സദ്യ (Sadhya– means banquet in Malayalam). It is Kerala’ Traditional Feast and of importance to all Malayalis. Sadya consisting of a variety of traditional vegetarian dishes usually served on a banana leaf (വാഴയില) as lunch meal. . Sadhya is typically served as a traditional dish for festival occasions like Onam and Vishu and for occasions like Marriages and family gatherings.
Here I am including the recipes for dishes served in Sadya in its original preparation style and taste. Please feel free to give your feedback and suggestions …
Boli (ബോളി/போலி) is a popular South Indian dessert dish, typically prepared during special occasions and festivals. It is an unavoidable dessert in marriages in Sothern part of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Boli is served commonly along-with the sweet porridge, ‘payasam’. Preparation of Boli is a bit time-consuming hence needs […]
A traditional Kerala Sadya (feast) curry delight-Mambazha Pulissery is unique with its blend of sweat and sour tastes. Mambazha pulissery is typically served as the traditional sadya side dish, to go on the side of the coconut leaf, but can also go as a main-curry-mix with boiled rice. The preparation […]
Kaalan (കാളൻ) is one of the default side dish for Kerala-Sadya especially for mid/northern Kerala. Kaalan is prepared in two ways, in liquid form or thick (Kurukku Kaalan). The traditional Kaalan recipe adds elephant yam (ചേന) and plantain (നേന്ത്രക്കായ് ) as vegetables along with yogurt and coconut. In this […]
Its lemon season in California ! I am getting a handful of it on every week from my friend who has couple lemon plants in their back yard, and hence that I thought of making the pickle. Hot and sour pickles are must for Indian rice meal. Lemon(നാരങ്ങ) pickle (അച്ചാർ) […]
Here is a surprise western payasam delight to match to our traditional Ada-pradhaman (അട പ്രഥമൻ) !. Ada-pradhaman, as many of you know, is an integral delight for Kerala Sadhya. This classic sweet dish is traditionally prepared with rice flakes (rice ada – അരി അട ), coconut milk and jaggery syrup. […]
Parippu (mung daal) curry (പരിപ്പ്) is an un avoidable side-dish for Kerala cuisine especially for traditional “Sadya” (സദ്യ), in occasions like Onam or Vishu. It is the first to be served with rice, along with papad (പപ്പടം) and ghee. From north to south, the preparation of this daal curry varies […]
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