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Grilled vegetables with coconut

Grilled vegetables with coconut

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Slow-cooked vegetables in a sauce made with grilled coconut, tamarind, and curry leaves, a specialty of Kerala that can be kept for one or two days.

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Recipe from Manojk, Lekhamv, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Theeyal is a Kerala dish made with grilled coconut and tamarind, which is served with rice. It can be stored for a few days, and its flavor improves over time.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodSlow-cooked in a saucepan
  • Estimated cost$3.63 $0.91 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.90
  • $1.14
  • $0.11
  • $0.16
  • $0.32

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the chopped vegetables in salted water until they are tender.
  2. In a saucepan with a thick bottom, gently toast the shredded coconut with the curry leaves.
  3. Once the coconut starts to brown, add the spice powders, mix well, then grind everything together without water to create a paste. ≈ 4 min
  4. Add this paste to the cooked vegetables, then season with salt. ≈ 2 min
  5. Add tamarind juice to taste and simmer for a long time.
  6. Serve with rice. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Grilled vegetables with coconut

  • 1 cup of shredded coconut$1.90
  • 5 to 6 small onions$1.14
  • 1 teaspoon of chili powder$0.11
  • 1 teaspoon of dried cilantro$0.16
  • a pinch of turmeric$0.32

Total$3.63

that's $0.91 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • approximately 500g of chopped vegetables (such as marrows, ginger, onions, potatoes, or pumpkins, as desired)
  • 1 cup of shredded coconut
  • 5 to 6 small onions
  • Curry leaves, to taste
  • 1 teaspoon of chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon of dried cilantro
  • a pinch of turmeric
  • tamarind juice, to taste
  • water and salt

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