Thursday, March 17, 2011

Avial

Ingredients:
Mixed Veggies - 6 Cups (Carrot,french beans,white pumkpin,
green capsicum,cucumber,drumstick)
Green Peas - 1/2 Cup
Grated Coconut - 1/2 Cup
Water - 1 Cup
Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp.
Chopped Garlic - 1 tsp.
Green Chillies - 2
Coconut Milk - 1/2 Cup
Curry Leaves - 6
Salt - To Taste.

Method:

Boil each vegetable individually/separately,just long enough to make
it tender,but not soft and mushy.

Take out the vegetables with a slotted spoon and put them into a bowl.

Use the same water for all the veggies,adding little water at a time
as it boils away,but keeping the quantity small.

Save the cooking liquid (vegetable stock).

In a mixie,blend the coconut,water,cumin seeds,garlic and green chillies.

Blend it on high speed until the coconut is finely ground.

Heat a saucepan and add the ground coconut paste with the vegetable
stock,coconut milk,salt and curry leaves and bring it to a boil.

Add the boiled veggies and simmer uncovered for 5 mins.

Remove from the stove and transfer the avail to a serving bowl.

Serve it hot with rice.

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