Avial with Kerala Red Rice

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Avial is a traditional south Indian dish from Kerala. A thick mixture of vegetables like drumsticks, potatoes and carrots are cooked in coconut oil and mustard seeds. Served with red rice.

 Recipe Servings 4

 Recipe Cook Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

• For Rice:
  
  1 cup red rice
  
  7 cups of water
  
  
  For Avial:
  
  1 potato
  
  2 carrots
  
  1 raw banana
  
  2 drumsticks
  
  A small piece of raw mango
  
  1 tablespoon sour curd
  
  5 bean sticks
  
  1 big onion
  
  Salt
  
  1 teaspoon of turmeric
  
  1 cup water
  
  1 tablespoon of coconut oil
  
  Seedless green chillies
  
  2 teaspoons of crushed mustard seeds

Method

Boil red rice in 7 cups of water for an hour.

Boil potatoes and carrots separately and keep aside.

Take some water in a saucepan. Add chopped raw banana, drumsticks, beans, onion and raw mango.

Then season with salt and turmeric powder. Stir well and let it steam for 2-3 minutes.

Then add green chillies, coconut oil and mustard seeds.

Once the vegetables are steamed, add the boiled potato and carrot along with some curd.

Finally add mustard seeds with coconut oil and mix it well.

How to cook:

http://youtu.be/NatuHGx6Pts