Onam Sadhya

ONAM

ONAM - is the regional festival of Keralites. Onam Sadhya – a vegetarian banquet is the centre of attraction for Onam. The Sadhya is served on Fresh Plantain Leaves. Here is a photo of Onam Sadhya. We didn’t get Fresh Plantain Leaves and so had to adjust with Paper Leaves

Onam Sadhya

There can be anywhere between 13-25 dishes for Onam and this number can be higher. The most common Onam Dishes are:-

1. Rice
2. Sambar
3. Parippu Curry
4. Rasam
5. Pulissery
6. Aviyal
7. Thoran – Cabbage, Beans, Cabbage & Carrot, Kovakka
8. Puliyinji
9. Inji Curry
10. Erissery
11. Kaalan
12. Olan
13. Kootu Curry
14. Theeyal
15. Pachadi – Pineapple Pachadi, Ripe Plantain (NenthraPazham) Pachadi, Vellarikka Pachadi
16. Kichadi
17. Mulaka Pachadi
18. Injithairu
19. Pappadam
20. Achaar
21. Upperi
22. SharkaraVaratti
23. Pazham
24. Payasam – Semiya Payasam, Sharkkara Payasam, Aval Payasam
25. Pradhaman – Mambazha Pradhaman

These are the dishes we had for Onam 2009.

1. Rice
2. Sambar
3. Ethapazham Pulissery
4. Aviyal
5. Cabbage Carrot Thoran
6. Mathanga Payaru Erissery
7. Pinepple Pachadi
8. Kaalan
9. Mixed Vegetable Theeyal
10. Injithairu
11. Mulaka Pachadi
12. Pappadam
13. Sharkkara Varatti
14. Kaya Varuthathu – Banana Chips
15. Achaar
16. Palada Paysam