Pumpkin Avial with Peas

Pumpkin Avial with Peas 
This is a coconut based gravy, with the combination of fresh Green peas & Pumpkin you will get this delicious & creamy Avial

Pumpkin Avial is from kerala cuisine and has much use of coconut in the gravy. this is a creamy gravy and sweeter compared to kurmas. 

You can add any veggies of your choice I have added Fresh Green peas & Pumpkin in this recipe

Ingredients:
Fresh peas: 1 cup
Pumpkin: 1+1/2cup
Onion: 1
Tomato: 1big
Oil: 2-3 sps
Mustard seeds: 1sp
Curry leaves: 4-5

For the Green masala
Coconut grated: 3/4th cup
Green chillies: 4
Coriender leaves: ½ cup

Method:
Fresh peas cooks fast so no need to pre-boil it can cook in the gravy itself
(If using Green peas soak it & pressure cook for 1 vissel)
Grind all the Ingredients (under to grind) to a fine paste using enough water
In a Deep dish add Oil & splatter mustard seeds add curry leaves
Add Onion chopped & sauté till transparent, then add Tomato chopped, add cubed pumpkin after removing its skin

Fry tomato add salt, so that tomato will get mushy..if req add 2 sps water, once tomatoes are mushy you can see the pumpkin has also changed color
Then add this Green paste (blended) & fry a min add fresh peas(or boiled peas)
Mix & add 1 cup water & cook with lid till Peas are cooked
Adjust salt & add more water if you want to make it desired consistency
Pumpkin Avial with Green Peas Ready to Serve with Appam or Rice.