AVIYAL

GRAVY/KERALA CUISINE/VEG-EASY-FAVOURITE-RECOMMENDED

I have tasted aviyal only in marriages. I guess it is a custom to serve aviyal with traditional south indian  meals. I have always wanted to try it at home. I got the recipe from a book but don't remember the name. It came out very well in my first try itself and my hubby loved it. Since then it has become a weekly menu. It is a simple yet yummy dish and is healthy too, as it is done with a mixture of vegetables. The combination is never ending....

INGREDIENTS :

Potato	1(medium)
Beans	5 nos
Cluster beans (கொத்தவரங்காய் )	5 nos
Brinjal	2 (small)
Carrot	1 (small)
Drumstick	1
Curd	¼ cup
Salt	To taste
Water	3 cups
Turmeric powder	A pinch
Coconut oil	2 tbsp
Curry leaves	8-10

TO GRIND :

Green Chilli	5 nos
Coconut	¼ cup
Bengal gram (கடலைபருப்பு )	1 tbsp
Cumin seeds	1 tsp

METHOD :

• Pour 1 tsp coconut oil and fry the ingredients given under "to grind" for 3 minutes or more and then grind them to a fine paste.
• Wash and cut all the vegetables and half cook them with 3 cups of water or as required with a pinch of turmeric and salt.
• Now add the ground paste to the boiling vegetables and cook for 10 more minutes in medium flame. 
• Turn off the gas and add curd. Mix them well.
•  Temper curry leaves in coconut oil and add it to the curry. Aviyal is ready to serve.

NOTE :

This curry is a perfect combination for Adai (will upload the recipe in few days) and also goes with meals, Roti's and Poori's.