Chettinad Aviyal (செட்டிநாடு அவியல் )

Chettinad dishes have always been on top when it comes to briyani, but its also famous for delicious aviyal. Aviyal is a dish which includes a lot of vegetables.

Ingredients:

• 1 Onion
• 1 carrot
• 1 potato
• 1 unripe banana(வாழைக்காய் )
• 50 grams of green peas
• 50 grams of beans
• 1/2 a cup of ground coconut
• green chilli as required
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 2 tsp of roasted gram(உடைத்த கடலை)
• few pcs of Cinnamon(பட்டை)
• 1 Brinji leaf
• 1/2 tsp Aniseeds(சோம்பு)
• 1/2 tsp pepper(மிளகு)
• 2 tsp curd
• 2 tsp of coconut oil
• salt

Method :

• Roast Cinnamon, Brinji leaf, Aniseeds and  pepper in coconut oil in a kadai.
• Cook all the vegetables including onion in medium flame for a few minutes.
• In another dish,  saute ground coconut, green chilli, cloves of garlic and  roasted gram and grind it to a paste.
• Heat the paste and mix it with the contents of vegetables.
• Now pour a glass of water in to the mixture.
• Add salt and leave the contents to simmer till it reaches a thick consistency.
• Now remove the aviyal from the stove and add  2 teaspoonfuls of beaten curd to the contents.
• Serve the chettinad aviyal hot with rice and sambar.