AVIAL | AVIYAL RECIPE | SOUTH INDIAN RECIPES

Avial | Aviyal | அவியல்  in Tamil is a traditional south Indian  recipe and is prepared in many ways . The combination of vegetables used also differs and so one can use their comfortable choice while selecting the vegetables. Aviyal recipe updated with Video
I learnt this from my mom who is an expert in making avial. Generally aviyal is served with coconut rice , lemon rice or any south indian rice varieties and also with adai too. We make this compulsorily on festivals like kannu pongal and aadi perukku .

Aviyal recipe

  Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 25 Mins |Serves: 6-7

     Mixed Vegetables*    4 cups
     Coconut      1/2 Cup
     Green chili   2
     Cumin seeds  1 tsp
     Cashew nuts   8-10 (optional)
     Curry leaves  few
     Coconut oil   1 tblsp
     Yogurt | curd   3 tbslp
     
  *   Normally veggies like carrot,beans,potato,raw banana,yam,drumstick,chow chow,white pumpkin,snake gourd  , green peas are used in aviyal.
But due to non-availability of some veggies , i used carrot,beans ,chow chow .
                                   Video of How to make Aviyal

Method:

•  Cut the vegetables  into cubes. 
• Add the veggies to the wide pan.
• Add salt to this and add 1 cup of water.
• If you are adding white pumpkin(ashguard) or drumstick cook it separately.
• Cook till the veggies become soft, and ensure they should not be mashed.

• Grind the chillies,coconut and jeeragam into a fine paste using a mixie. If adding cashew nuts soak it in hot water for 5 minutes and grind it together with coconut.
• Cashew gives a nice creamy texture. 
• You can add little water while grinding this.

• Add this ground coconut mixture to the cooked veggies. check for salt.
• Bring it to boil. Switch off the gas and add the coconut oil to it . 

• Add curry leaves.
• Allow this to completely cool. Add beaten yogurt to this just before serving.

• Ensure that the yogurt is not sour.

Notes:

1. Do not add the yogurt when the aviyal is hot. 
2. Adding yogurt well in advance  make the aviyal sour, so add yogurt just before serving.
3. If you do no like adding yogurt just skip adding that.
4. Adding cashew gives a nice creamy texture.
5. You can add boiled peanuts or white channa to the aviyal.