Thoran

thumb|Southern Kerala-style traditional thoran made with spinach|cheera leaves, grated coconut, chilies and other ingredients. thumb|Kerala yardlong bean thoran Thoran (pronounced ); or upperi in Northern Kerala is a class of dry vegetable dishes combined with coconut that originated in the Indian state of Kerala. This common dish is usually eaten with rice and curry and is also part of the traditional Keralite sadhya.

== Preparation == Thoran is a dry dish traditionally made of finely chopped vegetables such as cabbage, yardlong bean and other bean varieties, unripe jackfruit, bittergourd () or elephant foot yam, of leaves such as green or red spinach (), Moringa oleifera or Ipomoea aquatica, as well as of flowers such as Moringa oleifera or Sesbania grandiflora.