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Onam Special Aviyal

Traditional Kerala Side Dish
Prep Time 25 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • Carrot : 2 nos.
  • Avarakkaya (Broad Beans) : 10 nos
  • Mathanga (pumpkin) : 1 small piece
  • Vazhuthananga (Brinjal) : 2 nos
  • Pachakkaaya (Raw Banana) : 1 pc
  • Capsicum : 1 no
  • 5 pieces Drumstick : 4
  • 15 nos Beans : 10
  • Vellarikka (Cucumber) : 1 medium size
  • Red chilli powder : 2 tsp
  • Salt : to taste
  • Cumin seeds : 1 tsp
  • Turmeric powder : 1 tsp
  • Grated coconut : ½ cup
  • Curry leaves : 2 stems
  • 5 nos Shallots : 4
  • 5 tsp Tamarind pulp : 4 or Curd : ½ cup
  • 4 tsp Coconut oil : 3

Instructions
 

  • Clean all the vegetables and cut them into thin pieces as shown in the below picture.
  • Remove the outer skin of shallots and smash it together with green chilli .
  • Grind the grated coconut and cumin seeds and keep it aside.
  • Wash the vegetable pieces 2 - 3 times and change it into a cooking vessel or pressure cooker.
  • Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and about 2 cups of water.
  • Cook the vegetable in medium flame for about 15 - 20 minutes and then add the tamarind pulp into the mix and boil it for another 5 minutes.
  • When the vegetables are cooked well, add the smashed shallots and green chilli into the cooked vegetables.
  • Also add the grinded coconut, cumin seeds paste and curry leaves.
  • Add coconut oil also in the mix and stir it well.
  • The Aviyal is ready and it can be served with poori / chappathi / rice etc.
  • :- If you want the aviyal gravy, add required quantity of water before adding coconut, cumin seeds paste.
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