Ingredients

• Raw Plantain (Raw banana / നേന്ത്രക്കായ്) – 1 No
• Elephant foot yam (ചേന) – 200 gm
• Drumstick (മുരിങ്ങക്കായ്) – 1 No
• Ash gourd (കുമ്പളങ്ങ) – 150 gm
• Potato (ഉരുളക്കിഴങ്ങ്) – 1 No
• French Beans (Green beans / ബീന്‍സ്) – 4 Nos
• Snake gourd (പടവലങ്ങ) – 100 gm
• Carrot – 1 No (small)
• Green chilli (പച്ചമുളക്) – 4 Nos
• Turmeric powder (മഞ്ഞൾപൊടി) – 1 pinch
• Grated coconut (തേങ്ങ ചിരണ്ടിയത്) – 1 Cup
• Cumin seeds (ജീരകം) – ½ Tea spoon
• Curd (തൈര്) – ½ Cup
• Curry leaves (കറിവേപ്പില) – 2 Sprigs
• Shallot (ചെറിയ ഉള്ളി) – 5 Nos
• Coconut oil (വെളിച്ചെണ്ണ) – 1½ Table spoon
• Water (വെള്ളം) – 1½ Cup
• Salt (ഉപ്പ്) – to taste

• Wash the vegetables very well. Peel and cut it into 2 inch (length wise) pieces.
• Slice green chillies (length wise).
• Cook the vegetables in a covered vessel by adding green chillies, water, salt and turmeric powder on a low flame till it tender and dry (be careful not to overcook it and also take care to prevent it from burning).
• Crush the shallots and mix it with coconut oil.
• Grind grated coconut and cumin seeds by adding little water into a coarsely paste.
• Add the ground paste into the cooked vegetables along with curry leaves and combine it well. Heat it in a low flame for 3 minutes.
• Pour lightly beaten curd to this and mix it. Remove from the fire, add coconut oil – shallots mix and combine it.
• Serve Avial (Aviyal) as an accompaniment to rice.