Aviyal

Kerala special aviyal recipe including mixed veggies cooked in a coconut paste is simple and delicious side dish. Usually served as a side dish for parupu or kara adai in restaurants.  It is also good to have as a side dish for rice. The flavour of coconut oil is an added bonus  in this dish.

There is no restriction for the veggies that you can use in aviyal. Add all your favourite veggies or those that are available in your fridge. I used carrot,beans,potato,raw papaya,raw banana,brinjal and flat beans. I never used raw papaya in my cooking before but after trying it with some home grown papaya I really decided to make it a regular. Raw papaya is also good to make kootu or sambar and tastes delicious. 

Ingredients:

• Mixed vegetables-1 cup
• Water-2 cups
• Onion-1
• Curry leaves-1 spring
• Red chilly-1
• Mustard seeds-1tsp
• Cumin-1 tsp
• Coconut oil-1tbsp
• Curd-2tbsp
• For the paste:
• Coconut-1/2 cup
• Green chilly-1
• Cumin-1 tsp
• Turmeric1/2 tsp

Instructions:

• Cut the veggies into thick and long slices
• Boil until the veggies are well cooked and firm
• Grind the coconut paste 
• Add oil in a pan and add mustard seeds,cumin,red chilly and curry leaves
• Saute the onion
• Now add the boiled veggies and coconut paste.add needed salt and mix well
• Add the curd and mix again.
• Switch off the stove and transfer to serving bowl.