Ingredients
- Mixed Vegetables - 4-5 cups (ash gourd, plantain, carrot, beans, drumstick, brinjal, potatoes, cluster beans, chow chow)
- Coconut Oil - 3 tsp
- Thick Curd - 1 small cup(optional)
- Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Curry Leaves - 8-10
- Green Chillies - 4
- Coconut - 1/4 cup
- Ginger - 1/2 inch piece
- Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
- Rice - 1 tsp
- Coriander - 1 handful finely chopped
Preparation
To make the *Masala- Soak the ingredients for 10 minutes and grind them into a fine paste using very little water.
- 4 Green chillies
- 1/4 cup Coconut
- 1/2 inch Ginger
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tsp Rice

Procedure
Cut the vegetables into long thin pieces and boil all of them except raw banana and brinjal with just enough water in a broad pan. 5 minutes into the boiling add banana and brinjal.
Note: If boiling the vegetables in the cooker put in all the veggies and cook until 1 whistle.
- 4-5 cups mixed vegetables(ash gourd, plantain, carrot, beans, drumstick, brinjal, potatoes, cluster beans, chow chow)

Once the veggies are soft (about 80% cooked) and most of the water has evaporated, add the *masala. Stir and add the coconut oil and curry leaves. Leave the stove on for 2 minutes more and then switch it off. Wait for everything to cool a litte for 5 minutes.
- *masala
- 3tsp coconut leaves
- 3-5 curry leaves

After the ingredients in the pan have cooled a little, add curd and mix well(optional).
- 1 small cup of thick curd

Season with cumin seeds and some curry leaves.
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 4-5 curry leaves

Garnish with coriander(optional).Our Avial is ready to be served! Adai and avial is a fabulous combination. Today I am just having it with hot rice :)

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