Avial

Avial is a beautiful blend of colorful nutritious veggies cooked to perfection in a coconut and yogurt based gravy and the true beauty of this dish lies in the uniformly cut vegetables.

Ingredients
Raw Plantain (cut in strips): 1/4 cup
Yam (cut in strips): 1/4 cup
Long Beans (cut in strips): 1/4 cup
Carrots (cut in strips): 1/4 cup
Drumsticks (cut long): 1/4 cup
Tindora/Kovaikkai (cut in strips): 1/4 cup
Vellarikka/Dosakai (cut in strips): 1/4 cup
White Melon/Kumbalanga (cut in strips): 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder: a pinch
Water: 1/4 cup

Grated Coconut: 3/4 cup
Yogurt: 1 cup
Green Chilli: 3-4
Cumin seeds/Jeera: 2 teaspoons
Garlic (optional):1 pod
Curry Leaves:handful
Coconut Oil:

Salt to taste

Take all the cut vegetables and boil it in water with some salt and turmeric. Do not let it get overcooked. Some people like it very tender while some like it with a crunch. Turn off the heat and let it cool. Coarsely grind the grated coconut, green chillies, cumin seeds, garlic. Add the yogurt to this mixture to make a paste. Pour it into the boiled vegetables slowly. If you pour it while the vegetables are hot, the curd might split. Mix everything well. Turn on the stove again on very low heat. Add a dash of coconut oil and a handful of curry leaves and it is as perfect as it can be.