Onam Sadhya | Traditional Sadhya meal on banana leaf | Kunal Vijayakar

Last week I celebrated Onam with traditional Sadhya meal.

The best part about this festival food is ingredients are locally sourced and flavors bring out the culture and tradition of that region.

Some of the Sadhya dishes served are

Rice: Red or brown rice

Parippu: Lentil curry

Rasam: A thin, spicy soup with tamarind, tomato and spices

Sambar: Lentil curry with tamarind and vegetables

Kaalan: Made with curd, vegetables or root vegetables and coconut

Avial: Mixed vegetables with coconut

Olan: Includes gourd, peas and coconut

Koottukari: Banana or yam cooked with chana

Erissery: Pumpkin and black-eyed peas curry in coconut milk

Pachadi: Sour or sweet raita made with curd and cucumber or pineapple

Pulisseri: Thin yellow curry sweet and sour curry made with tamarind and cucumber

Thoran: Mixed vegetables cooked with grated coconut

Payasam: Three to four types of payasam is served as dessert.

The other dishes include banana, pickles, papad, banana chips, ghee, buttermilk etc.

Happy festivities to everyone

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