My Weekend Kitchen

Green Beans Thoran | Beans stir fry with coconut

May 15, 2019 10 Comments

green beans stir fry, Kerala style beans thoran

Dear ones!!

I’m so sorry for my long absence from posting and sharing updates with all of you! It’s been quite an exciting 3 weeks since we started packing our home in Bucharest and moved to Houston.

The kitchen has now started! YAY!!! I know 🙂 For me the kitchen is the heart of the home and once the kitchen is running, it feels like home. Even when it is an empty apartment! See me here playing in the hall with my mindfulness ball 🙂

One of the first things I cooked is this green beans thoran. I love the coconut flavor in this simple stir fry recipe. Hope you will like it too!

Happy Cooking! Happy Eating!

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