By Nikita Toppo
August 29, 2023
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Onam is a grand festival of Kerala which is celebrated with an enormous feast called sadhya. This feast includes a variety of traditional dishes which are served on a banana leaf. Here are fifteen dishes to complete your sadhya platter.
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This traditional Kerala snack is made with raw banana, jaggery, coconut oil, and cumin powder.
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Also known as injipuli, it is a sweet, sour and spicy dish which is made from ginger, tamarind and jaggery.
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Pachadi is a traditional yoghurt-based, thick curry that is prepared with fresh vegetables or fruits.
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Olan is a mixture of white pumpkin, coconut milk and cow peas which is traditionally served with steamed rice or red rice.
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It is a thick gravy made with pumpkin, ground coconut and seasoned with fried shallots and fried coconut.
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Thoran is a stir fry vegetable dish made of either cabbage, beans, raw jackfruit or carrot and grated coconut.
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It is a thick stew of vegetables with curd and coconut paste tempered with coconut oil and curry leaves.
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Sadhya platter usually has red rice with is relished with a variety of side dishes.
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Made with rice flour, Onam sadhya platter is incomplete without pappadam.
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Parippu curry is basically moong dal curry, which is tempered in the South Indian style.
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Sadhya is usually served with varutharacha sambar which is made with mixed vegetables, roasted coconut and lots of spices.
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This Keralite delicacy is a yoghurt-based gravy which is made with yams, plantains, coconut and curd.
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Made with tamarind, lentils and tomatoes, this ultimate comfort food is another essential dish of sadhya.
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Ada pradhaman is a traditional Kerala payasam prepared with jaggery coconut milk and rice flakes.
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This is another sweet delight from Malayali cuisine which is an essential part of sadhya meal.
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