Avial - Vegetable and Coconut Curry

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Serves: 4 people

You will need:

1. Ivy Gourd / Tondekayi: 150 gms - diced into 1/2 inch pieces
2. Carrots: 2 nos - diced into 1/2 inch pieces
3. Green chillies: 3-4 nos.
4. French Beans: 50 gms - diced into 1/2 inch pieces
5. Coconut (wet) - 1/2 cup
6. Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
7. Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
8. Yogurt: 2 cups
9. Cooking oil: 1 tsp
10. Salt: according to taste

Avial

To cook:

• Boil the vegetables along with two green chillies and set it aside. 
• In a blender, add the coconut, cumin seeds and the remaining green chillies. Add 1 cup of yogurt and blend well.
• In a pan, add the blended mixture to the boiled vegetables and bring to boil. Add salt according to taste. Add the remaining yogurt and mix well. 
• Temper it with oil and mustard seeds.
• Serve it with hot rice!