Question : What inspired the cook to create the dish, avial?
Answer : The cook looked at the tree and had an idea.
Question : How did the cook prepare the vegetable scraps for cooking avial?
Answer : He washed, cleaned, and cut the vegetable bits into long strips.
Question : What ingredients did the cook use to prepare avial?
Answer : The cook used fresh coconut, green chillies, garlic, salt, curd, coconut oil, and curry leaves.
Question : What was the reward the king gave to the cook for the new dish?
Answer : The king gave the cook a beautiful gold bracelet as a reward.
Question : What did the cook name the new dish made from the scraps?
Answer : The cook named the dish “avial.”
Question : Where did avial become famous and a part of traditional feasts?
Answer : Avial became famous all over Kerala and is a part of traditional feasts there.
Question : What did the story emphasize about the creation of avial?
Answer : The cook created avial without a recipe, relying on an idea and a basket of scraps.
Question : What is a recipe, as explained in the story?
Answer : A recipe is a set of instructions detailing the ingredients and method to make a food dish.
Question : How many ingredients and what items are listed in the avial recipe?
Answer : Five ingredients are listed – dried pasta, butter, Amul cheese spread, milk, and salt.
Question : Describe the method to prepare the dish of avial recipe?
Answer : The method involves boiling pasta, adding salt and butter, cooking pasta till tender, draining water, and then adding butter, milk, and cheese spread while heating gently until they melt, before serving hot.
