Cooking time: 30 mins Serves: 4 as a side dish

Ingredients: 4 cups cashew nuts 1 drumstick, cut into 3" pieces 1 cup grated coconut 8-10 small onions/shallots sliced long 2 cloves garli, crushed 1 teaspoon red chilli powder (adjust if you like your food less spicy) ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder ¼ teaspoon jeera/cumin powder To temper: 2 tablespoon coconut oil ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds A few curry leaves

Instructions:

  1. If using dried cashew nuts, soak in warm water (enough to cover it) for at least 2 hours.

  2. Place the drumsticks, half the sliced shallots, turmeric powder, chilli powder and jeera powder in a pan with 1 cup water. Cook on medium-low heat until the drumsticks turn soft (not mushy). Then add the cashew nuts and cook for another 5 mins or so. Add more water if needed.

  3. Once this gets cooked, add the coconut and garlic and cook on low heat for another 5 mins until well combined. Add salt. At this time, the aviyal should be quite dry. If not, cook longer.

  4. Heat oil in a pan and add the ingredients for tempering. Once the mustard seeds pop, add to the aviyal, mix well and serve hot with rice and onion pulusu .

Cooking time: 30 mins Serves: 4 as a side dish

Ingredients: 4 cups cashew nuts 1 drumstick, cut into 3" pieces 1 cup grated coconut 8-10 small onions/shallots sliced long 2 cloves garli, crushed 1 teaspoon red chilli powder (adjust if you like your food less spicy) ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder ¼ teaspoon jeera/cumin powder To temper: 2 tablespoon coconut oil ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds A few curry leaves

Instructions:

  1. If using dried cashew nuts, soak in warm water (enough to cover it) for at least 2 hours.

  2. Place the drumsticks, half the sliced shallots, turmeric powder, chilli powder and jeera powder in a pan with 1 cup water. Cook on medium-low heat until the drumsticks turn soft (not mushy). Then add the cashew nuts and cook for another 5 mins or so. Add more water if needed.

  3. Once this gets cooked, add the coconut and garlic and cook on low heat for another 5 mins until well combined. Add salt. At this time, the aviyal should be quite dry. If not, cook longer.

  4. Heat oil in a pan and add the ingredients for tempering. Once the mustard seeds pop, add to the aviyal, mix well and serve hot with rice and onion pulusu .