Kerala Aviyal

Name: Kerala Aviyal
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 4-5 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Raw Plantain (Raw banana); 200 gms Elephant foot yam; 150 gms Ash gourd; 1 Drumstick; 4 French Beans (Green beans); 100 gms Snake gourd; 1 Carrot (small); 4 green chillies; 1 pinch Turmeric powder; 1 Cup grated coconut; 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds; 2 sprigs Curry leaves; 5 Shallot; 2 tbsp Coconut oil; 1 1/2 Cup Water; to taste salt

SaranyaSenthil @cook_16747527

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Avial or Aviyal is a traditional side dish served as an accompaniment to rice. It is considered as an essential side dish of a Sadya especially Onam Sadya (a traditional vegetarian banquet). Avial has a unique position in Kerala as well as Tamil cuisine. It is a mixture of all kind of vegetables except soft and pulpy vegetables. You can include or exclude a vegetable, depending on the availability.

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Ingredients

15 mins

4-5 servings

1Raw Plantain (Raw banana)
200 gmsElephant foot yam
150 gmsAsh gourd
1Drumstick
4French Beans (Green beans)
100 gmsSnake gourd
1Carrot (small)
4green chillies
1 pinchTurmeric powder
1 Cupgrated coconut
1/2 teaspooncumin seeds
2 sprigsCurry leaves
5Shallot
2 tbspCoconut oil
1 1/2 CupWater
to tastesalt

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Steps

15 mins

1

Wash the vegetables very well. Peel and cut it into 2 inches (length wise) pieces. Slice green chillies (length wise).
2

Cook the vegetables in a covered vessel by adding green chillies, water, salt and turmeric powder on a low flame till it tender and dry (be careful not to overcook it and also take care to prevent it from burning).
3

Crush the shallots and mix it with coconut oil. Grind grated coconut and cumin seeds by adding little water into a coarsely paste
4

Add the ground paste into the cooked vegetables along with curry leaves and combine it well. Heat it in a low flame for 3 minutes.
5

Remove from the heat once cooking done, add coconut oil – shallots mix and combine it.
6

Serve Avial (Aviyal) as an accompaniment to rice.
7

TIPS : As each vegetable has a different level of cooking, it will be better to add vegetables according to the cooking time of each item. That means the longer cooking items first and quicker items last.