KERALA - AVIYAL

**Author - Alee Venkatesh **


AVIYAL - a common vegetable dish in Kerala, Tamilnadu & Udupi state in Karnataka.  Mixed vegetables are cooked in coconut & plain yogurt (curd) and seasoned with coconut oil, mustard seeds & curry leaves.

Ingredients:

  • 2-3 cups of vegetables of your choice (beans, carrot, potato, drumsticks, eggplant, raw banana etc.,)
  • ½ cup grated coconut,
  • 1 tsp jeera (cumin seeds)
  • 1 tsp raw rice – washed and soaked for few mins (for gravy thickness - optional)
  • green chillies to taste
  • salt to taste
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • For seasoning - 3-4 tsps. of coconut oil, 1/4 tsp mustard seeds & few curry leaves


Method:  

  • Cut vegetables lengthwise and pressure cook for just 1 whistle
  • Grind cumin seeds, soaked rice, coconut & green chillies into smooth paste
  • Heat a pan, season with seasoning ingredients
  • Add cooked vegetables, salt, grinded spice mixture, plain yogurt - mix well to combine, simmer for few minutes
  • Can be served with idli, dosa, chapati or plain rice