Avial

This is yet another traditional Kerala dish which is part of any Kerala Sadya.

Ingredients:
1. Raw banana - 1 cup
2. Yam/Sooran - 1 cup
3. Drumsticks - 1 cup
4. Carrot - 1/4 cup
5. Potato - 1 small sized
6. Beans/long beans - 1/2 cup
7. Green Chillies - 5 nos.
8. Coconut - 2 cup
9. Yogurt- 1 cup
10. Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
11. Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
12. Curry leaves - few
13. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
14. Salt to taste

Method:
1. Cut all the vegetables in 2 inch long and 1/2 inch thickness.

2. Boil banana, yam, carrot, potato, beans and drumstick in 2 cups of water, salt and turmeric powder. Make sure all the water is evaporated once the vegetables are cooked.

3. Coarsely grind coconut, green chillies and cumin seeds and add to cooked vegetables. Let it simmer for around 5 minutes.

4. Add curry leaves and coconut oil and turn off the stove.

5. Once this cools down add beaten yogurt.