Name: Avial recipe by Priyanjali Joardar at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Carrots 1 cup; Raw banana 1 cup; Bottle gourd 1 cup; Elephant yam 1 cup; Green chilli 4; Cumin seeds 2 teaspoon; 1 cup freshly grated coconut; 1 cup curd; Coconut oil - 2 tsp; Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon; Curry leaves 10-12; Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon; Salt per taste

ABOUT Avial RECIPE

Avial is an authentic recipe of Kerala. This is an example of how a simple recipe with minimal ingredients can taste so good. Avial is generally dry dish but my version is with curry because I like it that way.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Carrots 1 cup
Raw banana 1 cup
Bottle gourd 1 cup
Elephant yam 1 cup
Green chilli 4
Cumin seeds 2 teaspoon
1 cup freshly grated coconut
1 cup curd
Coconut oil - 2 tsp
Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
Curry leaves 10-12
Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
Salt per taste

Instructions

Cut all the vegetables of one inch size.
Pressure cook carrots, yam, bottle gourd for one whistle. Reserve the water.
Grind the grated coconut along with cumin and green chillies.
In a kadai add coconut oil to that add mustard seeds and curry leaves.
Add raw banana, once it's partially cooked, add rest of the vegetables and mix well.
Add the ground coconut, cumin green chilli mix and turmeric powder.
Add the water which was used in cooking the vegetables.
After 5 minutes add the beaten curd.
Stir well, add salt and mix.
Let it simmer for 5 minutes.
Cover it for a while before serving with white rice.

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