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Today we are starting with 4th week of Blogging Marathon. My theme for the week is "Pick 1 and do 3". It means pick 1 state and do 3 dishes. But the states have to fall under the geographical regions - South Indian states, North Indian states, Western Indian States or Eastern Indian states. I choose South Indian States and will be posting 3 dishes from South states - Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. For day 1, I will be posting a very popular dish from Kerala- Beans Thoran. Beans Thoran is a simple and nutritious kerala style beans side dish for rice. This dish is packed with flavors of fresh coconut, garlic and green chilies. This is one of the dish served for Onam Sadya. Coconut based thoran can also be made with carrots, cabbage and pumpkin.  Ingredients: Green beans chopped 2 cups Chopped green chili 1 tsp For Coconut masala mix: Grated coconut 3/4 cup Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp Garlic cloves 2 Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp Shallots 2 Salt to taste For Tempering: Chopped shallot...

Thalassery Cuisine refers to the distinct cuisine from Thalassery town of North Kerala, which has blended in Arabian, Persian, Indian and European styles of cooking.As per Wikipedia, Thalassery is known for its Biryani. Unline other Biryani recipes, Thalassery Biryani uses Kaima / Jeerakasala rice instead of regular Basmati rice. Kaima rice is a short grain rice which is also called biryani rice in Kerala. There are 2 classes of Non Vegetarian cuisines in Kerala. Malabar Cuisine which is from North Kerala and Syrian Christian Cuisine from South Kerala. Most dishes of Malabar Cuisine, including Thalassery Biryani, there are sweet and spicy variants and they are predominantly Non- Vegetarian. Thalassery Biryani is a dish blended with spices and Chicken.It is believed that this biryani was invented in the kitchens of the Mughal Emperors. Thalassery is a region infulenced by Muslim Culture. This dish is most popular  and is often served in Malabar weddings and other parties. Biryani is...