Garam Masala Powder / Indian Spice Mix

Aviyal

We don't need a melting pot in this country, folks. We need a salad bowl. In a salad bowl, you put in the different things. You want the vegetables - the lettuce, the cucumbers, the onions, the green peppers - to maintain their identity. You appreciate differences. - Jane Elliot

Ingredients :

Onions – 2 ( Cut long and thick)

Tomatoes – 3 (Cut long and thick)

Cut the below vegetables into 1 ½ inch pieces

Potatoes – 1 cup

Carrots – 1 cup

Drumsticks – 1 cup

Beans – 1 cup

Brinjal – 1 cup

Raw Plantain – 1 cup

Malabar Cucumber – 1 cup

Snake Gourd – 1 cup

( You can also add yam if you like)

1 tsp chilli powder

½ tsp turmeric powder

2 ½ tbsp coconut oil

1 tsp salt ( Adjust salt according to taste)

Water – 3 /4^th cup

Curry Leaves – 2 stalks

To grind :

Small Onions - 3/4^th cup

Garlic – 6 Large pods

Jeera – 1 tsp

Green Chillies – 6 (small ones)

Grated Coconut – 2 cups

Curd - ½ Cup curd ( Sour preferred )

Grind the above ingredients into a coarse paste and keep aside.

How to do it :

Heat Saucepan and add all vegetables, onions, tomatoes and water.

To this add chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and 1 ½ tbsp coconut oil.

Mix well. Cover and cook till the vegetables are done.

When the vegetables are cooked, add the ground mixture.

Add curry leaves and 1 tsp coconut oil and mix well.

Now cook covered for 4-5 minutes on simmer till the raw smell of the ground mixture goes off.

Switch off and serve hot with rice.