Recipe - Avial (Vegetable Stew) (S)

1 lg Potato, peeled and cubed
1 lg Sweet potato, peeled and
cubed
1 cup Green beans, whole
1 cup Carrot, peeled and cut or sliced up
1 cup Green peas, fresh or frozen
1 cup Tomato, minced
One half teaspoon Turmeric
1 teaspoon Salt
One half cup Coconut shreds, unsweetened
3 Green chiles, 34
2 tablespoon Ghee
1 Sprig karhi leaves, fresh
1 cup Yogurt, plain

Parboil the vegetables except the peas and tomatoes in 2 cups of water
with the turmeric and salt. Add the left out vegetables towards the end of
when the others are cooked. Grind the coconut, green chilies and yogurt in
a blender to form a smooth paste (I use my hand held blender to mince the
chilies and add them to the coconut and yogurt). Add the paste to the pot
containing the vegetables. In a saute pan melt the ghee and sizzle the
Kahri leaves for a minute or so. Add to the pot and simmer for a couple of
minutes. Combine and serve.

Recipe by: Raghaven Iyer Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe Exchange
Newsletter by JoAnn joannr@pclink.com on Jul 07, 1997