You can use vegetables like carrots,elephant yam(chena),plantain(pachakaya),
pumpkin(mathangya),eggplant(vazhuthananga),ivy gourd(kovakka),cucumber(vellarikka),
drumstick(muringakka) ,snake gourd(padavalanga),beans etc to make aviyal
pumpkin(mathangya),eggplant(vazhuthananga),ivy gourd(kovakka),cucumber(vellarikka),
drumstick(muringakka) ,snake gourd(padavalanga),beans etc to make aviyal
Ingredients
- Vegetables of your choice, cut into 2″ long pieces- 3 cups
- Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
- Grated coconut- 1 cup
- Green chilies- 2-3 nos
- Cumin seeds(crushed)-1/2 tsp
- Shallots(chumanulli)-4 nos
- Yogurt-3 tbsp
- Curryleaves- 2 sprigs
- Coconut oil- 1 tbsp
- Water
- Salt to taste
Method
- Coarsely grind grated coconut,green chilies ,cumin seeds and shallots .Keep aside.
- Cook the vegetables with just enough water (almost 1/2 to 3/4 cup ) and turmeric powder,on medium flame.
- When the vegetables are cooked and tender (do not over cook) add the coconut mixture and salt to taste stirring carefully.
- Cook for 2 minutes till dry on low flame.
- Add yogurt and mix carefully.Switch off the stove.
- Finally add curry leaves and coconut oil.
Serve with rice
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3 Comments
Vardhini
July 13, 2011 at 5:19 amAuthentic dish. I just made adai and avial for dinner. Love the pictures. First time here and following you.
Do visit me when you get a chance.
Vardhini
Event: Fast food not Fat food
sudha
December 2, 2013 at 1:07 pmThe recipes are traditional and good except that some castes in Kerala do not add onions to avial, pulissery etc. Even for weddings&onam sadhya onion is not added
Unknown
September 25, 2018 at 12:08 pmI tried it. Super yummy😋