Ahaaa Food

Avial is a traditional dish of  Kerala prepared during feasts and festivals and eaten as an accompaniment with hot steamed rice, but I like with rotis.

My dad who is a good cook used to tell how avial came into existence. After a big feast there used to be lot of left over local vegetables( pumpkin, yam, beans, carrot, coconut, bittergaurd, raw banana, raw mangoes etc. ). These were cut in same length and cooked in a paste of coconut, yogurt, green chilles and cumin seeds.

Cauliflower is not a local vegetable and not added in avial, but I have added in this dish. I have added brinjal and mango ginger too.😁😁

This dish is very popular traditional dish of kerala. It is a mixed vegetable dish and is served during festivals and feasts.

INGREDIENTS           

• Cauliflower florets cut long. 1 cup
• Drumstick cut 2″ long.          1
• Carrot cut 2 ” long                  1 cup
• Yam cut 2″ long.                      1 cup
•  Brinjal cut 2″long.                 2
• Mango ginger cut 2″ long      1/4 cup
• Curry leaves.          1 sprig
• Coconut oil.                     1 tbsp
• Turmeric.                      1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste

FOR GRINDING

Jeera                      2tsp
Coconut                1 cup
Green chillies     3no,s
Curd                      1 cup

METHOD

Grind coconut, cumin seeds and green chillies and little curd to a nice paste and keep it aside. Add

Take a deep botomed vessel, add all the vegetables, add water enough to cook the vegetables and cook till they are tender . Then add salt and the ground coconut and boil for 10 minutes .Add the beaten curd and simmer for some time and pour it into a serving dish.

Add coconut oil and curry leaves.

Serve hot with Roti(indian bread) or steamed rice.