Mahadeva's Bhaga Sasthra
146. Avial (Vegetable Stew )
Ingredients :
| Any Vegetables | - 20 palam |
|---|---|
| Salt | - 1½ palam |
| Red Chilly | - 1 palam |
| Turmeric Powder | - ⅛ palam |
| Water | - 1 padi |
| Tamarind | - 2 palam |
| Coconut | - 1 |
| Green Chilly | - ½ palam |
| Cumin Seed | - ¼ palam |
| Coconut Oil | - 1 palam |
Vegetables : Pieces of Raw Banana, Pumpkin, Cucumber, Jackfruit Seed
- 1. Take all the vegetables and remove the skin and seeds, cut into small pieces and add to a lead coated vessel. Take the salt, red chilli, turmeric powder and grind these nicely into a paste and add it to the cut vegetables.
- 2. Add water enough to cover them and bring to boil and allow to thicken. Mix water and tamarind and extract the juice after removing the fibres and skin, if any.
- 3. Add to the vegetables and allow to become thick. Shred the coconut, mix with green chilli,cumin seeds and grind into a nice paste.
- 4. Mix the above paste with ¼ padi sour curd and when it boils add a bunch of curry leaves. Add Coconut oil and mix this with avail and serve.
- 5. This avial can be prepared with any available vegetable.
Avial (Stew ) : It is a thick mixture of vegetables and coconut seasoned with coconut oil and curry leaves. Avial is considered an essential part of the the Keralite vegetarian feast.