South Indian Style Avial

Avial is a delicious perparation made with mixed vegetables, coconut masala, and few temper items with coconut oil.. The masala with fresh grated coconut makes the recipe more aromatic.. This is a stable food in my house when we make pulli kuzhambu.. Avial is a originated from kerala but gained top place in tamilnadu as well. It is a one of the main dish in south indian wedding meals menu.. 

So I hope that you must try this recipe and let me know how it's turns out from you...

Preparation Time:15 mins

Cooking time:15 mins

Serve- 4 to 5
Recipe source - My aunty
Recipe cuisine - South Indian

INGREDIENTS:

Carrot - 2 nos

Beans - 4 nos

Raw banana / Valakkai - 1 (peel the skin and chopped)

Brinjal - 4

Broad beans / Avaraikai - 3 nos

Elephant yam - 50 grms (peel the skin and chopped)
Drumstick / Murungakkai - 1 (but it's unseason)

Raw mango - 1/4 (sliced)

Potato - 1nos (peel the skin and chopped)

Siru kizhangu / Chinese potato - 3 nos (peel the skin and chopped)

Salt - to taste 

TO TEMPER :

Coconut oil-4spn

Mustard seeds-1 spn

Urad dal-1spn
Shallots / Small onion - 2 or 3 (chopped)

Curry leaves - few

FOR GRINDING:

Green chilli - 2 nos

Fresh grated coconut-1 cup

Cumin seeds - 1tspn

Garlic - 1Cloves

Shallots / Small onions - 8

METHOD:

• Take all the vegetables and wash well and cut them in lenthwise..
• Take all the prepared vegetables in a thick bottom pan..
• Add some salt,coconut oil and a cup of water..
• Now close the lid and leave it 10 mins till the vegetables cooked.
• Inbetween gap take a blender and take the masala ingredients and make it a coarse paste, keep aside..
• Open the lid and give it a mix and then add masala paste..
• Mix well till the raw smell is goes and they combain well with the veggies..
• Off the stove low flame for 5 mins..
• Meanwhile heat a pan with some coconut oil and in mustard seed, allow to crackle.
• Add in chopped shallots or small onions and curry leaves..
• Now add them to a prepared avial and mix well.
• Atlast add in grated fresh coconut and mix well.
• The yummy avial is ready, serve hot with kuzhambu.
• Enjoy..

PICTORIAL:

 Take all vegetables
Here the drumstick is missing because unseason

 Take all your ingredients

 In a pan add vegetables

Add some salt and oil 

 Add in water

 Covered it and cook

Take grinding things in a mixer

Make it a coarse paste

 Now done, keep aside.

 Now the vegetables half cooked 

add the masala on it

When all are combained, add some coconut 

Mix well kept it for 5 mins

 Take another pan

Make your tempering items

 Fry till golden

Now add in to the avial

 Mix well  
add yogurd but it's optional

 Now serve hot

It is a famous south indian dish

Enjoy..