Aviyal - Kerala Style

Aviyal is a traditional veg accompaniment and one of the popular varieties in Ona Sadhya feast during Onam celebrations of Kerala. It is also popular in Tamil nadu and Karnataka.

It is prepared using mixture of vegetables and coconut, along with authentic coconut oil. It is an easy to prepare, healthy dish. It is prepared differently in different regions; I learnt this from my neighbour Ganga chechi who is from Trivandrum district of Kerala.

In their region, raw mango is normally used to give sourness to the dish. But I have used curd in this recipe. Even some used to add tamarind instead of curd / raw mango.

Any way choice is yours!

We all loved the fresh taste of Aviyal; lets check the recipe now.

Serves - 5 to 6 persons

Ingredients:

Carrot - ½ cup
Snake gourd - 1 cup
Raw banana - 1 small
Elephant Yam - 1 cup
Drumstick - 1
Cucumber - 1 full (medium size
Ash gourd - ½ (apprximately 150 grams)
Green chillies - 4(slited lengthwise)
Turmeric powder - ½ tsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Grated coconut - 1 cup
Jeera / cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Curd - 1 tbsp
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
coconut oil - 2 tbsp
Salt - to taste