Kerala Sadhya Aviyal

  

Avial is once such traditional recipe which has all the vegetables used in Kerala cuisine like drumstick raw banana white pumpkin yam red pumpkin beans etc. Normally for feast it is prepared thick as side dish with curd in it.  Avial tastes yummy with steamed rice.

If you’re sick and weak by health. Avial is one such recipe to regain your nutrition. This one of the most made by grandma or mom or my mother in law in our households with both curd and tamarind alternatively. Vegetables can be altered as per your choice

Ingredients

Raw banana Sliced lengthwise

Drumstick few cut in lengthwise

White pumpkin

Red pumpkin

Yam

String beans

Carrot

Salt

Curry leafs

Coconut oil

Grinding

Coconut 1/2cup

Green chilly 4 or5

Cumin seeds 1tsp

Sour curd 4tbsp

 

 

Method

In a heavy bottom pan add coconut oil once hot add few curry leafs then add all vegetables stir it sprinkle water add turmeric powder and salt. Simmer the gas stove close it with lid and let it cook. Add the grinded coconut paste. Once it started boiling switch off the flame add 1tbsp of coconut oil and curry leafs on it and cover the lid. The aroma of hot coconut oil and curry leafs roams around the house.

This is a very simple recipe with no red chilli powder. Please don’t overcook the vegetables after adding the grounded paste.