Friday, September 27, 2013

Avial (Kerala style)

Every state have their own avial, Karnatake style, Tamil Nadu style,kerala style... Avial is one of the things I have liked it a lot.We make and eat this with hot rice.Kerala style is a little different as they do not add tempering,just season it with oil ( coconut oil preferably) and curry leaves.Avial is done with a lot of fresh coconut grated.I have used 6 types of vegetables.You can use any veggies for this curry.
Kerala cuisine has a lot vegetables in them be it sambar or avial.

Ingredients,
Vegetables,
Okra- 5-6
Sweet Potato- 1 ( typically yams are used)
Drum sticks-1
Carrots- 1 big
Beans- 5-6
Potato-1
Curry leaves- 3

To Grind-
Coconut- 1 cup ( grated)
Cumin - 1/3 of a teaspoon (powder)
green chillies-2
Turmeric- 1/3 teaspoon
Curry leaves- 4 ( roughly torn)

Yogurt- 1/4 cup
Salt- 1 tsp

Seasoning,
Cooking oil- 2 tbsps
Curry leaves-3-4


  1. Cut the vegetables in long and big pieces and cook them with curry leaves in almost 1 cup of water for until they are cooked.Add 2 pinches of salt.
  2. ( just poke them with a fork if you can pierce easily then the veggies are cooked)
  3. Grind coconut,curry leaves,green chillies with turmeric and cumin powder.
  4. Add the ground mix with the vegetables.
  5. Add yogurt and salt and bring it to boil.
  6. Turn off the stove and season with hot oil and curry leaves.
Cook the vegetables and curry leaves in water with 
2 pinches  of  salt.

grated coconut,curry leaves ,green chillies and turmeric
and cumin powder to be grinded.

Add the ground mix to the cooked veggies.

Add yogurt and salt.

Season with hot oil and curry leaves.

Avial.






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