Name: Aviyal - Real Taste Of Kerala
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 nos Raw banana (Paccha kkai); 1 cup Elephant yam (Chena); 2 nos Carrots (big); 2 nos Drumstick (Muringakka); 1/2 cup Potato; 1/2 cup Snake gourd (Padavalanga); 1/2 cup Kumbalanga; 3 nos Beans(Cheeni Varakka) (thin ones); 4 nos Green chillies; 1 slice Raw mango (optional); Water (upto 3/4 th of vegetables when in pan); 2 tsp Turmeric powder; 2 tsp Oil; Salt (As reqd); 2 cups Grated Coconut; 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); 1 sprig Curry leaves; 8 nos Small onions (Kunjulli); 1/4 cup Curd

Aviyal - Real Taste Of Kerala

Aviyal - Real Taste Of Kerala, is an authentic traditional dish, with a tasty combination of a lot of nutritious and colorful veggies. These veggies are blended in a mildly spiced coconut gravy and later seasoned with coconut oil. Aviyal - Real Taste Of Kerala, is a very tasty side dish that goes well with hot rice and even chappatis too. No Sadhya meal is ever complete in Kerala Cuisine without Aviyal. What makes the dish unique and special is the adding of curd that imparts a slightly tangy flavor to the dish. This nutritious dish is very popular and commonly prepared in almost all homes. For a healthy lifestyle, note the dish in your menu chart and it should be prepared at least once a week. Vegetables are rich in vital nutrients required for body. This is one of the easiest dishes that can be prepared at home. You can explore a well detailed recipe here.

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

2 nos Raw banana Paccha kkai
1 cup Elephant yam Chena
2 nos Carrots big
2 nos Drumstick Muringakka
1/2 cup Potato
1/2 cup Snake gourd Padavalanga
1/2 cup Kumbalanga
3 nos Beans(Cheeni Varakka) thin ones
4 nos Green chillies
1 slice Raw mango optional
Water upto 3/4 th of vegetables when in pan
2 tsp Turmeric powder
2 tsp Oil
Salt As reqd

For grinding:-

2 cups Grated Coconut
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
1 sprig Curry leaves
8 nos Small onions Kunjulli
1/4 cup Curd

Instructions

Cut all the vegetables lengthwise of 1/2 inch thickness.
Cook vegetables with water, salt and turmeric powder. ( Add salt only when veggies are cooked half way through)
:- Add turmeric powder only when the water with vegetables starts boiling.
Grind together the coconut, cumin seeds, curry leaves, small onions and a little curd or tamarind juice (as mango can be sour enough).
:- You can add greenchillies too for grinding , then avoid adding them to vegetables.
Once the vegetables are cooked, add the ground paste.
Cook Aviyal till the raw coconut is cooked.
:- Do not over cook the Aviyal, as the whole mix will dry up.
Once Aviyal is cooked, add coconut oil and mix well.
:- You can add tamarind instead of curd to make Kerala Aviyal.
:- Serve Aviyal with rice or chapathi.

Notes

You can visit this link Mutta Muringakka Aviyal. You can also visit this link chakkakuru Vada.

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Aviyal – Real Taste Of Kerala