Name: Avial - Traditional Recipe
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 3 cups Vegetables; 1 cup Grated coconut; 1 cup Yoghurt/Curd; 2 - Green chillies; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tbsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); Salt (As reqd); 1 tbsp Coconut oil; 1 sprig Curry leaves; Elephant Yam(Chena); Snake guard(Padavalanga); Raw Banana(Vazhakka); Drumsticks(Muringakka); Kumbalanga; Vellarikka; Carrot; Raw mango

Avial - Traditional Recipe

Authentic way of preparing aviyal - a mixed vegetable dish

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Prep Time 45

Total Time 45

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

3 cups Vegetables
1 cup Grated coconut
1 cup Yoghurt/Curd
2 - Green chillies
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tbsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
Salt As reqd
1 tbsp Coconut oil
1 sprig Curry leaves

Vegetables:

Elephant Yam(Chena)
Snake guard(Padavalanga)
Raw Banana(Vazhakka)
Drumsticks(Muringakka)
Kumbalanga
Vellarikka
Carrot
Raw mango

Instructions

Cut all the vegetables into 2-inch long pieces.
Start cooking with whichever vegetable takes more time to cook (yam, raw banana etc.) adding just enough water to cook along with turmeric powder.
Add all other vegetables one by one.
Grind together coconut, cumin seeds and green chilly to get a coarse paste.
When vegetables are about 3/4th done, add coconut paste, yoghurt and salt.
Cook on a low flame, till all the water is absorbed.
Pour coconut oil on top.
Garnish with curry leaves.
:- Serve hot.
:- If you don’t get some vegetables, substitute with whatever you can get. You can use Chinese okra (beerakai), cucumber(peeled), Zuchini, Frozen drumsticks, French beans etc. **If you are using raw mango, you can reduce the amount of yoghurt accordingly.

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Avial – Traditional