Watch how to make ‘Avial’, an easy to make South Indian recipe by Ruchi Bharani.
Avial is a delicious preparation which is believed to have been originated from the Indian state of Kerala and is very common in Kerala, Tamil and Udupi cuisine. Check out chef Ruchi Bharani’s take on this popular South Indian
Ingredients:
3 Cups of vegetables chopped into 1 1/2 inch pieces
(Yam, drumsticks, raw banana, carrots, snake gourd, south indian cucumber, french beans)
1 small onion chopped lengthwise
1 cup grated coconut
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 green chillies
Few curry leaves
1 1/2 tbsp coconut oil
1/2 cup curd
salt to taste
Method:
To steam the vegetables:
– In a pot, boil water and put a seal over it. One by one, add all the vegetables – drumsticks, pumpkin, carrots, snake gourd, yam, raw banana, South Indian cucumber and french beans.
– Add little salt to the vegetables and cover it with a lid and let it cook for about 7 – 8 minutes.
– Once cooked, remove all the vegetables in a plate.
To make the coconut paste:
– In a grinder, add the cumin seeds, green chillies, coconut and water and grind al the ingredients.
To make avial:
– In a pot, heat the coconut oil. Add mustard seeds.
– Once the mustard seeds start crackling, add the curry leaves and the vegetables.
– Add the coconut paste and mix all the ingredients well.
– Add the turmeric powder and curd and mix well.
– Add little water, coconut oil and a few curry leaves. Add salt to taste. Mix well, cover with a lid and let it simmer for about 2 minutes and then turn off the flame.
– The delicious Avial is ready to be served.
Curd should be sour. Good recipe
Thank you madam…
Very nice.
I like it, n it's awesome
Madam your receipei are always good n fast
amazing recipe….nailed it….thanks a lot!!!!
I love your recepie nice and simple .Thanks
Sorry, it's a kerala typical veg dish. We don't add any mustard here.
Looks yummy… You made it simple…
Can you please tell me the local name for south indian cucumber? I'm from mumbai. Thank you 🙂
way of presentation is very pleasent..worth of watching..surely vl try it out..
Very interesting dish. Keep up the good work
This was my lunch today and it was absolutely delicious.Thank you.
Ruchi u r an awesome cook. For Aviyal in kerala we don't use mustard. Ur recipies r simply grt👍
Hi Ruchi, I'm a huge fan of your cooking from the U.S. I would love to try your recipes but it's hard to find all the ingredients you use since they are called differently here. Love your dishes.
Ruchi…love u…😙 …I love aviyal …yummy…best combo with rasam or sambar…bt ruchi…u missed brinjal..
ur receipes r so simple n delicious…. can u pls upload the receipe for bhakarwadi….
Can you plz show the recipe of surati undhyo. Thanks!
I think that the recipe is very healthy and delightful as well as that coconut paste I…. things that I didn't like is the extra curry leaves and the guitar playing in the background is not good….