Onam Sadhya Menu

Making an Onam Sadhya in home is like a dream come true for me. It involves a lot of planning and execution. If we planned right and do the necessary preparations it is not as difficult as we see. I should thank my cousin sister for this Onam Sadhya Preparation as she was the one who was fully with me and from shopping to recipe selection and all planning we both did everything together .It was a tiring day but I enjoyed throughout the day and when we served food for the family they were all similes and this what gives us happiness J

The first think we need to do is to select the Menu that we are going to cook. Select the dishes and note down and then you can make a list for the shopping make sure you prepare the list two days in advance so that even by any chance if you leave any you can get it .better not to leave any.

I started the work of the Onam Sadhya the previous day after noon itself.

Instructions:

Most of the dishes involve coconut, green chilli and Cumin seeds paste so I ground that in bulk.
Also grate the coconut in bulk and keep it ready.
I used store bought banana chips and Sharkara upperi I made two days before (I couldn’t post the recipe as I was really busy .Will definitely post in the coming days)
I made Mango Pickle and Puli inji the previous day itself.
We made Tomato Rasam, ground the masala for Sambar and cooked the required dal for Sambar and Kerala Paripu curry the previous day
We chopped the Cabbage, Beans, grated beetroot the previous day.
Next day morning we started cooking by 8 in the morning.
We first finished Moru Curry ,Kalan and beetroot pachadi as they are curd based gravy.
Next cooked the Banana Eriserry ,Aviyal as they involved the same coconut base.
Next soaked matta rice for cooking.
Next finished beans and cabbage poriyal.
At last made Olan and then started off the payasam.
Finally cooked the Rice and fried the appalam.

We finished cooking by 12.30 and delicious Onam Sadhya was ready.

So for this Onam Sadhya Menu the recipes I selected are

Curry and Kuzhambu:

Matta Rice / Kerala Red Rice

Appalam ,Mor Milagai ,Banana Chips ,Sharkara Upperi

Payasam :

Ada Pradhaman

Semiya Paal Payasam

Pickle :

Mango Pickle

Puli Inji

Lunch side dish :

Aviyal

Bean Muzhukupurrati

Kuruku Kalan

Cabbage Peas thoran (I used cabbage instead of beetroot)

Banana Eriserry

Beetroot pachadi

Olan

Happy Onam everyone..

Regards,

Sharmila Kingsly J

Kheer Varieties

Palada Payasam | Palada Pradhaman

Palada Payasam or Palada Pradhaman is a popular Onam Sadhya dessert .It is prepared with Rice Flakes or Ada. It comes in various Sizes.

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Ada Pradhaman |Kerala Style Ada Payasam

Ada Pradhaman is one of the delicious recipes from Kerala made with Rice Ada. It never failed to make an appearance in the Grand Onam Sadhya

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Pickle:

Instant Mango Pickle

Instant Mango Pickle is made withthe season's fresh mangoes. As the name suggests it is an instant and quickly done pickle,

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Lunch Side Dish Recipes:

Kerala Style Aviyal Recipe

Aviyal is a healthy and delicious lunch side dish from the cuisines of Kerala to the world. It is a mixed vegetable delicacy served along with Rice .It is a mandatory Onam Sadhya dish

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Kerala Kalan Curry

Kerala Kalan Curry is an important dish in the Onam Sadhya .It is prepared with Yam and Coconut cooked in a coconut and Yogurt based Gravy.

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Cucumber pachadi

Cucumber pachadi recipe with step by step photos. Pachadi can be prepared with many vegetables like cucumber, Beetroot and many more .It is a must in the Onam Sadhya.

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