Avial

Avial 

     

Avial is a traditional kerala recipe made from mix vegetables, coconut and curd.

Ingredients

The Veggies:

• 1 cup chopped pumpkin/kaddu
• 1 cup chopped yam/suran
• 1 cup chopped colocasia/arbi
• 1 cup chopped raw plantain
• ½ cup chopped ash gourd/petha
• ½ cup chopped tendli/gherkins
• ½ cup chopped snake beans/chawli
• ½ cup chopped cluster beans/gavar
• 2 stalks of curry leaves

The Coconut Masala:

• 1 and ½ cup grated coconut
• 2 green chilies
• 1 tsp cumin

Tempering Ingredients:

• 2-3 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 2-3 dry red chilies or kashmiri red chilies

Other Ingredients:

• 1 cup beaten curd/yogurt
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 3 cups water
• salt

Instructions

Preparing the veggies:

1. Chop all the veggies.
2. Cook the veggies and curry leaves in water in a covered pan. Also add salt to the water.

Preparing the ground coconut masala:

1. Grind the coconut, green chilies and cumin with little water to a coarse paste.

Continuing with the veggies:

1. When the veggies are half cooked, add turmeric powder and mix the mixture well.
2. After a minute, add the ground coconut paste.
3. Mix well.
4. Simmer the veggies till they are fully cooked.
5. Once they are fully cooked, add the beaten curd.
6. Stir and simmer for a minute. Close the fire.

Preparing the Tempering:

1. In another pan, heat coconut oil.
2. Add the mustard seeds and broken red chilies
3. Let them and sizzle. When the crackling sound is over, pour the tempering into the avial.
4. Cover with a lid for 5 minutes and then stir.
5. Serve the avial with rice