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| Alternative names | അവിയൽ |
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| Place of origin | India |
| Region or state | Kerala |
| Associated cuisine | Kerala cuisine |
| Main ingredients | Vegetables, Coconut, Curd |
Avial (Malayalam: അവിയല്, pronounced [aʋijal]) is an Indian dish with origins in the state of Kerala of India. [1] It is a thick stew of usually 13 vegetables commonly found in the Western Ghats and coconut, seasoned with coconut oil and curry leaves. Avial is considered an essential part of the main meal in Kerala (oonu in Malayalam) and is also served as a delicacy in South India.[2]
Central Travancore has a slightly different variety of avial with its thin gravy whereas the classic avial is thick.
- ^ "Avial". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Katz, Solomon H.; Weaver, William Woys (2003). Encyclopedia of Food and Culture: Food production to Nuts. Vol. 2. Scribner. ISBN 9780684805665.
Certain vegetable specialities, although eaten by all Keralites, have special Nair associations. Aviyal is a mixture of green bananas, drumsticks, various beans, and green cashews (distinct to Nair cuisine), cooked with ground coconut"