Senai Kizhangu Avial Recipe with step by step pictures.This recipe is popular in South India which is prepared using grated coconut and the aroma of coconut oil is filling.
Senai Kizhangu Avial
Ingredients for Senai Kizhangu Avial
- Elephant Yam / Chena Kizhangu - 2 cup peeled and sliced
- Tamarind Pulp - 1 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Water as needed
- Coconut Oil - 1 tsp
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
For Masala:
- Coconut - 1 cup grated
- Red Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
- Whole Pepper - ½ tsp
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
How to Make Senai Kizhangu Avial
- Grind the ingredients given for masala to a slightly coarse paste. Set aside till use.
- Take yams in a kadai, cover it with water. Bring it to boil and cover the kadai with a lid.
- Cook till the yams is tender. Drain and set aside.
- Now add yam to the same kadai. Add in the tamarind pulp and some water. Mix well till the raw smell leaves away.
- Now add in the ground masala and mix well.
- Cook this for a couple of mins.
- Now make seasoning by heating oil and crackling mustard seeds. Pour this over the avial and mix well.
- Serve.
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Senai Kizhangu Avial Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups peeled and sliced Elephant Yam / Chena Kizhangu
- 1 tbsp Tamarind Pulp
- Salt to taste
- Water as needed
- 1 tsp Coconut Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
- For Masala:
- 1 cup grated Coconut
- 2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- ½ tsp Whole Pepper
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
Instructions
- Grind the ingredients given for masala to a slightly coarse paste. Set aside till use.
- Take yams in a kadai, cover it with water. Bring it to boil and cover the kadai with a lid.
- Cook till the yams is tender. Drain and set aside.
- Now add yam to the same kadai. Add in the tamarind pulp and some water. Mix well till the raw smell leaves away.
- Now add in the ground masala and mix well.
- Cook this for a couple of mins.
- Now make seasoning by heating oil and crackling mustard seeds. Pour this over the avial and mix well.
- Serve.
Senai Kizhangu Avial Recipe Step by Step
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Anonymous
does not avial require sour curds ?.
Aarthi
@AnonymousThis avial dont need curd, since we have tamarind in this
Anonymous
hi, In Tirunelveli dist, we never use curd for avail only tamarind... Also brahmins just use make a stiff small ball of tamarind and let it boil with Avail and remove it later after switching off the stove or before serving
Anonymous
Hi at which point will v add salt
Aarthi
@AnonymousRight after boiling yams and adding it to kadai.