Aviyal Avial Food

AVIAL (AVIYAL) RECIPE

Steps:

• Wash the vegetables very well. Peel and cut it into 2 inch (length wise) pieces.
• Slice green chillies (length wise).
• Cook the vegetables in a covered vessel by adding green chillies, water, salt and turmeric powder on a low flame till it tender and dry (be careful not to overcook it and also take care to prevent it from burning).
• Crush the shallots and mix it with coconut oil.
• Grind grated coconut and cumin seeds by adding little water into a coarsely paste.
• Add the ground paste into the cooked vegetables along with curry leaves and combine it well. Heat it in a low flame for 3 minutes.
• Pour lightly beaten curd to this and mix it. Remove from the fire, add coconut oil - shallots mix and combine it.
• Serve Avial (Aviyal) as an accompaniment to rice.

AVIYAL

Steps:

• Grind coconut, green chillies and cumin seeds to a fine paste. Whisk in yogurt and keep aside.
• Boil all the vegetables with 1 Drumstick (cut into finger sized batons) and curry leaves in 2 cups of water to which salt and turmeric is added. When the vegetables are almost done, add yogurt mixture and boil thoroughly.
• Simmer for about 10 minutes. Lace with coconut oil and serve with rice.
• Tip: If you do not like the smell of raw coconut oil, then just avoid the oil as it is optional. You can also add raw mango to aviyal. If you do so, reduce the yogurt to 1 cup only.