Avial (keralan Mixed Vegetables)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup yam, chopped
• 1 cup snake gourd, chopped
• 1 cup cucumber, chopped
• 1/2 cup long runner beans, chopped
• 1/4 cup carrot, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/2 fresh coconut, grated
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
• 2 vegetable drumsticks, sliced
• 1 raw banana, chopped
• 2 sprigs curry leaves
• 3 cups coconut oil
• 5 green chilies
• 1/8 cup raw green mango, cut in 4 cubes (for sourness)
• 2 teaspoons salt

Recipe

• 1 coarsely grind the coconut, green chillies and cumin seeds. keep it aside.
• 2 clean the vegetables.
• 3 heat 2 tbsps of coconut oil in a thick bottomed vessel.
• 4 add the vegetables and cook on a low flame. do not add water.
• 5 when it is done, add turmeric powder, salt and mix it well.
• 6 remove the vegetables from the middle and put sliced bananas and mango pieces and cover it with the other vegetables.
• 7 when the steam comes out, add the coconut paste and stir well. remove from fire.
• 8 mix the remaining coconut oil and curry leaves in the avial.
• 9 serve with rice.