South Indian side dish Avial recipe

Avial is one of the famous side dish of Coastal Karnataka and some parts of Kerala.This suits best with rice.But we can use it with chapati ,roti,dosa etc.In this we can use all vegetables.It resembles like majjige huli or melara.It will be more thick than the usual sambar or melara.It is highly nutritious because it contains the goodness of all vegetables and rich in fibre.In this we have cut the vegetables lengthwise,1/4 inch width and 2-21/2 inch long.We can use any vegetable like drumstick,bitter gourd,carrot,,beans,ridgegourd,bottlegourd ,pumpkin,brinjol etc.
These vegetables will be mixed with coconut gravy.
Required ingredients
Chopped vegetables:4-5 cups
Green peas:1/2 cup
Salt:to taste
Grated coconut:1 cup
Cumin seeds;1 tsp
Green chilly:1
Turmeric powder: a pinch
Butter milk:1 cup
For tempering:oil:1 tsp
              Mustard seeds
              Broken red chilly
              Curry leaves
How to prepare avial

Avial

• Cook all the vegetables and green peas by adding salt.
• Grind grated coconut with turmeric powder,cumin seeds and green chilly to form smooth paste by adding sufficient water.
• Add butter milk to the cooked vegetable and boil it.
• When it starts boiling add coconut mix.Add water if required.It should be thicker than the usual sambar.
• Boil for one minute and put off the fire.
• Heat oil in a pan.Add mustard seeds and broken red chilly.When they splutter add curry leaves and pour it over avial.