AVIYAL RECIPES

Steps:

• Cut all the vegetables lengthwise of 1/2 inch thickness.
• Cook vegetables with water, salt and turmeric powder. ( Add salt only when veggies are cooked half way through)
• :- Add turmeric powder only when the water with vegetables starts boiling.
• Grind together the coconut, cumin seeds, curry leaves, small onions and a little curd or tamarind juice (as mango can be sour enough).
• :- You can add greenchillies too for grinding , then avoid adding them to vegetables.
• Once the vegetables are cooked, add the ground paste.
• Cook Aviyal till the raw coconut is cooked.
• :- Do not over cook the Aviyal, as the whole mix will dry up.
• Once Aviyal is cooked, add coconut oil and mix well.
• :- You can add tamarind instead of curd to make Kerala Aviyal.
• :- Serve Aviyal with rice or chapathi.

Steps:

• Cover and cook all the vegetables for 5 minutes with turmeric, salt and 1/2 cup water in a kadai.
• In the meantime grind coconut, green chillies, small onions, garlic clove, cumin seeds and tamarind coarsely. If you are adding curd, do not add tamarind while grinding.
• When the veggies are half cooked add the ground mixture to it and mix everything well. If you like your avial semi solid, add another 1/2 cup of water at this stage.
• Continue to cook on low flame till the veggies are fully cooked. Carefully mix everything occasionally with a flat spoon to avoid the veggies from sticking to the bottom.
• The vegetables should be tender but still hold its shape. At this stage turn off the stove.
• Drizzle some fresh coconut oil and some curry leaves on top and keep covered till you are ready to serve. (Alternatively, you can make a tempering of mustard seeds and curry leaves in some coconut oil and add to the avial.)
• If you haven't added tamarind while grinding or raw mango along with the vegetables, you can mix in beaten curd at this stage. Tasty avial is ready to be served.