Avial

Avial is a mix of different vegetables in a coconut and yogurt mixture.This comes under the list of sadhya recipes,it is one of the main side dish of sadhya.Coming to the recipe
Ingredients
Drumstick            2
Beans                  8-10
Elephant Yam/Chena    160g
Raw Plantain              1
Carrot                1 (110g)
Pumpkin              110g
Potato                110g

Water               11/2 cup
Turmeric powder    3/4 tsp
Green chilly      2-3
Salt             to taste

Coconut grated    1cup
Shallots      6-7
Cumin seeds      1sp

Yogurt (thick)     1cup

Coconut oil    2 tsp
Curry leaves   2 sprig

Preparing Method
-Peel and cut all the vegetables into 1.5'' lengthwise.
-Coarsely grind  the coconut,shallots and cumin seeds without adding water and keep aside.
-Heat a wide mouthed utensil adding all the vegetables,turmeric powder,slit green chilly, salt and water.
-Once the vegetables are cooked (be careful not to overcook),add the ground coconut mixture.Mix it well with the vegetables by stirring.
-After 2 minutes put the flame at very low and add the slightly whisked yogurt.Mix this well with the vegetables and just before boiling,off the flame.
-Add the coconut oil and the curry leaves.Keep covered for 10-15 minutes and then serve.

*You can use any vegetables of your choice,but use the stiff ones and not the mushy ones.
*Avial is prepared in a dry form,but here we all like it in a gravy form therefore you can add the coconut and yogurt according to your taste and like.

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