{"id":424,"date":"2020-04-12T06:32:18","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T06:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temp.ashkerala.com\/?p=424"},"modified":"2020-04-12T06:32:18","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T06:32:18","slug":"avial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/temp.ashkerala.com\/?p=424","title":{"rendered":"Avial"},"content":{"rendered":"

Avial (Malayalam: wikt:\u03b1\u2524\u00e0\u03b1\u2524\u2561\u03b1\u2524\u2510\u03b1\u2524\u00bb\u03b1\u2524\u2593\u03b1\u2561\u00ec\u0393\u00c7\u00ec; Tamil: \u03b1\u00ab\u00e0\u03b1\u00ab\u2561\u03b1\u00ab\u2510\u03b1\u00ab\u00bb\u03b1\u00ab\u2593\u03b1\u00bb\u00ec, pronounced [a\u2569\u00efijal]) is a dish that has a unique place in typical Kerala as well as Tamil cuisine and Udupi cuisine. It is a thick mixture of vegetables, curd and coconut, seasoned with coconut oil and curry leaves. Avial is considered an essential part of the Sadya, the Keralian vegetarian feast.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/p>\n

Vegetables commonly used in avial are elephant yam, plantain, pumpkin, carrots, beans, Brinjal,cucumber, drum sticks, snake gourd and avarai. Carrots, beans etc. are recent introduction, while the north Keralan Avial includes bitter gourd also. Some people prefer to skip curd or substitute it with raw mango or tamarind pulp. This dish can be made into a gravy or be made into a semi-solid side dish. It is generally eaten with rice. The word “avial” is also used to denote an assortment or a mixture\u0393\u00c7\u00f6this sense being derived from the way the dish is made.
Mythology<\/p>\n

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, 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 is a mythology variation. 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.<\/p>\n

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Ingredients<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Cubed White Squash (pumpkin) — 1 cup<\/div>\n
Chopped French Beans, Cauliflower,<\/div>\n
Drumstick, Bell Pepper, Potato — 3 cups<\/div>\n
(mixed together)<\/div>\n
Green Chilies — 4 (medium sized)<\/div>\n
Plain Yoghurt — 2 cups<\/div>\n
Grated Fresh Coconut — 1 cup<\/div>\n
Curry Leaves — 10<\/div>\n
Coriander Leaves — 4 tsp.<\/div>\n
Mustard — 1\/8 tsp.<\/div>\n
Turmeric — 1\/8 tsp.<\/div>\n
Cooking oil — 1\/2 cup<\/div>\n
Dried Red Chilies — 2<\/div>\n
Sugar — 1 tsp.<\/div>\n
Cumin — 1 tsp.<\/div>\n
Split Black Gram — 1\/8 tsp.<\/div>\n
Asafoetida — a pinch or two<\/div>\n
Salt to taste<\/div>\n
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Method<\/strong><\/div>\n
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In a deep pot boil the mixed vegetables in a cup of water until tender. Keep aside. (If there is any water left in the pot, do not discard it). In a blender, blend yogurt, sugar, cumin, grated coconut, turmeric, salt, coriander leaves, a cup of water until well mixed. Pour this mixture into the pot containing the vegetables and keep it on\u00a0medium heat. Add the green chilies sliced lengthwise and simmer the contents for ten minutes. (Remember to stir frequently, as yogurt tends to stick to the bottom of the pot). Remove from heat and keep aside. In a wide skillet heat oil on medium.When oil is hot add dry red peppers and fry for one minute. Then add mustard seeds, black gram and curry leaves. When the mustard seeds pop, add asafoetida. Immediately add the vegetables and sauce from the pot. Cook for a minute or two. Remove from heat. Goes well with plain white rice, pita, paratha, puri. If drumstick is not available, you can add some other vegetable. Eggplant, however, is not advised because it becomes bitter when boiled in water.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Avial (Malayalam: wikt:\u03b1\u2524\u00e0\u03b1\u2524\u2561\u03b1\u2524\u2510\u03b1\u2524\u00bb\u03b1\u2524\u2593\u03b1\u2561\u00ec\u0393\u00c7\u00ec; Tamil: \u03b1\u00ab\u00e0\u03b1\u00ab\u2561\u03b1\u00ab\u2510\u03b1\u00ab\u00bb\u03b1\u00ab\u2593\u03b1\u00bb\u00ec, pronounced [a\u2569\u00efijal]) is a dish that has a unique place in typical Kerala as well as Tamil cuisine and Udupi cuisine. It is a thick mixture of vegetables, curd and coconut, seasoned with coconut oil and curry leaves. Avial is considered an essential part of the Sadya, the Keralian vegetarian…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-onam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/temp.ashkerala.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/temp.ashkerala.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/temp.ashkerala.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/temp.ashkerala.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/temp.ashkerala.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/temp.ashkerala.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/temp.ashkerala.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/temp.ashkerala.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/temp.ashkerala.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}