Avial

Ingredients:

Elephant Yam 500 gm
Cucumber 500 gm
Carrots 100 gm
Raw Banana 1
Drumstick 2
Snake Gourd 50 gm
Salt to taste
Grated Coconut ½ cup
Shallot 4
Green Chilly 2
Chilly Powder 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder ½ teaspoon
Cumin powder ¼ teaspoon
Curd 2 tablespoon
Curry leaves
Coconut Oil 1 tablespoon

Preparation Method:

Wash all the vegetables and cut them into 2 inches long pieces.
Put all the vegetables into a cooking pan and add water upto 3/4th of the vegetables. Add salt and turmeric into it and mix well.
Close the lid and cook it on a medium heat stirring in between.
Grind together coconut, shallot, green chillies and cumin powder to make a coarse paste.

Once the vegetables are cooked well, add the ground paste, oil, curry leaves and cook for few minutes. Add curd and mix well. (Optional)