Avial | Easy Kerala style Aviyal Recipe
a traditional Kerala delicacy which is a must have for festive ocassions.
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 100 grams yam
- 100 grams drumsticks
- 100 grams carrot
- 100 grams pumpkin
- 100 grams snake gourd
- 100 grams French beans
- 100 grams raw banana
- few curry leaves
- 3 green chillies, slit vertically
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 3 tbsp tamarind pulp
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- salt to taste
Coconut Masala
- 1 cup fresh coconut
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- few curry leaves
- 2 green chillies
Instructions
- Wash the vegetables
- Cut them into batons. Soak chopped banana in water to avoid it fom turning black.
- In a pot/pan (I have used a clay pot), add yam, carrot,drumstick, French beans, pumpkin, snake gourd and raw banana.
- Add 3 slit green chillies, curry leaves, turmeric powder, salt and 1 cup of water.
- Cover and cook till the veggies turn tender.
- In the meantime prepare the coconut masala by blending fresh coconut, cumin seeds, curry leaves and 2 green chillies to a coarse mixture.
- Once the veggies are almost cooked, add the coconut masala into the pot.
- Add 3 tbsp tamarind pulp. Mix well.
- Cover and cook for a minute
- Turn off the heat. Add a tablespoon of oil. Cover the pot for few seconds allowing the coconut oil to infuse its flavour.
- Serve hot.