Avial - mixed vegetable stew in coconut

Ingredients:-

• Yam cut in cubes -  1 cup
• Sambar Cucumber cubed -  1 cup
• Snake gourd cut into 1 ½" length pieces - 1 cup
• Carrot sliced into into 1 ½" length pieces - ¼ cup
• Long runner-beans sliced into 1 ½" length pieces - ½ cup
• Drumstick cut into 2" length pieces - 2 nos
• Potatoes cubed - ¼ cup
• Raw bananas sliced into 1 ½" length pieces - 1 no
• Mango pieces or tamarind juice or sour curd (to give a little tangy taste)
• Turmeric powder -½ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Grated coconut - ½ quantity
• Green chillies - 5 nos
• Cumin seeds - ½ tspn
• Curry leaves – 2 sprigs
• Coconut oil - 3tbs

Method:-

1. Coarsely grind the coconut, green chillies and cumin seeds. Keep it aside.
2. Heat 2tbs coconut oil in a thick bottom vessel. Add the vegetables and cook in a low flame.
3. Check if vegetables are cooked. Now add turmeric powder, salt and mix it well. Remove the vegetables from the middle and put sliced bananas and mango pieces /tamarind juice /sour curd and cover it with the other vegetables.
4. Add the coconut paste and stir well. Add some water if too dry and cook till vegetables are soft but not mushy. Remove from fire. Mix the remaining coconut oil and curry leaves in the avial.