Tractatus Analogico-Mythologicus
Thoran is a type of stir-fried vegetable dish common in Kerala. Similar dishes are found all over South India. You basically stir fry the vegetables in oil seasoned with mustard seeds, onions, curry leaves, and other spices, and add some grated coconut toward the end. I normally eyeball the proportions, so this is an approximate recipe.
I mentioned making my mother’s brinjal curry on Facebook, and some people asked for the recipe.
I never really liked brinjal as a kid. Then one day my mother served this dish at a dinner party, and I saw the light. 🙂
Here is what my mother emailed me years ago, for people who already have a general idea of how to cook Indian food. Below that I’ll add some additional tips and musings.