India

Avial

Name: Avial
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 500 g Mixed vegetables; 150 g Grated coconut; some of each Cumin & green chili; 100 g Yoghurt; 2 tbsp Coconut oil; some of each Curry leaves & turmeric

Mixed vegetables in coconut from Kerala

Avial is a Kerala dish in which a medley of vegetables is cooked in a paste of coconut and cumin.

A finish of coconut oil and curry leaves, plus yoghurt for a mild tang, makes it the centrepiece of the Sadya feast.

Servings4

Time40 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Mixed vegetables500 g
Grated coconut150 g
Cumin & green chilisome of each
Yoghurt100 g
Coconut oil2 tbsp
Curry leaves & turmericsome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cut the vegetables into batons and cook with turmeric.
Grind coconut, cumin and chili into a paste.
Stir the paste through the vegetables and cook briefly.
Stir in yoghurt, do not boil further.
Finish with coconut oil and curry leaves, serve.

Make it original

Coconut and coconut oil for avial are in the Asia Boutique.

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