Avial

Ingredients

1. Yam - half of a small yam
2. Raw banana - 1
3. Cucumber - 1/4th of a small cucumber
4. Carrot - 1
5. Drum stick - 1
6. Cluster beans - 5 
7. Long green bean / Achinga - 5
8. Ash gourd / Kumbalanga - 1/4th of a small of ash gourd
9. Brinjal - 1
10. Green chillies - 2
11. Grated coconut - 1 cup
12. Jeera - 0.5 tbsp
13. Red chilli - 1 tbsp
14. Turmeric powder - 0.25 tbsp
15. Curd - 3 tbsp
16. Tamarind - 1/4th of a lemon (optional)
17. Coconut oil - 1 tbsp

Procedure

1. Cut yam, raw banana, brinjal, cucumber, ash gourd, carrot, drum stick, cluster beans, long green beans into medium sized pieces. It should be cut length wise (more length than width). 
2. Cut raw banana and brinjal should be cut and washed with water very nicely. Better to soak it for 5 minutes each.
3. Cook all the cut vegetables by adding little water, one green chilli and salt.
4. Alternatively, this can be cooked using a pressure cooker. Wait for one whistle and switch off the stove. Allow the steam to be released naturally.
5. Grind coconut, jeera, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, one green chilli. Do not grind too smooth. It should be ground little more than what is required for thoran.
6. Add the ground paste to the cooked vegetables.
7. Add tamarind water (if using) at this stage.
8. Mix the vegetables and ground paste nicely
9. Add curry leaves to the mixture
10. Heat for another 2 minutes
11. Add curd and mix well.
12. Add salt if required
13. Add some more curry leaves and drizzle the coconut oil
14. Keep it closed for atleast 30 minutes for all the flavour to settle down.
15. Serve it with hot rice.