Sadhya

Country Of Origin: India 🇮🇳

Sadhya is a traditional Indian feast originating from the state of Kerala. All of the small dishes are vegetarian, and one sadhya feast can contain up to 28 dishes at a time, all of them traditionally served on banana leaves and meant to be eaten with your hands. This feast is typically served for Onam, which is the state festival of Kerala. Rice is usually served on the lower side of the leaf as the main dish, and the first dish after the rice is parippu – a curry made from ghee and small gram. It's then followed by sambar, a stew of vegetables cooked in gravy of onions, chilis, coriander, lentils, and turmeric. Among a huge variety of dishes, some of them include upperi (banana chips), sharkara varatti (sweet jaggery chunks), naranga curry, elisheri (stewed pumpkin, red beans, and coconut), kaalan (yogurt, coconut, and banana or yam), inji curry, parripu curry, sambhar, pappadam, kichadi, kootu curry, and rasam (tamarind soup), while the last dish is usually payasam, a traditional dessert that's similar to a pudding.

Fun Fact: Onam is a 10-day harvest festival of Kerala that celebrates the homecoming of the mythical King Mahabali.

Favorite Recipe: https://www.chitrasfoodbook.com/2016/09/onam-sadya-recipes-kerala-onam-sadhya.html

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