Sadya

The Story

This isn't just one dish but a whole slew of dishes. In Kerala, one of the biggest festivals is called Onam and for Onam, people make rice and a ton of side dishes. This was a very special occasion so we only eat this meal like once a year (and the cooking is quite labor intensive). I would suggest making some combination of rice, sambar, aviyal, inji puli, cabbage thoran, pappadaum, payasam. It's primarily a vegetarian meal and it reminds me of those holiday times, where there would be new movies on TV and every house would be making the best sadya they can!

Why Cook This

It'll give you a taste of authentic Kerala food and it is a special occasion meal which is always fun to have outside of the occasion 😄