Here is the collection of popular onam recipes and food. Onam cooking is delicious and tasty.
Onam, also known as Thiruonam, is celebrated in the Malayalam month of Chingam, which corresponds to the lunar month of Bhadrapad. Onam is the most important secular festival of Kerala, enjoyed by Hindus, Muslims and Christians alike.
Celebration: The festivities commence 10 days before Onam. The whole of Kerala puts on a jovial show for the reception of Bali so that he may rejoice, seeing his people happy. Two square pyramids representing Vishnu and Bali are erected in courtyards and worshipped with offerings of flowers, fruits and other auspicious food products.
Every home is embellished with floral decorations called pookkalam.
Onam sadhya is a huge vegetarian food fare which can include 15 – 20 dishes and is served on banana leaf. Here is a Onam dishes list.
1.Kerala Sambhar
2. Rasam
3. Pulissery or Moru Curry (Spiced buttermilk curry with coconut base)
4. Avial (Mixed Vegetables in Coconut curry)
5. Olan (Ashgourd with black beans in coconut curry)
6. Banana Chips (Kaaya Varuthatha)
7. Yam Chips (Chena Varuthatha)
8. Sarkara Upperi (Banana Chips coated with jaggery)
9. Puli Inji (Ginger, tamarind and jaggery chutney)
10. Kichadi (Yogurt with spiced gourd)
11. Pachadi (Yougurt based curry with pineapple)
12. Thoran (Dry Vegetable )
13. Kootu Curry (Curried black chickpeas)
14. Erissery (Mashed beans and pumpkin with coconut )
15. Spiced buttermilk
16. Poppadams
17. Boiled Red Rice
18. Mango Pickle
19. Pazham Pradhaman (Banana Pudding in Jaggery Sauce)
20. Palada Pradhaman
21. Paal Payasam (Rice Milk Pudding)
22. Semiya Payasam
Welcome the spirit of Onam festival and enjoy the traditional Onam Sadhya delicacies. We have to tried to gather few of the Onam special recipes for you.
A mouthwatering sweet dish prepared of coconut, jaggery and broken wheat. Ingredients:250 gms Broken Wheat500 gms Jaggery3 tblsp Ghee10 gms Raisins10 gms Cashew Nuts2 Coconut5 gms Cardamom10 gms Dry ginger powder10 gms Cumin Powder How to make wheat payasam: Grate the coconut. Add 1/2 glass warm water to the grated coconut. Extract the first coconut milk by filtering … Read more
The yummy and favorite dessert to complete the Onam meal Ingredients:3 litres Milk700 gm Sugar180 gm Dried red rice3 – 4 Almonds and Cashewnuts How to make pal payasam: Boil the milk and condense it. Add sugar and keep stirring it. When it boils again, put the washed rice in it,lower the flame . Simmer … Read more
Ingredients:2 tblsp Yogurt1/2 cup Coconut paste1 tblsp Oil1/4 tsp (optional) Fenugreek powder1/2 tsp Cumin seeds1/8 tsp Turmerica pinch Mustard seeds1 tblsp chopped Onion4 broken Whole red chilly1/2 tsp Garlic1 tsp GingerCurry leaves How to make moru curry: Blend coconut, curd and green chillies in a blender. Add 1 cup water, red chilly powder, turmeric and salt to the mixture,bring … Read more
Enjoy the South Indian soup also known as rassam or chaaru or saaru made from tomatoes, tamarind and jaggery. Ingredients:2 Tomatoes2 Red chillies4 cups Water of boiled dal (stock)1 stalk Curry leaves1 stalk Mint leaves1 stalk Coriander leaves1- 2 cloves Garlic grated2-3 pinches Clove-cinnamon powder1/2 tsp Sambhar masala8-10 Peppercorns2 pinch Hing (Asafoetida)1 1/2 tsp Cumin … Read more
The preferred dish in South India cuisine consisting of dal and vegetables such as, brinjal, drum-stick, bitter gourd (pavakkai), ladies finger etc Ingredients:2 cup Sambhar (Tuvar) Dal1/4 kg Vegetables( Drumstick,Green Pepper,Eggplant,Okra)1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds3 Red chillies3 Green chillies1 tsp Sambhar powderCurry leavesa pinch Hing1 tsp Salt2 tsp Mustard1/4 tsp Tamarind paste4 tbsp Cooking oil How … Read more
A preparation of milk and vermicelli sweetened with sugar. Ingredients:1 cup Vermicelli3/4 cup Water1 cup SugarA pinch Saffron1 cup Milk3-4 Cashew nuts7-8 Raisins2-3 Cardamom How to make semiya payasam: Saute the vermicelli in ghee till it turns brown. Boil water in another vessel.. Put vermicelli in boiling water and cover it, stirring occasionally. After the … Read more
A dal curry recipe which is the main part of main course. Ingredients:1 cup Lentils (green gram dal)3 cups Water1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder2 tsp GheeSalt to taste How to make parippu curry: Saute the lentils in a pan. Wash the lentils in plain water. Boil the water and add the washed lentils and turmeric powder. … Read more
A curry of a miscellaneous variety of vegetables and Bengal gram. Ingredients:1/2 cup Bengal gram Dal2 tblsp White gram dal1/2 cup Grated coconut1/4kg (all together) Pumpkin, snake gourd, Long runner beans, yam, cucumber1/2 cup Inner flesh of drum stick1/4 tsp Turmeric powder3 Green chilliesSalt to taste1/4 cup Coconut oil1 tsp Mustard3 Dried red chillies2 sprig Curry … Read more
A delicious dish made of curd and fruit to make your Onam special Ingredients:10 to 12 pieces Ripe Mango or Pineapple1 cup Thick yogurta few Curry leaves1/4 tsp Turmeric powder1/2 tsp Chilli powder1/8 tsp Cumin seeds1/2 tsp Mustard2 Red chilli6 Green Chilly1 tbsp OilSalt to taste How to make pulissery: Cook mango/pineapple with 3 green … Read more
Try out Erissery with pumpkin and beans on the occasion of Onam. Ingredients:2 cups Ripe Pumpkin (sliced into pieces )1/2 cup Red oriental bean1 cup Coconut milk2 tsp Oil2 Dried chilli1 tsp Mustard2 springs Curry leavesWaterSalt to tasteTo be Ground in paste1 cup Grated Coconut1 Small onions1/2 tsp Cumin1/2 tsp Turmeric powder2 or 3 Green … Read more
A lip smacking desert prepared of coconut, jaggery and broken wheat. Ingredients:250 gms Parippu (Green gram dal)Coconut milk from 2 coconuts250 gms Jaggery2 tblsp Gheehandful Cashew nuts, Raisins How to make parippu payasam: Clean the dal and saute it in ghee till light brown. Boil the fried dal in water till it is cooked. Make … Read more
A preparation of buttermilk with thick gravy and the must on the menu for Onam Ingredients:1 Raw banana (the kerala nendran banana is the best if available)6 cups Beaten, thick sour curds200 gms Chena (jameen kand/karunaikizhangu/suvarne gadde)1 cup Coconut2 tsp Turmeric powder1 tbsp Pepper powderSalt to taste2-3 Red chillies2-3 Green chillies1 tbsp Mustard seeds1 tsp … Read more
Ingredients:6-8 sticks Celery chopped1/2 cup Green moon (cherupayar) cooked to 3/4th3/4 cup Grated coconut1/4 Chopped onion6-7 Green chillies chopped2-3 Dried red chilliesCurry leaves2 cloves Garlic1 small piece Ginger cut into julian strips1 tsp Mustard1/2 tsp Cumin1 tblsp Oil How to make celery payaru thoran: Grind the garlic and cumin together coarsely into a thick paste … Read more
Delicious ladyfinger cooked with curd and coconut. Ingredients:3 1/2 cup ladyfinger2 cup thick curd1/2 cup grated coconut3 dry red chilies1 mustard2 springs curry leaves2 tsp oilsalt (namak) to taste2 green chillies How to make lady finger kichadi: Cut the lady finger in small round pieces. Deep fry ladyfinger in oil till crisp. Pound grated coconut; green … Read more
A delightful mix of all sorts of vegetables and coconut. Its best companion for rice during Onam festival. Ingredients:1/2 cup Grated coconut5 Green chilies1/2 tsp Cumin seeds1cup Yam Thinly sliced into 11/2″ length pieces1cup Cucumber Sliced lengthy into 11/2″ length pieces1cup Snake gourd Sliced into 11/2″ length pieces1/4cup Carrot Sliced into 11/2″ length pieces1/2cup Long … Read more