Sweets & snacks
Aval vilayichathu
Beaten rice tossed with jaggery, coconut, and ghee — a simple Kerala sweet snack.
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Aval vilayichathu mixes flattened rice (aval) with melted jaggery, grated coconut, ghee, and often banana or sesame. It is a home snack and offering food, quick to make and eaten at tea time or during Vrischikam and other observances.
Course
Snack / sweet
Region
Statewide
Typically with
Tea, banana
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