Receipe 21: Avial

I had meant to blog this receipe for a looong time! So finally learnt to make it. I go every monday to mallu mess near my office for lunch just for the great avial they conjure. Pongal also has adai avial sometimes.. I like their avial but the adai sucks there. I will soon blog the receipe for adai. It is damn simple to make. So lets get on with the making of avial.

What you need?

Vegetables ( get whatever is available from this list)

Taro Root (Chepankizhangu)
potatoes
yam
sweet potaotoes
vazhakai (plantain/ raw banana)
white pumpkin
drum stick
carrot
beans
green peas

Cook the vegetables well and have them ready.

Coconut- 1
Jeera - 2 spoons
Green chillies - 2
Red chilli - 1
Salt
Slightly sour curd - 2 tumblers (Make sure its thick)

Le Method:

Grate the coconut and grind it along with jeera and chillies in a mixie. Add this grounded mixture to the curd. Add the boiled vegetables to this. ( Do not add the vegetables along with the water you had used to cook it. Drain them.). Add some curry leaves and heat it in low flame.
Do not boil it. Add some salt to taste. Garnish it with coriander leaves.

Finally add 2 or 3 teaspoons of coconut oil to the avial. Thats it. As simple as that!