AVIAL ( Mixed vegetable in Coconut Stew )

Ingredients :

Carrot : 1 Stick cut length wise
Beans : 10 nos cut into half
White Pumpkin : 10 big length wise cut pieces
Green Beans : 1/4 Cup
Cucumber : 1 no ( cut thick length wise )
Kohlrabi ( Nulkol ) :5 lenght wise pieces
Raw Banana : 5 Nos cut legthwise.
Potato : 5 nos cut lenghtwise
Salt : to taste



To grind :

Coconut : 1/2 Cup
Jeera : 2 tbsp
Ginger : One some bite size piece
Aesofoetida : A Pinch
Sour curd : 1/4 cup
Green chillies : 5 nos ( based on spice level )

Seasoning:

Jeera : 1 tsp
Coconut oil : 2tbsp
Aesofoetida : A Pinch
Curry leaves : 5 nos
Cilantro for garnish

Directions :

Cut all the vegetable in the same size and shape. Cook potato, carrot, beans and kohlrabi first. Once they are lightly cooked add white pumpkin, cucumber, peas, raw banana as these take considerably less time to cook. Add salt to the vegetables. Do not over cook them. They need to have a little bit crunch too it. Drain excess water if any after the vegetables are cooked. You can preserve the water and use while kneading the roti dough or can preserve it in ice cubes for days.

Grind all the ingredients as said above into a smooth paste. I generally grind the curd with the mixture, you can also add at the end to the vegetables instead of grinding. Grinding the curd makes it get mixed well with the masala

Add the masala to the vegetables and simmer the heat. Bring it to a boil and turn the heat off.In a saute pan, place the coconut oil ( you can use regular oil if you want ) , add jeera, curry leaves and aesofoetida. Once the jeera turns colour pour them to teh stew and garnish with cilantro.

Serve hot with rice. You can also eat with rotis.

Note : You can add any number and variety of vegetables. This is the best way to make kids eat all kinds of vegetables. It tastes Yummy too !