Avial

Description

Avial is a well known Kerala side-dish for rice. And also a Kanyakumari favourite. The aroma that arises when my grandmother cooks it in a mud pot, still lingers around. It differs from the traditional recipe in just one way – she cooked it without adding curd. And so here is Tamil Nadu’s version.

Ingredients
1 no	Drumstick
1 no	Bottlegourd
1 no	Raw banana
1 no	Brinjal
1 no	Raw mango(small)
1 no	Onion
1 no	Carrot (small)
3 nos	Beans
2 nos	Chilli
2 cup	Water
1 tsp	Salt
2 clove	Garlic
1 tsp	Chilli podwer
1 tsp	Turmeric powder
1 tsp	Cummin seeds
1 cup	Grated coconut
1 tsp	Mustard seeds
1 stks	Curry leaves
3 tsp	Coconut oil

Instructions

Cut the vegetables so that they are all of even size – of about 2 inches long.

Boil water and cook the vegetables with salt.

Meanwhile, grind the grated coconut with chilli powder, turmeric powder, garlic and cummin seeds with 2 tsp of water, coarsely for about 8-10 secs just enough to blend the contents.

When the vegetables are almost cooked, add the grinded coconut masala and mix well. Cook for 5 more minutes under low flame.

Splutter mustard seeds in coconut oil. Add curry leaves. Add this seasoning to the cooked vegetables.

Delicious Avial is ready.

Notes

Drumstick, raw banana, and mango are a must. Otherwise choice of vegetables is upto your personal taste. Yam, cucumber, pumpkin, ladies finger can also be used.

Apply oil on your palm and fingers before slicing raw bananas to avoid your palm becoming sticky.