1. Bring the water to a boil in a two quart saucepan.
2. Add vegetables, mango and turmeric.
3. Simmer till the vegetables are tender and mixed well.
4. Use a blender to grind the coconut, cumin seeds, green chillies and salt to a fine paste.
5. Add as little water as is necessary to facilitate grinding.
6. Add paste to the vegetables and mix well.
7. Add enough water to make 4 cups of avail and simmer for 10 mins.
8. Add curd. Stir and cook for 2 mins and add raw coconut oil and curry leaf.
9. Stir well. Remove from heat.

Note:

• Avial is a mixture of curd and vegetables and is prepared with a combination of numerous kinds of vegetables plus green mango, coconut and curd.
• The vegetables traditionally used are : ash gourd, unripe banana, gourd, bitter gourd, drumstick, cucumber, potato, pumpkin etc.