AVIYAL:
The most popular vegetarian kerala dish is the best accompaniment for our adai as well as for white rice.
Aviyal is nothing but a combination of vegetables cooked in thick coconut mixture with a spoonful of coconut oil. A very easy and healthy dish recipe are as follows
Ingredients:
- Mixed vegetables (readymade aviyal mix) – 1cup
- Grated coconut – ½ cup
- Cumin seeds – 1tsp
- turmeric powder – a pinch
- Green Chile – 2 no/ as per your spice level
- Salt – as req
- Coconut oil – 1tblsp
- Thick Curd – 2tblsp
- Curry leaves/karuvepillai – 1 sprig
- Water – as req
Procedure:
Step1:
In a sauce pan add the peeled-cut-washed mixed vegetables with a cup of water with a pinch of turmeric powder and bring to boil for few mins
Step 2:
In a small mixie jar add the half cup of grated coconut with a tsp of cumin seeds and green chillies and grind smoothly
Step 3:
Once the vegetables are half way cooked add the coconut paste and salt and let it boil for few more mins
Step 4:
Once the vegetables are boiled add a tblsp of coconut oil and sprig of curry leaves and switch off the flame
Step 5:
Once off the flame before serving add the thick curd and serve
Njoy the creamy and delicious aviyal.
