Aviyal

Ingredients

Brinjal  : 1 no
Yam : 1 cup
Cucumber : 1/2 cup
Drumstick : 2 nos
Beans : 3 nos
Ash Gourd(Kumbalanga) : 1/2 cup
Snake gaurd(Padavalanga) : 1/2 cup
Raw Banana(Kaya) : 2 nos
Carrot : 1 no
Potato: 1/2 cup
Onion : 1 no
Greenchilly : 2 nos
Coconut Oil  : 3 teaspoon
Salt : as needed
Turmeric : 1 teaspoon
Red Chilly Powder : 1/2 teaspoon
Grated coconut : 1 cup
Cumin Seeds : 1 teaspoon
Curry leaf  : 1 sprig
Curd : 2 tablespoon

Method

Cut all the vegetables lengthwise of 1/2 inch thickness.Cook all the vegetables in a covered pan  with less water,turmeric,red chilly powder and salt.Stir in between.Take coconut ,green chilly and cumin seeds in a mixie and grind it into a coarse paste.Once the vegetables are cooked,add the ground mixture and cook for few minutes.Switch it off .Add coconut oil,curry leaf,curd and mix well.

Tip:Instead of cucumber,zucchini can also be used.

Easy Chinese Chilli Chicken

Ingredients


Boneless Chicken(cut into small pieces) : 500 grams
Ginger : 2 inch  piece
Garlic : 6 cloves 
Green Chilly : 2
Pepper Powder : 1/2 teaspoon
Vinegar : 2 tablespoon
Onion :1 big diced
Capsicum : 1 cup diced
Tomato Sauce : 4 tablespoon
Chilli Sauce: 4 tablespoon
Soya Sauce : 2 tablespoon 
Sugar: 1/2 teaspoon
Water: 1 cup
Cornflour: 1 tablespoon
Refined Oil: as needed


Method


Grind Ginger,Garlic and Greenchilly to a paste.Mix chicken, with ground paste,Pepper,Vinegar,Salt and keep it for half an hour.Heat Oil in a pan and add Onion,Capsicum.Saute till onions are  translucent.Add Salt,Tomato sauce,Chilli sauce,Soyasauce,Sugar, water and chicken.Cook till chicken is done.Add the cornflour dissolved in water little by little,stirring well,till the sauce thickens.switch off.garnish with capsicum.Serve with Fried rice.