Onam Sadya Recipes

Collection of Onam Sadya Recipes with 24 Dishes. Popular Onam Sadya Lunch Menu with easy kerala recipes. 

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Onam Sadya Recipes

Onam is one of Kerala's most awaited annual festivals and is celebrated with much grandeur. The 10-day long fiesta is celebrated during the harvest period of late August and early September to celebrate the homecoming of Kerala's mythical king Mahabali.

About Onam Sadya 

Sadhya is a feast of Kerala origin and of importance to all Malayalis, consisting of a variety of traditional vegetarian dishes usually served on a banana leaf in Kerala as lunch. It means banquet in Malayalam. Sadhya is typically served as a traditional dish for Onam, the state festival of Kerala.

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What are the items in Onam Sadya

The main dish is plain boiled rice, served along with other dishes collectively called Kootu which include curries like parippu, sambar, rasam, pulisseri and others like kaalan, avial, thoran, olan, pachadi, kichadi, koottukari, erissery, mango pickle, pulinji, naranga achaar (lime pickle), as well as papadam, plantain chips, sharkara upperi, banana, plain curd and buttermilk. The buttermilk is typically served near the end of the meal. The traditional dessert called payasam served at the end of the meal is of many kinds and usually three or more are served. Some of the varieties are Paal Ada, Ada Pradhaman, Paripu pradhaman, chakka pradhaman, etc.

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How to Serve Onam Sadya

The dishes are served on specific places on the banana leaf in specific order. For example, the pickles are served on the top left corner and the banana on the bottom left corner, which helps the waiters to easily identify and decide on offering additional servings. The most common ingredients in all the dishes are rice, vegetables, coconut and coconut oil as they are abundant in Kerala. Coconut milk is used in some dishes and coconut oil is used for frying and also as an ingredient in others.

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Here is a closer look of what i made for the sadya 2020. Click on the recipe name for the recipe.

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• salt
• banana chips
• upperi
• beans mezhukkupuratti
• Malabar avial

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• carrot thoran
• cabbage thoran
• raw banana poriyal
• kalan

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• Beetroot pachadi
• Pineapple pachadi
• cucumber pachadi
• ladies finger pachadi
• instant mango pickle
• Carrot pachadi
• erissery
• narthangai pachadi
• Puli inji

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• Ada payasam
• Paruppu Payasam
• Nendrapazham payasam

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• Paruppu curry
• Sambar
• Pineapple pulissery
• Rasam
• Sambaram
  

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Complete Onam Recipes (Complete Sadya Menu)

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Popular Onam Sadya Recipes (Menu)

1)Raw Banana Poriyal

This is a quick and easy poriyal which is made using Raw banana. It is fast to make and needs just a handful of ingredients

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2)Malabar Avial

Avial plays a main part in our south indian meal. Without it no marriage or festival menu is complete. We make avial with a whole lots of veggies and a whole lot of method

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3)Beetroot Radish Poriyal

This is simple mezhukkupuratti recipe. I shared this so you can make this for onam instead of normal poriyal.

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4)Beans Poriyal

Healthy and delicious green beans thoran is so easy to make and is very healthy as well.

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5)Cabbage Thoran

I love this because they are so easy to make in the morning, this one takes less than 15 mins to make.

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6)Beetroot Thoran

I love beets when it is made into thoran like this. I don't like the chunky beet poriyal, this one is my favorite. It has a sweeter taste and it smells so coconut from your ground coconut masala and coconut oil which we use. I loved the colour and look of this a lot.

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7)Carrot Thoran

Simple kerala style carrot thoran recipe. Super easy and fast to make.

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8)Erissery Recipe

Easy healthy erissery recipe.

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9)Kalan

Easy Kalan recipe for onam.

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10)Kerala Parippu Curry

Simple parippu curry which has a keralan touch to it. It goes well with hot rice with a drizzle of pure desi ghee. Yum Yum.

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11)Kerala Style Rasam

Rasam is one of the easiest dish I can imagine. We used to have rasam daily in our house. Mum used to say that rasam is a must because it helps in digestion.

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12)Nadan Mambala Kuzhambu

Mamabala pachadi is a thicker form of this gravy and has some extra special things.

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13)Pineapple Rasam

Easy delicious pineapple rasam filled with fragrant and deliciousness.

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14)Sambar 

Sambar plays a important role in south indian menu. We make different types and different version of them suiting of the main dish which we have with it.

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15)Pineapple Pulissery

Pineapple pulisery is my favorite curry, because I love the complete pineapple flavour over flowing in this curry and also the sweet flavour coming from this

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16)Thalicha Moru Curry

Simple seasoned buttermilk curry

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17)Mango Pickle

Sauted mango pickle with spices and tempering.

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18)Cucumber Pachadi

Delicious pachadi goes well with spicy curries.

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19)Keralan Puli Inji

This is a typical dish during onam festivals. Tangy, sweet and spicy pachadi.

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20)Vendaikkai Khichdi (Pachadi)

This is a simple side dish that can be made really quickly. Usually they deep fry ladys finger for this dish but I just sautéd them in some oil till crispy and used it.

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21)Pineapple Pachadi

This pachadi taste sweet, sour and spicy at the same time. That's what makes this dish unique.

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22)Beetroot Pachadi

Colourful, bright and vibrant pachadi for onam.

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23)Paalaada Payasam

Delicious palaada payasam for this onam.

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24)Chakka Pradhaman

This is one of my all time favourite payasam. I have made this many times and loved it all the time.

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25)Pasi Parippu Pradhaman

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26)Kerala Banana Chips

Who doesn’t love banana chips, it is everyone favourite. My little one goes nuts for it. I prefer to make it at home than buying store bought ones. It is very very easy to make.

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27)Shakkara Upperi

Sarkara upperi is a kerala authentic sweet recipe made using nendran. This raw banana sweet is a must have on any marriage functions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Onam?

Celebrating the rice harvest, Onam is one of the three primary Hindu celebrations, along with Vishu and Thiruvathira.

What are the items for Onam Sadya?

The main dish is plain boiled rice, served along with other dishes collectively called Kootu which include curries like parippu, sambar, rasam, pulisseri and others like kaalan, avial, thoran, olan, pachadi, kichadi, koottukari, erissery, mango pickle, pulinji, naranga achaar (lime pickle), as well as papadam, plantain chips, sharkara upperi, banana, plain curd and buttermilk. The buttermilk is typically served near the end of the meal. The traditional dessert called payasam served at the end of the meal is of many kinds and usually three or more are served. Some of the varieties are Paal Ada, Ada Pradhaman, Paripu pradhaman, chakka pradhaman, etc.

How many dishes in Onam Sadhya?

My onam sadya has 24 dishes. But everyone makes their sadya different.

What is Onam Sadhya?

Sadhya is a feast of Kerala origin and of importance to all Malayalis, consisting of a variety of traditional vegetarian dishes usually served on a banana leaf in Kerala as lunch. It means banquet in Malayalam. Sadhya is typically served as a traditional dish for Onam, the state festival of Kerala.

Which is the main day of Onam 2022?

Onam is celebrated for 10 days. September 7 is the main day.

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