Avial Recipe

Avial is a South Indian recipe. Served as a main course dish with rice.

Ingredients
Yam - 150gms
Ash gourd - 150gms
Raw bananas/Plantain - 2nos
Drumsticks - 1
Potatoes - 1
Sour yoghurt - 1 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Curry leaves
Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste.

PASTE :
Coconut - 1/2
Green chillies - 6-7 nos.
Cummin seeds - 1 tsp.

Method:

1. Grind together the grated coconut, green chillies and cumin seeds to make a fine paste, adding very little water.
2. Peel and chop all the vegetables into 1 inch length.
3. Cook the vegetables separately with very little water in a pressure cooker.
4. Mix all the cooked vegetables together with salt and turmeric powder.
5. In a pan, add coconut oil, Cumin Seeds, mustard seeds, curry leaves, cooked vegetables and mix well.
6. Add ground paste and mix well, so that the paste mixes with the vegetables.
7. Finally add curd before serving.
8. Serve hot with rice.

* Can use Coconut milk powder also. Mix the powder with water, making a fine paste.