Sadya

Statewide Onam Sadya The banana-leaf vegetarian feast of Onam — a dozen or more dishes in one sitting. Read more → Statewide Avial Mixed vegetables in coconut and yoghurt, thickened with curry leaves and coconut oil. Read more → Statewide Olan Ash gourd and cowpeas in thin coconut milk — a quiet, pale dish of the sadya. Read more → Statewide Erissery Pumpkin or yam with cowpeas, coconut, and a fried-coconut topping. Read more → Statewide Thoran Finely chopped vegetable stir-fry with coconut, mustard, and curry leaves. Read more → Statewide Moru curry Seasoned yoghurt curry of the sadya, with or without coconut. Read more → Statewide Kerala sambar Lentil and vegetable sambar with roasted coconut — the Kerala take on the sadya gravy. Read more → Statewide Mambazha pulissery Ripe mango in yoghurt and coconut — a sweet-sour sadya curry. Read more → Statewide Pineapple pachadi Sweet-sour pineapple in yoghurt and coconut, a bright side on the banana leaf. Read more → Statewide Ulli theeyal Shallot curry in roasted coconut and tamarind — a dark, sour Kerala gravy. Read more → Statewide Beetroot rasam Thin pepper-tamarind rasam coloured with beetroot — a soup-like course with rice. Read more → Statewide Kadumanga achar Tender-mango pickle in mustard and chilli — the sharp pickle of a Kerala sadya. Read more → Statewide Sambaram Spiced buttermilk with ginger, green chilli, and curry leaves — Kerala’s meal-time drink. Read more → Statewide Inji puli Sweet-sour ginger and tamarind curry — a small, sharp dish on the Onam leaf. Read more → Statewide Koottu curry Yam, raw banana, and black chickpeas in coconut and roasted coconut — a sadya thick curry. Read more → Statewide Kalan Yam or ripe nendran in thick yoghurt and coconut, pepper-hot — a sadya classic. Read more → Statewide Mathanga curry Pumpkin in coconut gravy — a sweet, everyday Kerala vegetable curry. Read more → Statewide Pavakka curry Bitter gourd (karela) in coconut-onion masala — a sharp Kerala vegetable curry. Read more →