Aviyal

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 Aviyal is a South Indian dish prepared using mixed vegetables. One can use as many vegetables that they get (avoid beetroot, lady's finger, bitter gourd etc. as they ruin other vegetables color, taste, and texture). It is an essential dish in Kerala Onam Sadhya menu.

Ingredients:

1. Chopped vegetables- 4 cup (cluster beans, long beans, ash gourd, potato, drumstick, brinjal, banana, pumkin, yam, tapioca, carrot,snake gourd etc.)
2. Green chilly-3 nos
3. Coconut grated- 1/4 cup
4. Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
5. Salt-to taste
6. Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
7. Thick curd-3 tbsp
8. Coconut oil-1tsp
9. Curry leaves-to garnish

Preparation:

• Cut all the vegetables in finger long strips of equal size.
• Cooks it on a pan by adding  turmeric powder, 3 to 4 tbsp's of water.(cook covered for about 15 minutes the vegetables are cooked, but not mashed, stir occasionally).
• In a grinder add coconut grated, cumin seeds and green chilly.
• Ground it in to coarse and add it in to the cooked vegetables along with curd and salt.
• Mix well for a minute and switch off the flame.
• Sprinkle a teaspoon of fresh coconut oil and curry leaves on top.
• Mix and serve.