
Ingredients:
• 1/2 cup – chopped Raw banana (vazhakaai) (lengthwise)
• 1/2 cup – chopped Potato (lengthwise)
• 1/2 cup – chopped Carrot (lengthwise)
• 1/2 cup – chopped Brinjal (lengthwise)
• 1/2 cup – chopped Snake gourd (Pudalangai) (lengthwise)
• 1/2 cup – chopped Cucumber (lengthwise)
• 1 – chopped Drumstick
• 1/2 tsp – Tamarind
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp – Turmeric
• Ingredients for Grinding:
• 1 cup – Coconut
• 1 tsp – raw Rice
• 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds
• 3 – Red Chillies
• 5 – Green chillies
• For Seasoning:
• 1 ladle – Coconut oil
• Curry leaves – few
Method:
- Cut all the vegetables length wise and keep it aside.
- Cook the vegetables in a heavy bottomed vessel by adding water and turmeric.
- Soak the tamarind in water and extract the juice. Soak the raw rice in water for some time.
- Take the coconut with soaked rice, red chillies and green chillies and cumin seeds in a mixer.
- Grind the coconut with soaked rice, red chillies and green chillies and cumin seeds into a fine paste.
- When the vegetables are half cooked add the tamarind extract and salt and let the mixture boil till the vegetables are fully cooked.
- Then add the ground paste and when the mixture starts boiling switch off the flame.
- Add the coconut oil and curry leaves.
- The delicious Aviyal Kuzhambu is ready to serve with plain rice.
- Recipe courtesy: Subbu’s Kitchen.
Recipe courtesy of Subbalakshmi Ranganathan