Quick and easy Aviyal

Ingredients:

Raw plantain (Pachakaya) - 1
Snake gourd (Padavalanga ) - 1/2 cup
Cucumber (Vellarikka) - 1
Drumstick (Muringakka ) - 4-5 pieces
Elephant yam (Chena ) - 1/2 cup
Carrot - 1
Beans/ Payar/ Ivy gourd(Kovakka) - 1/2 cup
Green chilly - 2, slit length wise
Beaten Curd - 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Salt to taste

To grind:

Shredded Coconut - 1.5 cups
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly - 2
Green chilly - 3

Method:

1. Cut all the vegetables length wise into about 2" long pieces. In a pressure cooker, add all these vegetables along with green chilly, curd, salt and turmeric powder. Cook in a medium -high heat for 1 whistle. Quickly switch of the stove.
2. Meanwhile, coarsely grind all the ingredients under 'To grind' with no water. If required, add just a tablespoon of water.
3. Once the pressure is released, bring the pressure cooker back on medium - high heat and cook till the little water oozed out from vegetables is evaporated. Then simmer the heat and add the ground coconut paste to this. Mix well and cook for a minute.
4. Add the coconut oil and curry leaves and switch of the flame.