Avial

MIXED VEGETABLE GRAVY

INGREDIENTS:-

Cubed white pumpkin - 1 cup

(Chopped french beans, cauliflower

Drumsticks, potato, carrot) - mixed together 3 cups

Plain yogurt - 2 cups

Curry leaves - 10

Mustard - 1 teaspoon

Cooking oil - 2 tablespoon

Dried red chillies - 2

Asafoetida - a pinch

Salt -  as per the taste

For the paste:

Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon

Green chillies - 4

Grated coconut - 1 cup

Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Coriander leaves - 4 teaspoon

Water - as required

METHOD OF PREPARATION:-

• Grind the ingredients  for making a paste together in a mixer by adding water. At the end add yogurt and blend for a minute.
• Boil the vegetables in a vessel with a cup of water until tender. Keep it aside, do not discard the water.
• Pour the blended mixture into the vessel having vegetables and stir in low flame. Add salt as required.
• Stir frequently as yogurt tends to stick to the bottom of the vessel.
• Remove from the flame and keep it aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a small pan, add mustard seeds.
• When they pop add curry leaves, red chillies, asafoetida and put it into the vessel.
• This goes well with white rice or rotis.