Avial Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Grated coconut
• 5 Green chilies
• 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 cup Yam Thinly sliced into 11/2″ length pieces
• 1 cup Cucumber Sliced lengthy into 11/2″ length pieces
• 1 cup Snake gourd Sliced into 11/2″ length pieces
• 1/4 cup Carrot Sliced into 11/2″ length pieces
• 1/2 cup Long runner-beans sliced into 11/2″ length pieces
• 2 Drumstick cut into 2″ length pieces
• Curry leaves
• 3 tblsp Coconut oil
• 1 Raw bananas sliced into 11/2″ length pieces
• Raw mango pieces
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• Salt to taste

How to make Avial:

• Grind coconut with green chilies and cumin seeds in paste and keep it aside.
• Heat coconut oil in a thick bottom vessel, add vegetables and cook it on a low flame without adding water.
• When the vegetables are cooked, add turmeric powder, salt and mix well.
• Put bananas and mango pieces in cooked vegetables and cover the vessel.
• When steam comes out, add the coconut paste and stir well.
• Remove from fire and garnish it with curry leaves .
• Avial is ready to serve.
• Enjoy!