Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Kerala Aviyal

Our own aviyal...

Vegetables:

Carrot 3
Raw banana 2
Brinjal 1
Beans 15
Cucumber 1/2
Snake guard 1/2
Yam 1/4
Drum stick 1/4
Green chilly 4
Oil 1 tspoon

Wash and cut all the vegetables lengthwise that is around 2 inch. You can also add other vegetables.

Ingredients:

Turmeric powder 1/2 
Chilly powder 1 tspoon
Salt to taste
Tamarind 1 gooseberry size(soak in water and extract the juice)

For grinding:

Grated coconut 1/2 cup
Garlic  2 cloves
Cumin seeds 1/2 tspoon
Turmeric powder 1/2 tspoon
Green chilly 1

Preparation:


(1) Heat a pan and add all vegetables. To this add salt, turmeric powder and chilly powder with water(don't add too much of water). Mix well. Close the vessel with a lid. When it starts boiling,add tamarind water to the veggies. Boil it till veggies are cooked well.


(2) Mean while grind all the ingredients shown under  "for grinding" heading without adding water. Make a coarse mixture.

(3) When veggies are cooked well add the grinded mixture into it. Mix well. Make a test here. Add more tamarind water  and salt if you want. Switch off the flame and sprinkle 1 tspoon of oil over it. Mix well. Your aviyal is now ready.


Serve it with rice:)

Tips:

  • You can use sour curd instead of tamarind water.
  • While mixing the avial be careful not to break the pieces.











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