Name: Instant Pot Avial (Kerala Coconut Curried Vegetables)
Ingredients: 5-6 cups of vegetables (summer squash, eggplant, carrots, green plantains, green beans cut into 2-inch strips); 2 tbsp coconut oil; 1.5 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp turmeric; 5 sprigs of curry leaves (~30-40 leaves); 1.5 tsp cumin seeds; 1 cup fresh coconut (grated/ ground); 1 cup water (for curry); 1 cup water (for instant pot); 2-3 tsp salt (to taste); 5 thai green chilies; 1 cup whole milk yogurt (If Whole30 use coconut cream)

Instant Pot Avial (Kerala Coconut Curried Vegetables)

Shivangi Rao

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Course Entrees, Instant-Pot, Vegetarian Dishes

Equipment

Instant Pot

Ingredients

5-6 cups of vegetables summer squash, eggplant, carrots, green plantains, green beans cut into 2-inch strips
2 tbsp coconut oil
1.5 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp turmeric
5 sprigs of curry leaves ~30-40 leaves
1.5 tsp cumin seeds
1 cup fresh coconut grated/ ground
1 cup water for curry
1 cup water for instant pot
2-3 tsp salt to taste
5 thai green chilies
1 cup whole milk yogurt If Whole30 use coconut cream

Instructions

Chop all veggies evenly in 2-inch strips
Press Instant Pot to saute mode and fry mustard seeds in the coconut oil (they will make a popping noise). Add curry leaves once mustard seeds are done popping.
Dump all veggies in the instant pot. Add in one cup of water, turmeric, and salt. Mix gently.
Put Instant Pot on Pressure Cook on high for 5 minutes. Quick-release pressure when finished.
Meanwhile, take one cup of thawed fresh ground coconut (you can buy frozen fresh chunks of coconut from Trader Joe’s and put it in a blender to grind it up once thawed). Blend ground coconut with 1 cup of water, 5 thai green chilies, and 1.5 tsp of cumin seeds. Blend until it forms a thick coarse sauce.
Add this sauce to the cooked veggies. Add in 1 cup of yogurt. Add more salt to taste if necessary. Mix everything slowly but well (don’t break veggies while mixing!).
Serve hot with rice or cauli rice!

2 comments

Nora
January 25, 2021 at 9:25 am

Hi! This recipe looks amazing, i was eager to make as part of my whole30 but there seems to be yogurt. Is there a Whole30 version?

1. Shivangi Rao
  January 25, 2021 at 9:28 am
  
  Hi Nora! Yes apologies – use almond milk yogurt instead or coconut yogurt! Just make sure it doesn’t have added sugars!

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