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Avial
Avial (or Aviyal) is a very popular South Indian dish made with mixed vegetables, curd and coconut.
Prep Time
30
minutes
mins
Cook Time
30
minutes
mins
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
South Indian
Keyword:
avial, vegetables
Ingredients
100
g
White Pumpkin (Ash Gourd)
100
g
Yellow Pumpkin
100
g
French Beans
100
g
Cluster Beans (Avarakkai)
100
g
Carrot
2
Potato
2
Brinjal
1
Drumstick
1/4
cup
Green Peas
handful
Curry Leaves
chopped
2 1/2
cups
Curd
1
tbsp
Coconut Oil
Salt
as per taste
Grind to a Paste:
3/4
Coconut
grated
3
tsp
Cumin Seeds
8
Green Chillies (or Red Chillies)
Instructions
Wash, peel and cut the vegetables into small pieces.
Add water to a large pan and place over medium flame.
Add the carrots, beans, drumstick, potato and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes or until half cooked.
Add all the other vegetables (pumpkins, brinjal, peas).
Sprinkle some salt and stir well.
When all the vegetables are cooked, approximately 15 to 20 minutes, add the curd.
Simmer for a minute and add the ground paste.
Stir well and cook for few minutes or until the water has almost been absorbed.
Add coconut oil and curry leaves.
Mix again and remove.
Serve with rice.
Notes
Ensure the avial is not too watery or too dry.
In some places, Yam, Snake Gourd and Raw Bananas are also added.