Avial

Avial is a healthy side dish made with mixed boiled vegetables, coconut and spices. It tasted best when eaten with rice or adai dosa. This recipe is a basic white avial with curd. I have also posted the vegan version of Udupi style avial without curd.  

Ingredients :

2 cup mixed vegetables (beans, carrot, peas, brinjal, yam, potato etc)

1 cup curd

for paste :

1 cup grated coconut

2 to 3 green chillies

1 teaspoon jeera

10 curry leaves

for tadka (seasoning) :

1 teaspoon oil

10 to 15 curry leaves 

Method :

Grind coconut, green chillies, curry leaves and cumin seeds to a fine paste.

Pressure cook vegetables with required amount of water with salt for one whistle. 

Add the prepared paste and let it come to  a boil.

Heat oil in a pan, add curry leaves. Wait for a few seconds and switch off the gas. 

Add this tadka to the Aviyal. Add curd before serving. .

Serve hot with adai or rice.