An accompaniment for meal from cabbage. Cabbage thoran or cabbage fry is a dry vegetable dish made in Kerala cuisine. Thoran is basically finely chopped or grated vegetables cooked with shallots, chilies, fresh grated coconut and spices. Cabbage thoran is an important side dish in Kerala feast known as Sadya. thoran is usually eaten along with steamed rice. You can cook the thoran in a different way than what is traditionally done.