Banana, Carrot and Potato Avial

Banana, Carrot & Potato Avial is a semi solid side dish made with raw banana, carrot, potato, coconut and seasoned with coconut oil and curry leaves, goes well with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Banana, Carrot & Potato Avial.

Ingredients:-

Raw Banana.       - 4
Potato.                  -1
Carrot.                   -1
Green chilly.           - 3
Tamarind.               - a small piece
Red chilly powder.  -1tsp
Turmeric Powder.   -1/4 tsp
Salt.                        -to taste

For grinding Coconut Cumin seeds Paste:-

Grated Coconut. -1 cup
Cumin seeds.     -1tsp

For Seasoning:-

Curry leaves. -1spring
Coconut oil.    -2 tsp

Instructions:-

1). Peel the outer skin of raw Bananas and chop into 1 inch lengthy and 1/4 inch thick pieces and keep aside.

2). Peel the skin and chop the Potato into 1 inch lengthy pieces, wash well and keep aside.

3). Scrap the outer skin of the Carrot, wash well and chop into 1 inch lengthy pieces and keep aside.

4). Wash and half slit Green chillies and keep aside.

5). Soak Tamarind in little water and extract Tamarind juice and keep aside.

6). Grind grated Coconut along with Cumin seeds to a smooth but little coarse paste adding 2 tbsp of water. Keep aside the ground Coconut Cumin seeds mixture.

Method:-

1). In a cooking vessel add the chopped raw Banana pieces, Potato pieces, Carrot pieces, half slit Green chillies, required Salt and 1cup of water. Boil and cook the vegetables till soft.

2). Add Red chilly powder and Turmeric powder into the cooking vessel and mix with the cooked vegetables.Boil and cook for 2 minute on low flame. Stir in between.

3). Add extracted Tamarind juice into the cooking vessel and mix well. Boil again for 2 minutes on low flame and stir well.

4). Add the ground Coconut Cumin seeds mixture into the cooking vessel and mix well.The Banana Avial gravy becomes thick when it cools down,so add little more water and boil well. Cook for few minutes on low flame and make a medium thick gravy. Stir in between and switch off the flame.

5). Add Curry leaves and 2 tsp Coconut oil over the Banana, Carrot & Potato Avial and mix well.

6). Transfer the Avial to a serving bowl.

A tasty Banana, Carrot and Potato Avial is ready to serve as a side dish with rice.

Note:-

1). You can add 1/4 cup of whisked Curd instead of Tamarind Juice (optional).

2). You can add a small Garlic clove or 2 small Shallots when grinding the Coconut Cumin seeds mixture (optional).