Aviyal.. the great..!

It is supposed to have been invented by Bhima (one of the Pandava brothers) during his Agnaathavaasa. According to the legend, when Ballav (Bhima's name during this time) assumed his duties as the cook in the kitchen of Virata, did not know how to cook. One of the first things he did was to chop up many different vegetables, boil them together and top the dish with grated coconut..!

Praveen and Prashanth are adepts in preparing this dish..!

Serves  4

Preperation Time  15 Minutes

Contents
Green Vegetables

Ingredients
Yam 150 gms
Ash gourd150 gms
Raw bananas2 nos
Drumsticks2 nos
Potato1 no
Shelled peas1/2 cup
Sour curds1 cup
Turmeric powder1/2 tsp
Curry leaves Few
Coconut oil1/4 cup
Raw mango slices - 1/4 cup
 SaltTo taste
PASTE : Coconut1/2
Green chillies6-7 nos.
Cummin seeds1 tsp.

Recipe
1. Grind together the coconut, green chillies and cummin seeds to make a fine paste, adding very little water.Mix the curd to the ground paste and keep aside. It is Ok if we do not mix curd also. If you get raw mangoes also you can add a few slices to get that sour taste to it.

2. Peel and chop all the vegetables into 3-inch lengths.

3. Cook the vegetables separately with very little water in a heavy-bottomed vessel.

4. Mix all the cooked vegetables together with salt and turmeric powder.

5. Add the paste and heat through, taking care to prevent curdling.Add the 1/4 cup coconut oil and curry leaves and mix well. Donot heat.