Avial - Kerala Sadya Special

Avial is one of my favorite recipes from childhood. Its such an easy dish to make and the real beauty of this dish is in the fact that , you can use any veg you like in this and the result would be and amazingly delicious and healthy side dish with rice. Oh I can't imagine a onam and vishu sadya without this..Yumm! 
Are you on a diet , then this is for you! Instead of 1.5 cup grated coconut add just 1/4 cup and add only those" good for you on diet" vegetables and make this . 

Recipe for Kerala Sadya Special Avial 

Serves - 4
Total cooking time - 30 minutes
Ingredients:-

Vegetables - (drumstick,carrot,beans,elephant yam,cucumber, Potato,snake gourd) - 2 - 3 cup( you can use any veg of your choice..)
Green chili slit lengthwise - 2-3
Salto taste
Curry leaves - 5-6

To grind 

Grated coconut - 1.5 cup

Cumin seeds - 2 large pinches

Green chilli - 3-4
Garlic - 2 cloves ( optional)

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tea spoon

Curd - 1/4 to 1/2 cup yogurt ( adjust as per the tanginess)

Oil( preferably coconut oil)
Curry leaves


Method

Chop all the vegetables in medium length and cook it with just enough water and salt.
In a food processor coarsely grind grated coconut , cumin seeds , turmeric powder , garlic , green chilies and 2 or 3 curry leaves.
Add this and yogurt to the cooked vegetables and combine well. Simmer for a minute and remove from fire.
Drizzle a table spoon of coconut oil and some curry leaves and serve warm.