A very rich gravy. Tastes as good as it looks. Great combination for Adai. Usually cooked during festivals.
Ingredients
Fresh thick curds 1 cup
Coconut grated 4 tablespoons (heaped)
Green chilli 2 nos.
Coconut oil 1 tablespoon
Hing 1/4 teaspoon.
Turmeric powder1/4 teaspoon.
Curry leaves 1 twig.
Red chilli 1 no cut into two.
Fresh cream 1 tablespoon.
Salt to taste.
1 teaspoon cooking oil.
An assortment of vegetables cut into 1 inch fingers – 3 cups (Lady finger, carrot, beans, green peas, drumstick, cauli flower,Raw plantain, Pumpkin are the vegetables best suited. You can use all or atleast 4 varieties to prepare avial. You can prepare it on the microwave or on the stove)
Method – Microwave
Wash the vegetables and cut into 1 inch fingers. In a microwave safe container place the vegetables, add hing, turmeric, 1 teaspoon oil, 2 tablespoon water and cook in microwave mode for 7 minutes. Grind the coconut and green chilli to a fine paste, add to the vegetables. Add salt and curds and microwave on high for 3 minutes.
In a kadai heat the coconut oil add the red chilli and fry for a moment, add curry leaves and pour over the avial. Add cream and mix well. Transfer to a serving bowl. Chilled Avial also tastes good.
Alternate Method – Non Microwave
You can also make this on a kadai/vessel on a stove – follow the same steps.
Cut vegatables. Parboil the vegetables. Heat oil in a Kadai and Add Vegetables with Coconut/ Green chilly paste and cook for 2 minutes in a medium flame. Add Salt and Curds and cook for 2 more minutes. Turn off the gas and add cream. Garnish with one red chilly and curry leaves fried in coconut oil.
While cooking in the stove Use 3/4 cup of water, cover with a lid to cook faster. Never drain the water as the nutrients will be lost.
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cream in the aviya. Wont it destroy the traditional taste ?
I can try anyways. Thanks
I am just going through all our recipes. I was surprised to note that in avial recipe you have mentioned Lady Fingers. From my grown up stage I have only seen my mother preparing avial with rest of the vegetables then ladies finger. When you boil the vegetables in little water the ladies finger will not become “Kozha Kozha”. Please reply. I am Mrs. Leena Sam alias Sivakami, born in Tamil Brahmin family and got married to Catholic family.
I am very fond of trying various recipes. I really liked going through all your recipes. I will be trying one by one and I will give my comment.
Thanks n regards,
Leena Sam
Mrs Leela,
Yes! Vendaikai can be used in avial as well as more kuzhambu. If you feel worried about the kozha kozha, add a little butter milk while boiling the vegetables. My mother used to cook the vendaikai separately but in the MW there are no such problems. I always try to find easiest and time saving methods as we pack in so many things in our life these days.
Each of the recipes are tried over a hundred times. So you can fearlessly try them. Good luck
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Hi
I am surprised to find “Fresh cream” as an ingredient to avial, but will definitely try this out!
I am a Gujarati married to an Iyengar. This blog is a blessing. I have used the recipes almost during all the tamil festivals. thanks!
you can also add 1 tablespoon of jeera to increase the richness of the taste.
Hi,
I live in USA and I don’t get this cooking Coconut oil..Can I use parachute coconut oil instead?? Please reply!
Thanks,
Sangeetha
Hi Latha,
Tried Avial for lunch today.
I tried the microwave method. After adding the curd and reheating it for 3 mins , the curd got curdled but after stirring it for few times it became alright..Is this ok?? the taste was also not that good..I think it was due to this curdled curd..
Any suggestons?
Thanks,
Sangeetha
Lady finger , cream, red chillies and cauliflower flower do not go well with the item.
Individual taste needs respect as there is nothing like a rigid recipe
Thank you very much for the recipe! It turned out great! My husband really enjoyed it! 🙂
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