Aviyal

Avial is an authentic recipe of Kerala.... there are various ways but I am sharing one version of it which is very near authentic. You may use a variation like peas, beans, carrots.  It is pretty simple to prepare and you do not need too many ingredients. For this you need

Ingredients

1 raw banana cut into strips

1/3 eggplant cut into strips

1 cup white pumpkin cut into strips

1 tsp coconut oil

salt to taste

4 tbsp thick curd

3 green chillies

a few curry leaves

1 cup water

5 tbsp coconut flakes

Cooked drumsticks (optional)

Method

1) Take a pan. Add some water and salt. Add chopped raw banana when the water starts boiling.

2) Once it gets slightly cooked, add cut eggplant.

3) Add chopped pumpkin after eggplant gets 30% cooked.

4) Grind green chillies and coconut with curd in a mixie. Add this mixture once the vegetables are completely cooked and let it get cooked for 1 minute. When you are adding this to the cooked mixture, ensure that there is no water. If there is water, drain it away. Curd by itself carries some liquid some this will make the gravy more watery.

5)  Season with chopped curry leaves and 1 tsp coconut oil. 

Have it warm with your favourite sambar or rasam. It compliments it very well. There is a variation for this dish. To make it watery, you can add more water while cooking which makes it suitable for having it with rice. Also, while grinding curd, coconut and green chillies, you could add cumin seeds to it.