Avial (Mixed Vegetables With Sauce) Recipe
Ingredients
Cubed white squash or pumpkin (1c), plain yoghurt (2c), chopped potato, French beans, cauliflower, drumstick and bell pepper (3c mixed together), grate coconut (1c), green chillies (4 med.), sugar (1tsp), coriander leaves (4tsp), turmeric (1/8tsp), dried red chilli (2), mustard (1/8tsp), cumin (1tsp), Asafoetida (a pinch), split black gram (1/8tsp), cooking oil (1/2c) and salt (to taste).
Method of preparation:-
Take a deep pot; boil the mixed vegetables in a cup of water in it until get tender. Do not discard the left over water keep it in the pot. Take a blender, put yogurt, gated coconut, sugar, turmeric, , cumin, coriander seeds, salt and a cup of water in it. Blend all these until get well mixed. Now pour this mixture into the pot containing the vegetables. Place the pot over heat and keep on heating on medium heat. Slice the green chillies lengthwise and put them in the pot. Reduce the heat and then simmer it for 10 minutes. Stir it frequently while cooking as the yogurt tends to stick to the bottom of the pot. Now take off the pot from heat and keep it aside. Take a frying pan, place it over medium heat. Heat oil in it and add dry red pepper and fry for 1 minute and then add curry leaves, black grams and mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds get pop then add asafetida. Now add the vegetables and the sauce from the pot and again cook for 1 or 2 minutes. Take off the pan from the heat. When it gets ready serve it with rice or puri or with parathas.
Number of servings – 4
Making Time – 40 minutes
South Indian Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
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