Happy Onam 2019: A Look At Elaborate Malayali Spread - Onam Sadya
Onam Wishes: Onam marks the annual homecoming of the legendary King Mahabali - the grandson of Prahlada. On Thiru Onam, the second day of Onam today, it is believed that King Mahabali pays a visit to people's homes.
NEW DELHI:
Onam, the harvest festival of Kerala, is being celebrated among the Malayali community. On this day, people decorate their houses with pookalams - a decoration of flowers; wear new clothes, organize cultural programs, get-togethers and feast on the special feast - Onam Sadhya.
Onam Sadhya has 20-25 dishes ranging from appetisers, main course, desserts and sides like pickles, buttermilk, rasam etc. The elaborate meal is served on a banana leaf. Enjoy the lavish Malayali spread. Happy Onam!
Happy Onam 2019: Here is a look at what Onam Sadhya includes:
- Choru (boiled rice)
- Kaaya varuthatha (banana chips)
- Sharkara Varatti (fried pieces of banana coated with jaggery)
- Chenna varuthatha (yam cut into slices and fried with spices)
- Pulinji or Injipuli (tamarind-based chutney)
- Kichadi (gourd, okra or cucumber in a yoghurt curry)
- Pachadi (pineapple or bitter gourd in yoghurt)
- Puliserry (made with curd and a choice of vegetable)
- Kootu curry (black chickpeas curry)
- Olan (ash gourd with beans in a thick coconut milk gravy)
- Stir-fried vegetables with grated coconut
- Theeyal (mixed vegetable gravy)
- Erissery (mashed beans and pumpkin with coconut gravy)
- Avial (vegetables made with coconut and milk)
- Moru (spicy buttermilk)
- Pickles both sweet and sour
- Papad
- Bananas
- Sambar
- Rasam
- Payasam (various varieties)
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