AVIYAL

Aviyal is a mixture of vegetables,seasoned with coconut oil and curry leaves.It is one of the side dish in Kanyakumari wedding feast.Aviyal is prepared by using vegetables like bottle gourd,cucumber,drumstick,raw banana, brinjal,snake gourd,cluster beans,millet tuber,carrot,raw mango etc...

PREPARATION TIME :15 MINS

COOKING TIME : 20 MINS

SERVING:4

INGREDIENTS:

coconut water 100ml

Carrot - 1(cut it in 2 inch lengthwise)

Brinjal -1(cut it in 2 inch lengthwise)

Snake gourd -50 gm(cut it in 2 inch lengthwise)

Drumstick - 1 cut it in 2 inch length

Cucumber - 200 gm(cut it in 2 inch lengthwise)

Raw banana/plantain - 1(cut it in 2 inch lengthwise)

Millet tuber- 100 gm(cut it in 2 inch lengthwise)

Bottle gourd-50 gm(cut it in 2 inch lengthwise)

Cluster bean-5(cut it in 2 inch lengthwise)

Turmeric powder -2 tspn

Salt - to taste

1/2 lemon juice

TO GRIND:

Green chilli - 6

Coconut - 1 cup

Shallots -2

Cumin seed - 1 tblspn

PICTORIAL :

Take all vegetables and cut it in 2 inch lengthwise

Add green chillies in a blender

Grind coarsely and keep aside

Heat a pan and add a cup of coconut water

Add drumstick

Add brinjal and bottle gourd

Add millet tuber and carrot

Add snake guard and cluster bean

Add cucumber

Add raw banana/plantain

Add salt

Add 2 tspn of turmeric powder

Add coarsely grinded green chilli

Mix well

Close the lid and cook for few mins

Add 1/2 cup coconut into a blender

Add 2 shallots

Add a tblspn of cumin seed

Grind coarsely and keep aside

After 10 mts vegetables cooked completely, add 1/2 lemon juice

Add curry leaves

Add 2 tblspn of coconut oil

Add coarsely grinded coconut

Mix gently

Cover it with a lid and cook for 30 sec

Delicious aviyal is ready

Serve with rice

METHOD:

Add green chillies in a blender and grind coarsely.
Take all the vegetables in a kadai add 100 ml coconut milk,2 tspn turmeric powder,salt and the coarsely grinded chillies.Cover the lid and cook for few minutes.
Meanwhile take a blender add 1/2 cup grated coconut,1 tblspn cumin and 2 shallots.Grind them coarsely and keep aside.
After10 minutes vegetables cook completely.Now add 1/2 lemon juice,handful of curry leaves,2 tblspn coconut oil and coarsely grinded coconut mixture.
Cover the lid and cook for 30 seconds.Now open the lid,delicious aviyal is ready.
Serve with brown rice.