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Simple side dish tastes marvellous when served with hot steaming sambhar or with hot rasam...This thoran is really quite easy to prepare with both potato and bellpepper chunks cooked in a thick coconut-sesame based paste which is prepared with dry roasted sesame seeds, cumin seeds, green chillies & grated coconut..This dish doesnt go for chopping onions or tomatoes or any other particular spices...Really very easy and quick side dish to make out...Any combination of veggies would  definitely works out fantastic with this sesame-coconut based grounded paste..everyone at home liked it, obviously this thoran goes to my own event Cooking With Seeds-Sesame Seeds as i used sesame seeds in this thoran..


2nos Potatoes (diced)
2nos Green bell peppers (diced)
1/2tsp Turmeric powder
2tsp Coconut oil
1/4tsp Mustard seeds
2tsp Coriander leaves (chopped)
Salt

To Grind:
1/4cup Grated coconut
1tbsp Sesame seeds
1tsp Cumin seeds
3nos Green chillies

Dry roast sesame seeds and grind everything from the list 'to grind' as bit coarse paste with enough water and keep aside..Heat coconut oil and let splutters the mustard seeds, add the diced potatoes saute with turmeric powder and salt for few minutes, add the diced bellpeppers and saute again for few seconds, add the grounded paste to the veggies and toss gently until the grounded paste get well mixed,springle some water and close with the lid...

Put the flame in simmer and cook everything well until the veggies get well cooked and the oil gets separates from the veggies..garnish with coriander leaves..

Serve hot with any rice dish!!