As the name says Avial is made using a mix of many vegetables. you can take one each or half of each vegetable of your choice and make Avial .
There is a nice and interesting story behind the creation of Avial.. it is believed that in Dev Indra's darbar there was
a feast and the chefs made lot many varieties of dishes using many vegetables. At the end of cooking they found that one or two pieces of each vegetable was left behind with which they aren't able to make any curry. so they decided to put all the vegetables together ,boil and make a curry out of it.. and it came out very nice and became the master of all curries in the sadhya and from then onwards sambhar and Avial are unavoidable parts of the main sadhya..
Not alone this in a survey conducted through out the world on different food styles Kerala sambhar and Avial were selected as the most nutritious foods in the word due to its simplicity, less masalas and high nutrient content.. Hai na Interesting?
this can be made too dry or in a semi-thick consistency (which I generally prefer).
Here goes the recipe:
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Vegetables of ur choice (half or 1 or 2 each if big) .I have taken
Ash gourd- 100 gm
drumstick-3 sticks
carrot- 2 nos
coccinia -3 nos
beans-2-3 nos
raw banana -1/2
snake gourd-1/2
yam -1/2
brinjal -1/2 piece
small onions - 1 cup
2-3 pieces of garlic ( this is not necessary to put but I love the taste and hence added)
green chilli slit-2-3 nos
tamarind - 1/2 lemon size ( depends on the quantity of vegetables you take.. I had only few vegetables so took just half lemon size.)
generally I use tamarind for the sourness.but this is usually made with sour curd which is added towards at the end.the curd has to be very sour and right consistency .So to avoid flops I use tamarind water.
Grind together
grated coconut-1 cup,2 small onions, less than a pinch of jeera and less than a pinch of turmeric powder
Cut all these vegetables into lengthwise and equal sizes. boil with salt ,tamarind juice and 1/2 tspn turmeric powder. cover and cook till the vegetables are done.
Now add the grinded coconut mix to this and mix thoroughly. Keep on low fire with lid on for 1-2 minutes (till the raw taste of coconut is gone) Now add 2 tbspn of oil (can use sunflower oil also) on the top. Mix well and cover . switch off the burner and can serve after 2 minutes.
Not alone this in a survey conducted through out the world on different food styles Kerala sambhar and Avial were selected as the most nutritious foods in the word due to its simplicity, less masalas and high nutrient content.. Hai na Interesting?
this can be made too dry or in a semi-thick consistency (which I generally prefer).
Here goes the recipe:
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Vegetables of ur choice (half or 1 or 2 each if big) .I have taken
Ash gourd- 100 gm
drumstick-3 sticks
carrot- 2 nos
coccinia -3 nos
beans-2-3 nos
raw banana -1/2
snake gourd-1/2
yam -1/2
brinjal -1/2 piece
small onions - 1 cup
2-3 pieces of garlic ( this is not necessary to put but I love the taste and hence added)
green chilli slit-2-3 nos
tamarind - 1/2 lemon size ( depends on the quantity of vegetables you take.. I had only few vegetables so took just half lemon size.)
generally I use tamarind for the sourness.but this is usually made with sour curd which is added towards at the end.the curd has to be very sour and right consistency .So to avoid flops I use tamarind water.
Grind together
grated coconut-1 cup,2 small onions, less than a pinch of jeera and less than a pinch of turmeric powder
Cut all these vegetables into lengthwise and equal sizes. boil with salt ,tamarind juice and 1/2 tspn turmeric powder. cover and cook till the vegetables are done.
Now add the grinded coconut mix to this and mix thoroughly. Keep on low fire with lid on for 1-2 minutes (till the raw taste of coconut is gone) Now add 2 tbspn of oil (can use sunflower oil also) on the top. Mix well and cover . switch off the burner and can serve after 2 minutes.
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