AVIAL

AVIAL is a traditional recipe of Kerala and an essential dish of sadya. It is considered as an essential side dish of a sadya. It is a mixture of all kind of vegetables except soft and pulpy vegetables. You can include or exclude a vegetable, depending on the availability.

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Course                          SIDE DISH

Prep time                      10 minutes                                              

Cook time                    15 minutes

Servings                             6

TOTAL TIME                   25 MINUTES

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INGREDIENTS

Carrot -1/2cup

Yam -1/2cup

Raw banana -1/2cup

Beans -1/2cup

Long beans -1/2cup

Drumstick -1/2 cup

Potato -1/2 cup 

Grated coconut -1cup

Cumin seeds -1/2tsp

Garlic -5

Green chilli -5

Shallots(small onion) -6

Curry leaves -as needed

Turmeric powder -1/2tsp

Yogurt - as needed

Salt -for taste

Coconut Oil -3tbsp

Hot Water -2 cup

Firstly rinse and then drain all the vegetables. Then peel and chop them in medium to long sticks or baton. The vegetables need to be chopped like a slight thick potato french fry.

In a clay pot, add all the vegetables, turmeric powder, salt, curry leaves and coconut oil mix well, Then add hot water and cover it to let it slowly cook.

In between do check, if the water dries, you can always add water till the vegetables are almost cooked.

Heat on medium flame until the vegetables are cooked.

FOR THE CURRY PASTE

Grind grated coconut, garlic, green chillies, shallots, cumin seed, turmeric powder and curry leaves till it become a coarse paste.

Add this paste in the middle of Avial and cover it with a lid. Let it steam cook for 5 minutes.

Mix the Avial gently without breaking the vegetables. later add yogurt, curry leaves, and coconut oil on the top.

Mix gently and switch off the flame.

NOTE : as each vegetable has a different level of cooking, it will be better to add vegetables according to the cooking time of each item. That means the longer cooking items first and quicker items last.

Serve with rice !!!