Aviyal Recipe | Avial Recipe
Aviyal is a mixed vegetable stew thats rich in vegetables along with coconut. It is a very good accompaniment for south Indian lunch. It's also can be served as an accompaniment with Adai, which is one of the popular combo in Tamil Nadu.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 110kcal
Equipment
- Mixer Grinder
- Heavy Bottomed Pan
Ingredients
- 1 Carrot peeled, sliced to 1" thickness
- 4-5 Pieces Drumstick cut into 2-3" length
- ½ Chayote Squash (Chow Chow) peeled, sliced to ½" thickness
- ½ Cucumber peeled, sliced to 1" thickness
- 1 Raw Banana peeled, sliced to 1" thickness
- 1 Potato peeled, sliced to 1" thickness
- 100 gms Ashgourd (White Pumpkin) peeled, sliced to 1" thickness
- 100 gms Yellow Pumpkin peeled, sliced to 1" thickness
- 1 Brinjal sliced to 1" thickness
- 1½ teaspoon Salt Adjust As needed
- 1 tablespoon Coconut Oil
- Few Curry leaves
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- ⅓ Cup Curd (Plain Yogurt)
For Grinding
- ½ Cup Grated Coconut
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 3 Green Chili
Instructions
Grinding Process
- Take coconut, green chili, salt in a mixer jar.
- Grind it to a smooth paste by adding 2 tablespoon of water. Set this aside.
Cooking Vegetables
- Take the drumstick, potato, raw banana, chow chow, carrot in a heavy bottomed pan.
- Add turmeric powder and 1 cup of water. Cover and cook the vegetables till they are almost cooked.
- Once the veggies are 90% cooked, add the rest of the vegetables like cucumber, white pumpkin, yellow pumpkin and brinjal. These vegetables are rich in water content and they cook faster. So we need to add it after the stiff vegetables are almost cooked.
Add the ground paste and curd
- Once all the veggies are cooked and becomes soft, add the ground coconut paste and give a gentle mix.
- Add curd now and give a mix. Finally add coconut oil, curry leaves and mix gently.
- Aviyal is now ready! Relish with Sambar rice / Rasam or Adai!
Nutrition
Serving: 0.333Cup | Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g