Sadya

Koottu curry

Yam, raw banana, and black chickpeas in coconut and roasted coconut — a sadya thick curry.

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Koottu curry (koottukari) mixes chena, raw plantain, and kadala in a pepper-coconut gravy, finished with fried coconut. It is a required Onam sadya dish, denser than olan or erissery.

Course Feast

Region Statewide

Typically with Sadya rice

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