Mar 6, 2011

Kerala Sadya





Sadya means feast in Malayalam. It is also known Virundhu Sappadu in Tamil.
A Sadya is traditionally a vegetarian meal served on a plantain or banana leaf; people eat sitting cross-legged on the floor. After the habit of table meals creeped into our midst, we are compelled to remind ourselves that we sit on the floor cross-legged. The Sadya is usually served as lunch.
The dishes are plain rice, many curries, pappadum, plain yogurt or buttermilk, banana or plantain chips, and two or more sweet dishes. The curries are made of different vegetables and have different flavorings. They can be made of yogurt, bitter gourd, mango, Jaggery, etc. Coconut, being staple food in Kerala, is used in almost all dishes. Coconut milk also finds various uses in cooking. Coconut oil is used for frying. Onion and garlic are not typically used in the Sadya.

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 Recipes

 Paruppu,                                                                    Mango Pulissery,
                                                  
                                         

Sambhar                                                                           Avial,

                                        

Olan                                                                    Zucchini Theeyal

                                      

                                                             
Puli Inji                                                              Kumbalanga Kuttan, 

                                         


Erisseri,                                                                Pineapple Pachadi,

                                       


Beetroot Pachadi                                          Tomato rasam

                                                             

Cabbage Tuvaran,                                               Chips

                               

 Mango curry,                                                  Jeera Vellam,

                                


Nei Payasam                                                Ada Pradhaman,

                                


Milk Payasam,                                                 Cherupyar Payasam

                                             







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