Name: Avial - Nice One
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Elephant yam (sliced thinly into 1 1/2" length, Chena); 1 cup Cucumber (sliced lengthy into 11/2" thick pieces, Vellarikka); 1 cup Snake gourd (sliced into 1 1/2" length pieces, Padavalanga); 1/4 cup Carrot (sliced into 1 1/2" length pieces); 1/2 cup Long runner beans (sliced into 1 1/2" length pieces, Payar/Achinga); 2 nos Drumstick (cut into 2" length pieces, Muringakka); 1 no Raw bananas (sliced into 1 1/2" length pieces, Vazhakka); Mango pieces (As reqd); 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; Salt (As reqd); 1/2 of Coconut (grated); 5 nos Green chillies; 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); 2 sprigs Curry leaves; 3 tbsp Coconut oil

Avial – Nice One

By AnitaJacob

• September 15, 2005

Avial - Nice One

A semi-dry preparation of a mixture of all sorts of vegetables

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1 cup Elephant yam sliced thinly into 1 1/2" length, Chena
1 cup Cucumber sliced lengthy into 11/2" thick pieces, Vellarikka
1 cup Snake gourd sliced into 1 1/2" length pieces, Padavalanga
1/4 cup Carrot sliced into 1 1/2" length pieces
1/2 cup Long runner beans sliced into 1 1/2" length pieces, Payar/Achinga
2 nos Drumstick cut into 2" length pieces, Muringakka
1 no Raw bananas sliced into 1 1/2" length pieces, Vazhakka
Mango pieces As reqd
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
Salt As reqd
1/2 of Coconut grated
5 nos Green chillies
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
2 sprigs Curry leaves
3 tbsp Coconut oil

Instructions

Grind together grated coconut, green chillies and cumin seeds into a coarse paste. Keep it aside. 2)Heat 2 tbsp coconut oil in a thick bottom vessel.
Add the vegetables and cook on a low flame.
:- Do not add water.
When it is done, add turmeric powder, salt and mix well.
Remove the vegetables from the middle and put sliced bananas and mango pieces and cover it with the other vegetables.
When steam comes out, add the coconut paste and stir well.
Remove from flame.
Add the remaining coconut oil and curry leaves and mix well.