Go Back

vegetable avial recipe south indian /Aviyal

Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • Mixed vegetables Drumsticks,carrot,potato,raw mango,raw banana and beans - 2 cups (cut length wise strips).
  • Salt to taste
  • Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
  • Curd beaten - 1/2 cup
  • Coconut milk - 1/4 cup
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Few curry leaves
  • Coconut oil - 2 tbsp

For grinding:

  • Shredded coconut - 4-5tbsp
  • Jeera/cumin - 11/2tsp
  • Greenchillies - 2
  • Rice powder - 1 tbsp

Instructions
 

  • Cook the vegetables with little water in a cooker by adding needed salt and turmeric powder.
  • Keep it ready.
  • In between grind coconut,greeen chillies,cumin and rice flour to a smooth paste.
  • Heat a kadai and add oil.
  • When oil heats add mustard seeds and when it splutters add curry leaves then asafoetida.
  • Now add in the cooked veggies with water.
  • Stir in for seconds add the ground paste with needed water.
  • Let it cook for few seconds.
  • check for salt and add.
  • Switch off and when warm added beaten curd and coconut milk and mix nicely.
  • Serve with Adai or any South Indian Lunch menu as side dish.

Notes

Don't cook the vegetables too much then finally after cooking all will become mushy.
Adding coconut milk is purely optional.
Rice flour is added to thicken the avial.
Veggies should be cut all in same size for even cooking(length wise).