Avial / Mixed Veg Curry using Curd

 Avial is a very tasty and easy to prepare Kerala tradtional mixed vegetable curry adding curd and coarsely ground coconut cumin paste. Avial is one of the main dish served with rice in ona sadhya during onam celebration in Kerala.

The following ingredients are used to prepare Avial / Mixed Veg Curry using Curd.

Ingredients:-

Yam chopped.     -1 cup
Raw Banana.       -1
Carrot.                 -1
Potato                  -1
Drumstick.           -1
Green chillies.      -2
Turmeric powder. -1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder.-1tsp
Curd.                      -3/4 cup
Water.                     -as required
Salt.                        -to taste
Curry leaves.          -few
Coconut oil.            -1tsp

For grinding Coconut Cumin Green Chilly Paste:-

Grated coconut.-3/4 cup
Cumin seeds.    -1/2 tsp
Green chillies.  -2

Instructions:-

1). Remove the outer skin of vegetables and chop them into 2 inch lengthy pieces and wash well in water and keep aside.

2). Grind grated coconut along with cumin seeds (jeera) and 2 green chillies to a coarse paste without adding water. Keep aside the coarsely ground coconut cumin green chilly paste.

Method:-

1). In a wide bottom pan add choped vegetables (chopped yam pieces, chopped raw banana pieces, chopped potato pieces, chopped carrot pieces, chopped drumstick pieces), 2 half slit green chillies and 1/4 cup of water. Mix well and boil on low flame and cook the vegetables.

2). Add turmeric powder and red chilly powder into the pan and mix with the cooked vegetables.

3). Add curd and required salt into the pan and mix well.

4). Add coarsely ground coconut cumin green chilly paste into the pan and mix well on low flame till the coarsely ground coconut paste mix with the cooked vegetables. When the water evaporates and the curry becomes thick switch off the flame.

5). Add few fresh curry leaves and 1tsp coconut oil over the curry and mix well.

Very tasty Avial / Mixed Veg Curry using Curd is ready to serve with rice.