Naadan Cheera Aviyal

Cheera or Spinach is a leafy vegetable which is a rich source of iron.
It is prepared using cooked Cheera with Coconut paste. We can use Mango or Curd instead of Tamarind syrup for sourness.

INGREDIENTS:

• Chopped Spinach/Chuvanna Cheera(Leaves and Stem) - 2 cup
• Red chilly powder - ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut - 3/4 cup
• Shallot -2 nos
• Raw Mango - ¼ of a mango
• Coconut Oil - 1 tsp

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Cook Chopped Spinach in water along with Chilly powder, Turmeric Powder and Salt.
• Grind together Coconut and Shallot to paste.
• When Spinach is cooked well add Mango cuts and cook for few minutes.
• Add Coconut paste into it and cook for 2 minutes.
• Remove from Fire and add Coconut Oil and mix well.

(If you are using curd for sour taste, add it just before removing the dish from the stove - do not boil curd).

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Aviyal

Aviyal is a typical Kerala dish. This recipe is usually made with lot of vegetables. Common vegetables that are used to make aviyal are Yam, Plantain, Drumsticks, Carrots,Ash gourd etc..
It is a thick mixture of a vegetables, curd and coconut.It is seasoned with coconut oil and curry leaves.

INGREDIENTS:

• Carrot - 2 nos
• Brinjal - 3 nos
• Green Beans/long beans - 5 nos
• Raw plantain - 1 nos
• Drumstick cuts - 10 nos
• Ash gourd(sliced) - ¼ cup or
• Cuccumber(sliced) - ¼ cup
• Snake gourd(sliced) - ¼ cup
• Yam(sliced) -½ cup
• Turmeric Powder - ½ tsp
• Red Chilly Powder -½ tsp
• Green Chillies -4 nos
• Pearl Onion/Shallot -5 nos
• Cumin Seed - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut -1 cup
• Water- ½ of vegetables
• Curd -2 tbsp
• Salt - to taste
• Coconut Oil -1 tbsp
• Curry leaves -1 stem 

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Slice all the vegetables in finger size length .
• Put the sliced vegetables in a pan along with salt, turmeric Powder,red chilly powder and water .
• Cover the pan and cook the vegetables.
• Grind together Grated Coconut,cumin seeds, pearl onions and green Chillies.
• Once the vegetables are cooked well,add the ground paste and cook for few minutes.
• Turn off the stove, add curd and mix well(instaed of curd we can use raw mango or tamarind juice for sourness).
• Add coconut oil and curry leaves and mix well.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Cheera Aviyal

Cheera or Spinach is a leafy vegetable which is a rich source of iron.

INGREDIENTS:

• Chopped Spinach/Cheera(Leaves and Stem) - 2 cup
• Red chilly powder - ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut - 3/4 cup
• Shallot -2 nos
• Raw Mango - ¼ of a mango
• Coconut Oil - 1 tsp

PREPARATION METHOD:

• It is prepared using cooked Cheera with Coconut paste. We can use Mango or Curd instead of Tamarind syrup for sourness. (If you are using curd, add it just before removing the dish from the stove - do not boil curd).
• Cook Chopped Spinach in water along with Chilly powder, Turmeric Powder and Salt.
• Grind together Coconut and Shallot to paste.
• When Spinach is cooked well add Mango cuts and cook for few minutes.
• Add Coconut paste into it and cook for 2 minutes.
• Remove from Fire and add Coconut Oil and mix well.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.