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Avial (Vegetable in Coconut and Curd –Kerala Style)

Ingredients :-

 

Sl No.
Item
Qty.
1.

Coconut grated

 2 ½ cup
2.

Green chillies

12
3.

Cumin seeds

 2 teaspoon
4.

Water

 2 cups 
5.

Sour curd beaten

 1 ½ cups
6.

Yam peeled and cut into 4 cm. long and ½ cm. thick slices.

 400 gms.
7

Ash-gourd peeled. De- seeded and cut into 4 cm. long and 1 ½ cm.       thick slices.

  400 gms.
8

Raw bananas peeled and cut into 4 cm. long and  1 cm. thick slices

 3 medium(350 gms)
9

Drumsticks peeled and cut into 8 cm. long pieces

 3
10

Red pumpkin peeled and cut into 4 cm. long and 1 cm. thick slices

 ½ kg.
11.

Broad beans cut into 2 ½ cm. long pieces

 100 gms.
12.

Slat

 5 teaspoons
13.

Turmeric powder

 ¾ teaspoon
14.

Curry leaves

 2 springs 
14.

Coconut oil

 3 tablespoons
 

Directions-

    1. Grind together coconut, chillies and cumin seeds into  a paste, adding a little water(1 cup) from time to time. Add curd and mix well.
    2. pour remaining water(1 cup) into cooker. Add yam and all other ingredients except coconut paste, curry leaves and oil; Stir well.
    3. Closed cooker. Bring to full pressure on high heat. Remove cooker immediately from heat. Reduce pressure with slight lifting of vent weight. Open cooker.
    4. Add coconut paste and curry leave. Mix well.
    5. Place cooker with vegetables on high heat and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 2 minutes.
    6. Transfer avail into a serving dish. Pour oil evenly over avail. Serve hot.