Onam Sadhya 2024: Celebrating Kerala's Grand Feast with Traditional Recipes and Desserts

The elaborate vegetarian banquet features over 24 dishes, including unique pickles and sweet treats, served on banana leaves during the harvest festival.

• Onam Sadhya, a traditional multi-course vegetarian feast, is celebrated in Kerala to mark the homecoming of the mythical King Mahabali.
• The feast includes a variety of dishes such as erissery, pulissery, avial, and rasam, all served on banana leaves and eaten without cutlery.
• Pickles play a crucial role in the meal, with varieties like mango pickle, madras lime pickle, and sweet and sour ginger pickle adding tangy and spicy flavors.
• Desserts are an essential part of Onam Sadhya, featuring treats like ada pradhaman, pal payasam, parippu pradhaman, kozhukatta, and pazham pradhaman.
• The dishes predominantly use seasonal ingredients like rice, coconuts, and vegetables, reflecting the festival's theme of abundance and prosperity.

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