A pinch of pure rock salt placed on the banana leaf to balance flavors across all dishes.
Golden clarified butter, poured over rice with parippu for a rich and comforting flavor.
Thinly sliced raw bananas deep-fried in coconut oil until crisp and salty.
Banana chips coated with jaggery syrup, crunchy with a sweet caramelized bite.
Sun-dried chilies deep-fried to perfection, fiery hot and crunchy.
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Paper-thin lentil wafers, fried until puffed and crispy, adding crunch to every bite.
Raw mango chunks preserved with chili and spices, tangy and fiery.
🌶️Sour-spicy preserved lemon pieces that balance the richness of the Sadhya.
🌶️A sweet-sour ginger chutney with tamarind and jaggery, refreshing and unique.
🌶️Finely chopped cabbage stir-fried with coconut and spices, dry and mildly spiced.
Green beans sautéed in coconut oil with mild spices, simple yet flavorful.
Beetroot in spiced yogurt sauce, mildly tangy with a vibrant color.
Sweet pineapple cooked in creamy yogurt and coconut base, tangy and refreshing.
A delicate stew of ash gourd, cowpeas, and coconut milk, mild and soothing.
Pumpkin and red beans in a coconut-based curry, slightly sweet with a hint of spice.
🌶️A medley of vegetables cooked in yogurt-coconut gravy, iconic to Onasadya.
A rich dish made with yam, plantains, chickpeas, and grated coconut.
🌶️🌶️Thick yogurt curry cooked with yam and bananas, tangy and spiced.
🌶️Lentil-vegetable stew flavored with tamarind, aromatic and spicy.
🌶️🌶️🌶️Mild moong dal curry enjoyed with ghee, hearty and wholesome.
Spiced tamarind soup with pepper, tangy, light, and appetite-boosting.
🌶️🌶️🌶️Spiced buttermilk curry with green chilies, refreshing and tangy.
🌶️The foundation of the feast, served with ghee, parippu, and all curries.
Creamy milk dessert with rice flakes, sweet and rich, a festive favorite.
Moong dal and jaggery cooked in coconut milk, a traditional sweet ending.
Served alongside the feast, balances the spices and completes the meal.
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