Kale Stir Fry with Coconut (Kale Thoran)

A quick and yummy way to prepare Kale with Coconut. Great side dish with rice.

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Ingredients:

Method:

1. Remove the leaves from the central stem, simply by tearing off, from both sides. You should have a large colander full of leaves.
2. Rub the leaves against the colander as you rinse under running water. Scrub and rinse well.
3. Shake off all the excess water or use a salad spinner.
4. Add in batches to a food processor and pulse a few times, to get a finely chopped texture. Don’t process too long, that you get a ‘pesto’ texture.
5. Heat the coconut oil in a wide, high rimmed pan or wok. Nonstick, wide wok with larger surface area, works best.
6. When the oil is hot, add the mustard seeds and allow to pop.
7. Add the sliced shallots, and saute till softened. Add the turmeric powder and stir.
8. Now, add the finely chopped kale in handfuls, stirring in the pan, allowing to cook briefly (about 10 seconds) before the next addition.
9. As you cook, the raw pungency of the kale decreases, you can smell it as it gets cooked. The kale also reduces in volume considerably.
10. Once all the kale is added, slowly by handfuls, add garlic powder and stir through.
11. Move the kale to the sides of the wok, making a well/space in the centre. Add the grated coconut here, and then cover up with the stir-fried kale from all sides, making a mound of kale in the centre of the wok.
12. Reduce the heat, allowing some steam to build up (1 minute).
13. Now raise the heat and stir-fry, vigorously, allowing the coconut to mix through thoroughly with the kale.
14. Add salt to taste, a little at a time. It’s very easy to over-salt your kale.
15. Keep stir-frying till the kale is softened and seasoned to liking. Add a little coconut oil right at the end, over the top.
16. This is great as a side with rice. Also, if you chill it, add chopped apple, walnuts and dried cranberries, it makes a nice salad! Do try and let me know!

Kale Stir Fry with Coconut (Kale Thoran)

Notes:

• If you would rather, have this as a cold salad, cook it as in the instructions but then allow it to cool adding, chopped apple, walnuts and dried fruit like cranberries!

Key Ingredients: Kale, Coconut, Shallots, Turmeric, Mustard Seeds, Garlic Powder, Coconut Oil.

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