Aviyal Recipe | Authentic Kerala Style Avial Recipe

Aviyal is a Keralite side dish for rice. They are packed with nutrients. looks good and tastes delicious and are so good for you too. Coconut oil gives a excellent taste to this dish. So always try to cook aviyal using coconut oil. You can also steam cook the vegetables. Some prefer this to be watery and some people prefer dry. So it's upto you to make it thick or watery.

 Aviyal Recipe

Ingredients:

Carrot - 1/4 cup

Raw banana / Plantain - 1/2 cup

Potato - 1/2 cup

Yam / Chenna - 1/2 cup

Drumstick - 1/2 cup

Brinjal - 1/2 cup

Snake gourd - 1/2 cup

Beans - 1/4 cup

Coconut - 1 cup

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Green chilli - 3 to 5

Curd - 1/2 cup

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Salt - to taste

Curry leaves - 3 sprig

Coconut oil - 2 tblspn

Method:

Wash and chop the vegetables lengthwise say, 2 inch pieces.

Take coconut, cumin and green chilli in a blender and grind them into a coarse paste. Add little water if required.

In a vessel, add the chopped vegetables(add yam first and add other vegetables when yam is partially cooked), turmeric, salt, curry leaves and little water to cook. Vegetables should be cooked and but should not turn mushy. So add less water. Cover and cook for 10 mins.

When the vegetables gets 90% cooked and water is reduced, add the ground coconut paste and curd. Mix them well. Check for salt.

Add in little coconut oil and curry leaves. Cover and cook for 2 minutes or till done.

Serve with rice, sambar.

Note:

• You can also add tamarind extract or raw mango instead of curd for sourness.
• Vegetables like beetroot, cabbage are not usually preferred.
• Also, you can steam cook the vegetables.
• If you feel it is very watery, add a tsp of rice flour. It helps to thicken them.
• Do not temper for aviyal

Pictorial:

Keep your ingredients ready. Chop all the vegetables lengthwise. Remember that carrot and beans should be added less. Vegetables like beetroot should not be included

Wash the chopped vegetables

First add yam and cook until it is half done because it takes little more time to cook compared to other vegetables

Cook for 3 to 5 mins. It is partially done

Add 1 glass of water. Do not add too much water as the vegetables will become mushy

Add in turmeric

Salt is added

Now add the curry leaves. This will give a nice aroma and flavour to the aviyal

Cover and cook for 10 mins. Vegetables take only 10 mins to cook

Grind coconut and green chilly coarsely

Now add the coarsely ground coconut

Add in sour curd

Finally, add curry leaves and coconut oil. Cook for 2 mins and remove from flame.

Serve with rice