Onam Sadya Recipes List | Onam Sadya Items list PDF

In this post, I have shared Onam sadya recipes list PDF and its free to download. Its a pure veg Onam sadya recipes collection. I hope this list will help many to choose the dishes, make the menu and plan Onam sadhya preparation in our home. You can also use this list to choose the menu and share it with caterers for the Onam celebration in your apartments, community and office spaces. People who visit my blog regularly knows my passion towards Kerala food. Since 2012 I have been sharing varieties of Onam sadya recipes lunch menu in my blog. So I am happy to share this list based on the Kerala recipes I cooked, tasted and heard from friends. 

Actually I got this idea of creating Onam sadya recipes items list from a caterer. In recent years, Keralites in many apartments and IT offices in Bangalore, Chennai form a group and celebrate Onam festival in their campus around September month to promote the culture of Kerala. As a passionate non-Malayalee, I am so excited to participate in their events and taste their food. 

Last year this time, Onam festival activities were conducted in our apartment in a grand manner. We paid Rs.750 each to participate in Onam festival activities (Onam Vibhavangal) like tug of war, pookolam, singing and few kids activities like colouring, fancy dress etc along with a grand Onam sadya lunch served with more than 20 items. I got this list of sadya recipes in Malayalam from my friends and I translated to English for my understanding. That list made me think of making this post.

During my recent trip to Trivandrum Kerala, I tried Onam sadya in Mother’s Veg plaza for just Rs.250 and the spread was awesome. More than 25 items were in the Onam sadya thali. I enjoyed all the dishes to the core. Soon I will try to recreate that menu and make a post in my blog. 

Ok, coming to this post, I have made a PDF and a table with list of onam sadya recipes below. Please click on the link below and download it. Scroll down to see the table. Hope you will find it useful. Soon I will try to share a video on how to cook Onam sadya within 1 hour using a simplified cooking technique. 

ONAM SADYA RECIPES LIST PDF

      

CHECK OUT MY 5 ONAM SADYA LUNCH MENU IDEAS IN THE BELOW LINK :

ONAM SADYA LUNCH MENU 1

ONAM SADYA LUNCH MENU 2

ONAM SADYA LUNCH MENU 3

ONAM SADYA LUNCH MENU 4

SIMPLE ONAM SADYA LUNCH MENU

VISHU SADYA RECIPES

Click below to download the Pdf. Please give credits to my website if you use this list. Thanks for understanding. 

ONAM SADYA RECIPES LIST PDF

 

 

ONAM SADYA RECIPES LIST

CATERGORY	ITEMS NAME / NAME OF THE DISHES
	SALT
	PAZHAM / BANANA
SNACKS / CHIPS	PAPPADAM / URAD DAL PAPAD
	NENDRAN CHIPS / BANANA CHIPS / ETHAKKA UPPERI
	SARKARAVARATTI / RAW BANANA SWEET CHIPS
	CHAKKAVARATTI / JACKFRUIT CHIPS
	ETHAKKA KAYA NURUKKU UPPERI / SALTED CHIPS
	KONDATTAM / YAM CHIPS, BITTER GOURD CHIPS
	KALIYADAKKA
	UNNIAPPAM
PICKLES	KADUKKU MANGA ACHAAR / INSTANT MANGO PICKLE
	NARANGA ACHAAR / LEMON PICKLE
	INJI PULI / GINGER CURRY
	KARINARANGA @ VADUKAPULI ACHAAR / WILD LEMON PICKLE
	NELLIKA ACHAAR / GOOSEBERRY PICKLE
	INJI CURRY
	INJI THAYIR
MAIN COURSE	RICE (WHITE RICE & MATTA RICE)
	NEYY / GHEE
	PARIPPU CURRY / DAL
	SAMBAR (VARUTHARACHA SAMBAR, SAMBAR WITHOUT COCONUT, ULLI SAMBAR)
	ULLI THEEYAL (SHALLOTS IN COCONUT GRAVY)
	VAZHUTHENENGA THEEYAL (BRINJAL IN COCONUT GRAVY)
	PAVAKKA THEEYAL (BITTER GOURD GRAVY)
	RASAM (TOMATO RASAM, GARLIC RASAM, GINGER RASAM, PEPPER RASAM)
	MORU CURRY
SIDE DISHES	AVIAL / MIXED VEGETABLE CURRY WITH SADYA VEGETABLES
	THORAN (CABBAGE, CARROT, BEANS, MIXED VEG, BEETROOT, SNAKE GOURD , PEECHINGA, KOVAKKA, VAZHACHUNDU PAYARU THORAN )
	MEZHUKUPURATTI (BEANS, POTATO, RAW BANANA, LONG BEANS)
	KOOTU CURRY
	ERISERRY (PUMPKIN, CUCUMBER LONG BEANS)
	KALAN (KURUKKU KALAN WITH RAW BANANA, MANGO KALAN)
	OLAN (WITH BLACK EYED PEAS, PUMPKIN & PLANTAIN)
	PACHADI (BEETROOT, PINEAPPLE )
	KICHADI (LADY’S FINGER OR CUCUMBER)
	PULISERRY (MANGO OR PINEAPPLE)
	CHAMMANTHI (CHUTNEY )
	SAMBARAM / SPICED BUTTERMILK
	MORU / BUTTERMILK
DESSERTS/ SWEETS	VERMICELLI PAYASAM / SEMIYA PAYASAM
	PALADA PAYASAM
	ADA PRADHAMAN
	CHAKKA PRADHAMAN / JACKFRUIT KHEER
	KADALA PARUPPU PRADHAMAN / CHANA DAL KHEER
	PAAL PAYASAM
	PARIPPU PRADHAMAN / MOONG DAL PAYASAM
	ARI PAYASAM / RICE KHEER
	PINK PALADA PAYASAM
	NURUKKU GOTHAMBU PAYASAM / BROKEN WHEAT PAYASAM
	NEI PAYASAM
	MAMBAZHA PAYASAM / MANGO KHEER
	NENTHRAMPAZHAM PAYASAM
	AVAL PAYASAM / POHA KHEER
	SWEET BOLI
	ELA ADA

 Below is the sample menu my sister shared from a restaurant in Newyork. 

THANKS FOR VISITING THIS PAGE. HOPE YOU FIND THIS LIST USEFUL.

WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY ONAM CELEBRATION.

ONAM ASHAMSAKAL !

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Kovakkai Kuzhambu | Ivy Gourd Gravy For Rice

This is my second version of Kovakkai kuzhambu recipe. Long back I have shared an Ivy gourd gravy for rice which is like masala kuzhambu. After that I tried this easy, one pot Kovakkai kara kulambu (Tindora gravy for rice) yesterday for our lunch. It came out so well and flavourful. I watched few videos of Ivy gourd gravy in YouTube, made some variations and tried it. Ivy gourd is called as Tendli in Hindi, Dondakaya in Telugu, Thondekai in Kannada. 

Kovakkai is a versatile vegetable with so many health benefits. People in Andhra usually make kovakkai fry / Dondakaya vepudu, pachadi, pulusu etc whereas in Karnataka people make thondekai palya with it. In Tamil nadu we make kovakkai puli kulambu, kovakkai kara kuzhambu, masala kuzhambu and poriyal. It tastes great in all the dishes.

Check out this version of kovakkai poriyal in my blog. Soon I will try to post Andhra Dondakaya recipes and Karnataka style thondekai palya in my blog learning from my friends.

Today lets see how to make this Tamil nadu style Kovakkai kuzhambu with freshly ground masala. For variations, you can deep fry tindora pieces in oil before adding to the kuzhambu for rich taste. I just shallow fried in oil in the pressure cooker along with tempering and made in the usual way. The choice is yours. Its an easy, one pot recipe. Lets see the recipe with step by step pictures.

Check out my other interesting Kovakkai recipes below.

• Kovakkai chips
• Restaurant style tindora curry
• Kovakkai poriyal
• Kovakkai rice
• Kovakkai masala kuzhambu 

Kovakkai kuzhambu | Kovakkai kara kulambu

Kovakkai kuzhmabu | Kovakkai kara kulambu for rice in pressure cooker.

 

Cuisine: Tamil nadu

Category: Side dish

Serves: 2

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

 

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

250 gms Tindora | Ivy gourd | Kovakkai 2 tbsp Cooking oil 1 tsp Mustard seeds ¼ tsp Fenugreek seeds 1 Big onion 5 cloves Garlic Curry leaves Few Coriander leaves to garnish To grind ¼ cup Grated coconut 1 tbsp Tamarind OR Big Gooseberry size 5 cloves Garlic 5 Small onion OR 1 big onion ½ tsp Fennel seeds 1 tsp Sambar powder ½ tsp Coriander powder Water As needed Salt As needed

HOW TO MAKE KOVAKKAI KUZHAMBU

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Splutter mustard seeds, Methi seeds and curry leaves.
2. Saute chopped onion, garlic cloves. Add Kovakkai pieces and saute for few minutes.
3. Grind ingredients given under "to grind" to a smooth paste.
4. Add the ground paste to the cooker. Saute for a minute.
5. Add required water, salt and mix well. Pressure cook for one whistle in low flame.
6. Open the cooker after steam is released naturally. Boil the gravy if its thin to adjust consistency.
7. Switch off the flame once its thick. Garnish with coriander leaves.

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Splutter mustard seeds, Methi seeds and curry leaves. Saute chopped onion, garlic cloves. Add Kovakkai pieces and saute for few minutes. Grind ingredients given under "to grind" to a smooth paste. Add the ground paste to the cooker. Saute for a minute. Add required water, salt and mix well. Pressure cook for one whistle in low flame. Open the cooker after steam is released naturally. Boil the gravy if its thin to adjust consistency. Switch off the flame once its thick. Garnish with coriander leaves. Enjoy !

Note

Adjust the quantity of sambar powder as per taste. You can replace sambar powder with red chilli powder The color of Kovakkai turns light green as we cook in pressure cooker. To retain the color of Kovakkai, you can saute and cook in a kadai seperately and add to the gravy at the end. For grinding masala, you can add a piece of cinnamon and cloves for more masala flavor.

Try this for lunch and enjoy ! 

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Peanut chutney recipes |10 Peanut chutney varieties

Peanut chutney recipes in South Indian style / Collection of 10 peanut chutney varieties. My husband is a big fan of Peanut chutney recipe. So I try to make varieties of peanut chutney recipes for idli dosa in my kitchen. Myself and my daughter are not fond of peanut based chutney recipes. But slowly I started loving it especially if its like Andhra style peanut chutney, I never hesitate to give it a try.

These peanut chutney recipes are definitely a welcome change from the usual coconut chutney, tomato chutney and onion chutney recipes as side dish for idli dosa. All these recipes tastes great with idli, dosa, paniyaram, pongal, pesarattu and appam. I have shared easy peanut chutney without coconut, tomato peanut chutney, peanut chutney without onion, garlic, hotel style peanut chutney, Andhra style peanut chutney, Capsicum peanut chutney and Karnataka style peanut chutney powder. 

 

Friends, do check out this peanut chutney varieties collection and try your favourite. I have also shared a video below for 3 easy peanut chutney recipes. Do watch it. Also don’t forget to share your feedback with me. Lets see the list of peanut chutney recipes for idli, dosa with a video.

Check out my

65 chutney recipes for idli , dosa.

15 chutney recipes/ thogayal for rice.

15 idli varieties

30 Idli sambar recipes

20 side dish for poori

20 Kurma varieties for roti, poori, idli, dosa

70 Kuzhambu recipes for rice

20 tomato chutney recipes

   

Chutney without coconut

Chutney without tomato

   

Video: 3 PEANUT CHUTNEY VARIETIES

3 different Peanut chutney recipes for idli, dosa.

Peanut chutney recipes - 10 peanut chutney varieties for idli dosa

Peanut chutney recipes in South Indian style - 10 peanut chutney varieties for idli dosa. 

 

Cuisine: Indian

Category: side dish

Serves: 3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

 

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

Peanut (roasted) tomato onion coconut urad dal chana dal ginger garlic salt, water Tempering items

 

PEANUT CHUTNEY VARIETIES

EASY PEANUT CHUTNEY - ROADSIDE HOTEL STYLE

PEANUT CHUTNEY WITHOUT ONION GARLIC

CAPSICUM PEANUT CHUTNEY

PEANUT TOMATO CHUTNEY

ANDHRA HOTEL STYLE PEANUT CHUTNEY

PEANUT ONION CHUTNEY

PEANUT CURD CHUTNEY

        
       

PEANUT RED CHILLI CHUTNEY

PEANUT CHUTNEY POWDER /SHENGA PUDI

PEANUT CHUTNEY WITHOUT COCONUT, TOMATO, ONION

 

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Asparagus Poriyal | Indian Style Asparagus Stir Fry

Asparagus, I have heard about this vegetable from my friends in US. I have also seen them in big supermarkets here in freezer section but never bought it and tasted it. Recently when my friend was sharing about Asparagus stir fry recipe, I got tempted to try it in Indian style. its more like our keerai thandu poriyal recipe. I was amazed to know the health benefits of Asparagus. 

 

Asparagus is a good source of antioxidants like Vitamin A and Vitamin E. These antioxidants help the body fight off free radicals or oxygen particles that cells produce as waste. Free radicals can damage the DNA of nearby cells, leading to cancer, heart disease, and other health problems. I also read this vegetable is available fresh during Spring season. Check out my Broccoli stir fry recipe too. 

 

Without any delay, I bought them in an online app and used it for the first time. I watched few YouTube videos on how to clean and chop Asparagus. Its so easy and simple to make too. It tasted more like keerai thandu poriyal. We loved it. Friends, do try this poriyal. You will love it for sure. Lets see how to make asparagus poriyal with step by step pictures. I have shared a Shorts Video in my Youtube channel for this recipe. Please CLICK HERE to watch it. 

  

Asparagus poriyal | Indian style Asparagus stir fry

Asparagus poriyal | Indian style Asparagus stir fry recipe for rice

 

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Side dish

Serves: 2

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

 

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

Asparagus - 15 pieces Cooking oil - 1 tbsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Chana dal - 1 tbsp Red chilli - 1 to 2 Curry leaves - few Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Grated coconut - 1/4 cup Water and salt - as needed

HOW TO MAKE ASPARAGUS PORIYAL

1. Wash and cut the stem part of Asparagus. Chop Asparagus finely and set aside.
2. Heat oil in a pressure cooker and splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves, red chilli, hing.
3. Add the chopped asparagus and saute for a minute. Add turmeric powder, salt.
4. Mix well and add water. Pressure cook in low flame for one whistle.
5. Open the cooker after steam is released. Boil till extra water drains.
6. Add grated coconut and mix well. Serve with rice.

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and cut the asparagus. Break and discard the asparagus stem part and then chop into fine pieces (When you bend the asparagus, it breaks at one part. You  have to discard the stem part). Set aside. Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Splutter mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves, red chilli and hing. Add the chopped asparagus and saute for a minute. Add turmeric powder, salt and mix well. Add little water and pressure cook in low flame till one or two whistle. Switch off the flame.  Open the cooker after the steam is released. Mix well and boil for sometime till the excess water is drained. Lastly add the grated coconut. Mix well and serve with rice. Enjoy !

Note

For variations, you can saute and cover cook in a kadai with lid instead of pressure cooking. You can saute an onion and add to the poriyal. Do not skip coconut. It gives a nice flavor, yield and taste.

Try this easy, yummy Asparagus poriyal. You will love it.

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Sweet Potato Paratha | Sakkaravalli Kilangu Chapati | Sweet Potato Thepla

 

Sweet potato paratha is an easy and interesting alternate to our regular sweet potato sabzi / poriyal. In Tamil, we call it as Sakkaravalli kizhangu chapati. Basically we love to eat boiled sweet potato as a post meal snack. Apart from this, we South Indians make Sweet potato curry / Sakkaravalli kizhangu poriyal or add them in sambar, vatha kuzhambu.

For a change, I tried this North Indian style Sweet potato paratha for the first time. It came out so well. Its so easy to make as well. You don’t need to make a separate stuffing for this paratha. Just mix the boiled and mashed sweet potato and spice powders with wheat flour to make the paratha dough and roll it thin or thick as you wish. Cook in low to medium flame for soft paratha. Apply ghee and serve hot with masala raita or boondi raita. It tastes great. It tastes more like thepla.

Lets see how to make sweet potato paratha in an easy way with step by step pictures and video.

 

Sweet potato paratha | Sakkaravalli kilangu chapati

Sweet potato paratha | Sakkaravalli kilangu chapathi for breakfast, dinner, lunch box.

 

Cuisine: Indian

Category: Main course

Serves: 6

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

 

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

Boiled Sweet potato - 2 Wheat flour - 1 cup Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Ajwain / omam - 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder - 1 tsp Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp Crushed Kasoori methi - 1 tsp Salt & water - as needed Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp (chopped finely) Ghee - to cook

HOW TO MAKE SWEET POTATO PARATHA

1. Wash and pressure cook sweet potato for 2 whistles in low flame.
2. Peel the skin and mash it well. Take wheat flour in a bowl.
3. Add the mashed sweet potato, spice powders, salt and mix well.
4. Sprinkle water and make a smooth dough. Roll it thin or thick as you like.
5. Heat dosa tawa. Spread little ghee and place the rolled paratha.
6. Cook both sides in low to medium flame till its well cooked. Smear ghee on both sides.
7. Remove and serve hot with onion raita, masala raita, boondi raita or simply with a pickle as side dish. Tastes great !

METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES

Wash and pressure cook sweet potato for 2 whistles in low flame adding salt and water. Open the cooker after the steam is released. Peel the skin. Mash it and set aside. Take wheat flour in a bowl. Add the mashed potato, red chilli powder,cumin seeds, ajwain, garam masala powder, crushed kasoori methi, finely chopped coriander leaves, salt and mix well. Add water and make a smooth dough. Make balls and set aside. Take one ball, dust in wheat flour and roll it thin or thick as you like. Heat a dosa tawa and cook the paratha both sides till brown spots appear. Apply ghee and remove it. Serve hot with raita/ pickle. Enjoy !

Note

Adjust the quantity of spices as per your taste. You can make it thin like thepla or thick like paratha as per your liking.

Try this easy, yummy sweet potato paratha and enjoy.

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Vishu Recipes | Simple Vishu Sadya Recipes | Vishu Sadhya lunch menu

In this post, I have shared a collection of Vishu recipes / Vishu Sadya recipes. Vishu (Malayalam: വിഷു) is one of the most important Hindu festivals celebrated in Kerala. Its also called as Malayali New Year in Kerala, India. Vishu falls on the first day of the month of Medam in the Malayalam Calendar (April 14 or 15 in the Gregorian calendar). Its the traditional new year of Kerala.

 Vishu festival is marked by family time, preparing colourful auspicious items and viewing these as the first thing on the Vishu day which is called as Vishukkani. The Malayalam word "kani" literally means "that which is seen first", so "Vishukkani" means "that which is seen first on Vishu". The traditional belief is that the new year will be better if one views auspicious and joyful things as the first thing on Vishu. Therefore, Malayali's spend the day before preparing a tray full of auspicious items like golden blossoms of the Indian laburnum / Konna flowers (Kani Konna), money, silver items, cloth (pattu), mirror, rice, coconut, betel leaves, arecanut, cucumber, fruits and other harvested products. All these are arranged in a tray and kept in front of idol of Vishu / Guruvayurappan/ Krishna. This setting is the first thing they see when they wake up on the Vishu day. 

Mirror in Vishukani is a symbol of seeing yourself as a part of abundance you see in the form of kani. The tradition is that elders light the lamps after waking up, then wakes up juniors in the family. As soon as you wake up, you walk to the kani eyes closed, and sees Kani as the first scene of the year. Please watch THIS VIDEO for more details. 

Days before Vishu, people start bursting fireworks at their houses and it concludes with lot of fireworks on day of Vishu. People wear new clothes Puthukodi or Vishukodi and they eat a feast called Vishu Sadhya.There is also a popular tradition of elders giving money to younger ones or dependents of the family. This is called Vishukkaineetam.

 

Sadhya (feast) is a major part of all Kerala festivals, special dishes called Vishu Kanji, Thoran and Vishu katta are also made on this day in some parts of the state. Vishu Kanji is made of rice, coconut milk and spices. Vishu katta is a delicacy prepared from freshly harvested rice powder and coconut milk served with jaggery. Thoran is a side dish that is prepared with different vegetables. Other important Vishu delicacies include Veppam poo rasam (a bitter preparation of neem) and Mambazha pulissery (a sour or ripe mango soup).

SOURCE : WIKIPEDIA and my Malayali friend Sowmya.

I will try to share Vishu Kanji and Vishu katta recipes in future. Today I have shared a simple Vishu sadya recipes menu which I prepared last year. I wanted to share it along with other Vishu sadya items list. I hope you will find the recipes, method of preparation and list of items useful to make sadya on your own. Ok, lets see the easy Vishu sadya recipes menu with 16 items spread in a banana leaf (plate).

Check out my Onam Sadya Recipes for more sadya recipes ideas. 

• Simple Onam sadya 1

• Onam sadhya menu 2

• Onam sadya menu 3

• Onam sadya menu 4
• Onam Sadya menu 5

 

Vishu sadya | How to make Vishu sadya

Vishu sadya | Vishu sadya recipes list | How to make Vishu sadya

 

Cuisine: Kerala

Category: Lunch

Serves: 3

Prep time: 30 Minutes

Cook time: 60 Minutes

Total time: 90 Minutes

 

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

On the banana leaf Kerala matta rice / Red rice Parippu curryParippu curry Kerala Sambar Rasam Beetroot pachadi Avial Mixed veg thoran Potato or beans mezhukkupuratti Mango pickle or lemon pickle Inji puli Shakkara varatti Nendran banana chips Pazham / Banana Pappadam / Papad Salt Pink palada payasam Ada pradhaman Water Curd or sambaram Other Vishu sadhya items Kootu kari Cabbage thoran Kalan Olan Mambazha puliserry Erissery Moru curry Beans mezhukkupuratti Ulli theeyal Shakkara payasam Jackfruit payasam Semiya payasam Rice Payasam Click HERE for more details

HOW TO MAKE VISHU SADYA

1. Shop and collect all the required items for sadhya the previous day and keep it ready.
2. Wash and chop all the required vegetables. Wash and soak the matta rice, Ada for pradhaman. Soak tamarind for sambar and puli inji separately.
3. Grate or slice the coconut into pieces and grind it to take coconut milk for payasam. Set aside.
4. Take the required coconut. Add green chilli, cumin seeds and grind it for avial, thoran and parippu curry.
5. Take 2 to 3 cookers. Place toor dal adding water, turmeric powder, a drop of oil for making sambar. Keep a small container inside the cooker and place the chopped vegetables for sambar.
6. Place a plate over the bowl and arrange the chopped vegetables for avial. Add salt and little water. Cover the cooker and pressure cook for 2 whistles in low flame.
7. In another cooker, take the chopped veggies for mixed veg thoran. Keep a small container and place the grated cabbage for thoran. Place a small plate and keep the grated beetroot for pachadi. Cook everything in low flame for one whistle.
8. In the 3rd cooker, take the matta rice and pressure cook till done.
9. Once the veggies are cooked well, take them out and add the coconut paste for avial, thorans, beetroot pachadi and boil them.
10. Make sambar and puli inji. Lastly make payasams.
11. Serve all the items in banana leaf following this order. Enjoy !

Try this yummy Vishu Sadhya at home and enjoy with your family and friends !

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