If you’re looking for a word that describes the insanely colourful madness of diversity in India, then put down that dictionary and shelf the thesaurus and head straight to this proud Indian’s kitchen. The word, is ‘Avial’ and that’s exactly what Venkatesh Iyer is cooking!
Venkatesh Iyer dreams about Aviyal and has been cooking it for over 35 years. It takes over 1.5 hours to complete and this, is his zone of zen. Everything, from cleaning and cutting the twelve different types of vegetables to readying the secret gravy gives him happiness. His wife loves it, and so it’s a weekly tradition.
Cooking Aviyal makes him #HappyInIndia.
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