Avial (mixed vegetables in coconut)
It is that time of the year again when everyone's mind is on one thing alone - Onam Sadya. Here is a recipe for Avial to take the proud place on your banana leaf.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup yam chopped
- 1/2 cup Carrots chopped
- 1 cup potato chopped
- 1/2 cup banana Raw chopped
- 2 Drumsticks chopped
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- to taste salt
For grinding to a paste
- 1 cup coconut fresh grated
- 3 - 4 green chillies
- 2 tsps jeera seeds (cumin)
For the tadka
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 2 sprigs curry leaves
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 2 chillies dry red
Instructions
- In a heavy bottom kadhai (or if you have use the kerala mud chatti), add all the vegetables along with just enough water to cover them. Bring to a boil and reduce the flame. Cook till all the vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Make sure you chop vegetables in the same size more or less.
- While the vegetables are cooking grind all the ingredients of the paste together. Namely coconut, green chillies and cumin seeds. Keep aside
- Once the vegetables are cooked, add the coconut paste to the vegetables and simmer for 4-5 minutes.
- In a small tadka pan, heat coconut oil and add mustard seeds, urad dal and red chillies. Roast for 1 minute till the urad dal starts to brown. Add curry leaves and fry further for 2 minutes till the leaves are crisp and the dal nicely browned.
- Pour on top of the avial and serve warm
Notes
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