Avial
Traditional Kerala vegetable dish
Cuisine
Kerala
Servings
Prep Time
4
people
20
minutes
Servings
Prep Time
4
people
20
minutes
Ingredients
Vegetables like
Potato
,
Carrot
,
Cucumber
, Ashgourd, Beans, Drumsticks cut into long pieces –
3
cups
Sliced Onions –
1/2
cup
Tomatoes sliced –
1/2
cup
Green chillies
(slit lengthwise) –
5
Turmeric powder
–
1/2
tsp
Coconut
grated –
1/2
cup
Cummin seeds(jeera) –
1/2
tsp
Shallots –
3
Curds –
1/2
cup
Coconut oil
–
1
tbsp
Curry leaves
(a few) –
Salt
to taste –
Water
as required –
Instructions
In a pan boil and cook the vegetable pieces,
onion
slices,
tomato
slices,
green chillies
,
turmeric powder
, enough
water
and
salt
.
Grind the
coconut
, jeera and shallots into a coarse paste
Add the ground
coconut
mixture to the cooked vegetables and cook for a few minutes till
water
has dried up
Add the curds and boil for a few minutes
Add
curry leaves
and
coconut oil
to the mixture, cover and take off the fire