Avial is considered an essential part of the Sadya the Keralian vegetarian feast. It is one of the essential dish for Onam a keralian Festival.
It is supposed to have been invented by Bhima (one of the Pandava brothers) during their exile. According to the legend, when Ballav (Bhima's name during this time) assumed his duties as the cook in the kitchen of Virata, he did not know how to cook. One of the first things he did was to chop up many different vegetables, boil them together and top the dish with grated coconut. There are mythological variations. Bheema is said to have prepared Avial, when there were unexpected guests for King Virata and he needed to serve meals for them. There was no sufficient vegetables to cook any single recipe for side dish, so Bheema used what ever available vegetables to make a new dish, which came to know as Avial.
INGREDIENTS
2 carrots peeled and cut into 1/4 inch rounds
1 medium yellow squash, cut into 1/4 inch rounds
1 green plantain, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch strips
1 cup green beans french cut
4 small egg plants chopped to halves
1 cup yam
1 cup drumsticks
10 fresh curry leaves
1 tsp. turmeric powder
1 cup groundcocnut
6 green chilies, seeded and minced
1 tsp. cuminseeds
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 cup water
Salt to taste
Combine all the vegetables in slow cooker. I prefer to put carrot and plantain first and then other vegetables Mix the spices with curd and water and add to slow cooker.
Add the coconut on top.
Cook for 8 hrs on low.
Serve with hot rice .
CHEF'S NOTES
This turned out a bit dry for me. If you want it to be a curry, add 1 cup of yogurt instead of 1/2 cup.
If you refer my recipe and make them today,Please leave me a comment how it turned out. It will motivate me to write more recipes.
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