Avial Recipe

Avial Recipe - South Indian sabzi of mixed vegetables cooked with curd and other spices. You can make this vegetarian dish in 15 to 20 minutes.

Recipe Ingredients

* Green Peas, shelled - 100g
* Carrots, chopped - 2
* Potatoes, peeled & chopped to pieces - 2
* Drumsticks, chopped - 2
* White Pumpkin, peeled & chopped - 200g
* Plantains, peeled & chopped - 2
* Coconut, grated - 6 tbsp
* Green Chillies - 4
* Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
* Yogurt - 1 cup
* Rice Powder - 1 tsp
* Coconut Oil - 3 tbsp
* Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
* Curry Leaves, pinched - 4
* Salt to taste

Preparation

Take a pressure cooker and steam cook all the vegetables with salt. Cook till 2 to 3 whistles and take sufficient water so that all the vegetables are covered in water. After 3 whistles remove and drain excess water.

Grind the coconut, green chillies and cumin seeds with a little water into a smooth paste.

Mix this paste and the rice powder with the yogurt. Mix the yogurt mixture with the steamed vegetables. Cook for a few minutes.

Heat the coconut oil in a pan, sauté the mustard seeds and curry leaves. As the seeds start spluttering, remove and pour into the vegetable mixture. Mix and serve hot.

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