Kerala Avial Recipe
Kerala Avial Recipe (Aviyal ) A dish from Kerala made with vegetables cooked in coconut yogurt gravy with spices like cumin and turmeric
Servings: 8
Calories: 135kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups vegetables cut length wise (carrots, beans, drumstick,white melon,pumpkin,yam)
- 1 cup coconut grated
- 1 cup yogurt
- 2 tsp cumin
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 stalk curry leaves
- 2 tsp coconut oil
Instructions
- Boil the vegetables with turmeric and salt in just enough water
- Add curry leaves and cook well.
- Grind coconut, green chilies and cumin to a coarse paste.
- Add the ground paste to the cooked vegetables and simmer for a while.
- Reduce the flame and add beaten yogurt and combine well, taking care not to curdle.
- Add curry leaves and a few drops of coconut oil. Mix well.
- Aviyal is ready to be served and can be eaten with rice or rotis.
Notes
- Cut the vegetables uniformly so they cook evenly.
- Add very little water while cooking the vegetables so the consistency is maintained.
- Grind the coconut coarsely with very little water.
- Let the beaten yogurt be at room temperature before adding it to the veggies so that it does not curdle.
- A drizzle of coconut oil helps give an authentic taste.
Nutrition
Serving: 45g | Calories: 135kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 354mg | Potassium: 311mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 4639IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 2mg
