Avial

Avial is a dish that has a unique place in typical Kerala as well as Tamil cuisine and Udupi cuisine.
It is a thick mixture of vegetables, curd and coconut, seasoned with coconut oil and curry leaves. Avial is considered an essential part of the Sadya, the Keralian vegetarian feast.
Vegetables commonly used in avial are elephant yam, plantain, pumpkin, carrots, beans, Brinjal,cucumber, drum sticks

, snake gourd and avarai. Carrots, beans etc. are recent introduction, while the north Keralan Avial includes bitter gourd also. Some people prefer to skip curd or substitute it with raw mango or tamarind pulp. This dish can be made into a gravy or be made into a semi-solid side dish. It is generally eaten with rice.
The word "avial" is also used to denote an assortment or a mixture.

The famous South Indian curry . .
Avial is a mixed vegetable curry cooked in coconutmilk and spices.
Avial is a popular dish of Kerala and Tamil Nadu which can be had with Appams and with white rice also.
Avial is one of the festive food also.
The lovely flavor and taste of the Avial is well known in Kerala and each region has their own way of preparing it..