Avial

INGREDIENTS

Yam sliced thinly into 1 1/2″ length pieces - 1/2 cup

Snake gourd sliced into 11/2″ length pieces - 1/2cup

Carrot sliced into into 11/2″ length pieces - 1/2cup

Long runner-beans sliced into 11/2″ length pieces- 1/4cup

Drumstick cut into 2″ length pieces – 2nos

Raw bananas sliced into 11/2″ length pieces - 1no

Mango pieces or Tamarind Juice - for sour taste

Turmeric powder – 1/4tsp

Salt – to taste

Grated coconut – 1/4 cup

Garlic Pods – 4 nos

Green chillies – 5 nos

Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves – 2 sprigs

Coconut oil – 3 tbs

Method:

1) Coarsely grind the coconut,garlic pods ,turmeric powder, green chillies and cumin seeds. Keep it aside.

2) Cook the cleaned and sliced vegetables either in a pressure cooker or in a normal thick bottom vessel, Till it is half cooked.

Do not add too much water as vegetable contains water.

3) Heat 2tbs coconut oil in a thick bottom vessel.

4) Add the half cooked vegetables , add the coconut paste and stir well withoout damaging the cooked veges.

5) Allow it to cook for 3 to 5 mins in low flame , until the raw taste of the grinded paste goes off.

6) Remove from fire. Mix the remaining coconut oil and curry leaves in the avial.

NB :- Yam ,Carrot and Raw Bannana needs more time to cook ,so cook it separately as other veges takes very little time.

Serve along with hot Rice.

Recipe By

Kiran Mary