Avial

Name: Avial
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500g mixed vegetables (drumstick, carrot, yam, plantain, beans, cucumber), cut into batons; 1 cup grated coconut; 3 green chillies; 1 tsp cumin seeds and 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1/2 cup thick sour yoghurt; 2 tbsp coconut oil; 2 sprigs curry leaves

അവിയൽ/ah-VEE-yal/

Also known as: Aviyal, Kerala Avial, Kerala Mixed Vegetable Curry

About this dish

A thick mix of vegetables cooked with a paste of coconut, green chilli and cumin, soured with yoghurt and finished with coconut oil and curry leaves.

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Ingredients

🥕500g mixed vegetables (drumstick, carrot, yam, plantain, beans, cucumber), cut into batons

🥥1 cup grated coconut

🌶️3 green chillies

🌾1 tsp cumin seeds and 1/2 tsp turmeric

🥛1/2 cup thick sour yoghurt

🥥2 tbsp coconut oil

🌿2 sprigs curry leaves

Method

Serves 2

Cook the vegetables with turmeric, salt and a little water until just tender.

Grind the coconut, green chillies and cumin to a coarse paste.

Stir the paste into the vegetables and cook for 5 minutes.

Turn off the heat and stir in the yoghurt.

Pour over the coconut oil, add curry leaves, cover and leave for a few minutes before serving.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Avial is an essential part of the Kerala sadya feast served on a banana leaf at Onam and weddings.

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