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==Mythology== | ==Mythology== | ||
It is believed to have been invented by [[Bhima]] during their exile. According to the legend, when Ballava | It is believed to have been invented by [[Bhima]] during their exile. According to the legend, when Ballava | ||
(Bhima's name during this time) assumed his duties as the cook in the kitchen of [[Virata]], he did not know how to cook. One of the first things he did was to chop up many different vegetables, boil them together and top the dish with grated coconut. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://recipes.keralaglobal.com/avial.php|title=404: Page not found - HostGator|website=recipes.keralaglobal.com|access-date=30 May 2017|archive-url=https://archive.is/20031123090925/http://recipes.keralaglobal.com/avial.php|archive-date=2003-11-23|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onamfestival.org/avial.html|title=Avial,Recipe of Avial,Avial Recipe|first=Siddhartha|last=Gupta|website=www.onamfestival.org|access-date=30 May 2017}}</ref> | (Bhima's name during this time) assumed his duties as the cook in the kitchen of [[Virata]], he did not know how to cook. One of the first things he did was to chop up many different vegetables, boil them together and top the dish with grated coconut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://recipes.keralaglobal.com/avial.php|title=404: Page not found - HostGator|website=recipes.keralaglobal.com|access-date=30 May 2017|archive-url=https://archive.is/20031123090925/http://recipes.keralaglobal.com/avial.php|archive-date=2003-11-23|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onamfestival.org/avial.html|title=Avial,Recipe of Avial,Avial Recipe|first=Siddhartha|last=Gupta|website=www.onamfestival.org|access-date=30 May 2017}}</ref> | ||
There are mythological variations. Bheema is said to have prepared Avial, when there were unexpected guests for King Virata and he needed to serve meals for them. There were no sufficient vegetables to cook any single recipe for a side dish, so Bheema used whatever available vegetables to make a new dish, which came to be known as Avial. | There are mythological variations. Bheema is said to have prepared Avial, when there were unexpected guests for King Virata and he needed to serve meals for them. There were no sufficient vegetables to cook any single recipe for a side dish, so Bheema used whatever available vegetables to make a new dish, which came to be known as Avial. | ||
Another narrative version relates to the attempt made by [[Kauravas]] to kill Bhima. After poisoning Bhima, Kauravas tied Bhima and threw him to water. Kauravas also communicated that they saw Bhima drowning in water. With the completion of the days of mourning, a funeral feast was planned and preparation were underway. Unexpectedly, Bhima emerged from the water, rescued by the [[Naga Kingdom|Nagas]]. With this, preparations for the feast was cancelled. However, Bhima was unhappy with this decision, and decided to mix all of the vegetables to prepare a new dish, that later became popular as Avial. | Another narrative version relates to the attempt made by [[Kauravas]] to kill Bhima. After poisoning Bhima, Kauravas tied Bhima and threw him to water. Kauravas also communicated that they saw Bhima drowning in water. With the completion of the days of mourning, a funeral feast was planned and preparation were underway. Unexpectedly, Bhima emerged from the water, rescued by the [[Naga Kingdom|Nagas]]. With this, preparations for the feast was cancelled. However, Bhima was unhappy with this decision, and decided to mix all of the vegetables to prepare a new dish, that later became popular as Avial. | ||
Another myth that in the kingdom of Travancore in Kerala there was a great fest held by the king. Every one in the kingdom came to eat so there was a shortage of curry to be served. But in the kitchen also stocks were less so when the king visited the kitchen he found that a lot of vegetables were wasted when they were peeled. The king ordered the cook to make a curry with this along with some other ingredients so Avial was born. The king also ordered it to be served as the first item. Hence Avial is the first to be served on a Sadhya. | Another myth that in the kingdom of Travancore in Kerala there was a great fest held by the king. Every one in the kingdom came to eat so there was a shortage of curry to be served. But in the kitchen also stocks were less so when the king visited the kitchen he found that a lot of vegetables were wasted when they were peeled. The king ordered the cook to make a curry with this along with some other ingredients so Avial was born. The king also ordered it to be served as the first item. Hence Avial is the first to be served on a Sadhya.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu-blog.com/2011/03/bhima-and-story-of-avial-origin-of.html|title=Bhima and the Story of Avial – Origin of Vegetable Dish Aviyal|website=www.hindu-blog.com|access-date=30 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.ishafoundation.org/inside-isha/happenings/mahabharat-live-blog/|title=Mahabharat Live Blog - The Isha Blog|date=11 February 2012|access-date=30 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/avial-the-dish-some-say-was-invented-by-one-of-the-pandavas-1783939|title=Avial, The Dish Some Say Was Invented By One Of The Pandavas|website=food.ndtv.com|access-date=14 Aug 2020}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||