AVIAL

Mixed vegetables all cut into 2 inch sticks

Drum sticks -- 4
Raw Banana -- 2
Carrot -- 2 (medium)
Ivy gourd (tondekai) -- 1/2 cup
Cucumber -- 1
French beans -- 1/2 cup
Snake Gourd –- 1/4 cup
Coconut oil -- 2 tablespoons
Curry leaves -- 2 stems
Chilly Powder -1 tsp
Turmeric Powder -1/2 tsp


Coconut(grated) -1 cup
Green Chilly -3
Turmeric Powder -1 tsp
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Curry leaves -- 2 stems


Curd – 4-5 tablespoons
Coconut oil – 2 tbsp
Salt to taste

Heat coconut oil in a pan and add all the vegetables. Add turmeric powder,curry leaves and chilli powder and cook it on low flame covered for 10 minutes.
Now add a little water and cook all the vegetables until they are tender.

Grind together coconut, cumin seeds, turmeric, curry leaves and green chilles together to a coarse paste.
Add this to the cooked vegetable. Add curd and mix it together. Pour 2 more tablespoons of coconut oil on top, add salt and water and bring the mixture to boil.

Simmer it on a low flame until the raw cumin smell disappears (for about 15-20 minutes).

Serve hot with rice.