishes combined with coconut that originated in the Indian state of Kerala. This common dish is usually eaten with rice and curry and is also part of the traditional Keralite sadhya. In Tamil Nadu, a similar dish is known as Poriyal. Thoran is prepared using various vegetables such as cabbage, tender jackfruit (unripe jackfruit), carrot, beetroot, beans, spinach, green beans, ivy gourd, elephant foot yam, and raw banana, among others. It is generally named according to the vegetable used, such as cabbage thoran and tender jackfruit thoran.
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