Ingredient: Green chilly

Avial

Avial
Avial
  • PREP TIME 15 MINS
  • COOKING TIME 15 MINS
  • SERVES 3-4
  • 1 cup Elephant Yam
  • 2 Raw Banana
  • 1 Big Carrot
  • ½ cup snake gourd
  • Drumsticks
  • ½ cup white pumpkin
  • ½ cup cucumber
  • beans
  • full mango
  • Green Chillies
  • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • salt (To taste)
  • sprig curry leaves
  • A little water
  • 2 cups Grated coconut
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • small onions
  • Green chilly

In a large pot add all the above mentioned vegetables with 2 cups of water, ½ a teaspoon of turmeric powder and salt. Cover it and cook for some times, so that the vegetables become soft. "

By the time we can make the coconut paste. In a blender put 2 cups of grated coconut, a 1/2 teaspoon Jeera, 1 small onion, 3green chili, a pinch of salt and little water. Just a spin don’t make a smooth paste. Now add this paste in to the half cooked vegetables. Nicely mix it and add some curry leaves. Keep it for more 5 minutes. "

Finally, add 2 tablespoon coconut oil on top of it and some more curry leaves. Enjoy the real taste of Kerala Avial."

  • Cut all the vegetable in one size and shapes and also use all coloured vegetables its gives an authentic look and taste to the dish.
  • Don’t over grind the coconut mix.
  • To get a real taste of this dish use only coconut oil.
  • Wash vegetables before peeling or cutting to preserve the water soluble vitamins.

Bhetki Macher Paturi

Bhetki Macher Paturi
Bhetki Macher Paturi
  • PREP TIME 20 MINS
  • COOKING TIME 45 MINS
  • SERVES 5
  • 1 kg Bhekti Fish ((cut into 6 to 8 pieces) )
  • 1 tablespoon poppy ((posto/khus khus) )
  • 2 teaspoons Black mustard
  • 3 tablespoons White mustard
  • 1 cup Grated coconut
  • 4/6 Green chilly
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder
  • 4 mustard oil Mustard oil
  • Salt To taste
  • Banana leaf
  • Banana leaf

To get the right mix of marinade soak white mustard seeds, black mustard seeds and poppy seeds separately in warm water for about 30-40 minutes. Once it’s soaked, grind it to make a delicious yummy paste."

Add 2-3 tablespoons of this paste to the grinder, a pinch of turmeric powder, 2-3 tbsp of grated coconut, 1-2 green chilies, 1 tbsp of mustard oil, and some salt to make a nice marinade. "

Take the banana leaves and add 1-2 tbsp of the paste to the banana leaves. Add a dash of mustard oil to the paste and place the bhakti fish fillet on top of the paste. Add 1-2 tbsp of paste on top of the fish fillet. Place 1 green chilly on top and add a little bit of salt. Wrap it with the banana leaf and tie it with a cotton string and make it a parcel."

Heat the frying pan and add some water into it. Also add 1-2 tsp of mustard oil and mix it. Keep it on a low flame and then place the fish fillet parcels in the pan. Keep it covered and let it cook for about 7-10 minutes on onside and turn it over for the other side to cook. "

Once the fish is cooked, open the parcel and plate it. You could add some mustard sprout, edible flowers, coriander leaves, pudina for garnishing. Serve it hot. Enjoy! "

  • Heat the banana leaves directly in a low flame so that it becomes flexible and easy to wrap.
  • Wipe the banana leaves with a dash of mustard oil before you start placing the paste so that it does not get stick to the parcel.
  • The fish fillet parcels could be either fried on a frying pan or cooked in a steamer as per your convenience.