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OnaSadya (Onam Feast) - for you..!!!
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varsha vipins
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%20n%20Thiruvonam%20the%20next%20day.For%20any%20Malayali,in%20any%20part%20of%20the%20world,this%20is%20the%20festival..the%20occasion%20to%20get%20a%20bit%20(or%20more..)%20nostalgic..memories%20about%20home%20land..Kerala..those%20lush%20greens%20glittering%20on%20OnaPulari(Onam%20day%20morning)%20%20n%20coconut%20trees%20swaying%20in%20light%20breeze%20n%20%20%E2%80%9CAarppoo%E2%80%A6Irrooo%E2%80%9D%20sounds%20n%20Athapookkalams%20(floral%20designs)%20n%20Vallam%20Kali%20n%20scrumptious%20Sadya%20n%20..list%20goes%20on..Wherever%20we%20are%20,on%20that%20one%20day%20we%20tend%20to%20miss%20our%20place%20n%20dwells%20into%20those%20sweet%20memories%20of%20our%20childhood%20Onam%E2%80%99s..right?%20:)..My%20memories%20of%20Onam%20is%20filled%20with%20heavenly%20fragrance%20of%20Kaya%20Upperi,that%20my%20mom%20makes%202%20days%20before%20Thiruvonam..n%20Pulikali%20,when%20people%20dressed%20like%20tiger%E2%80%99s%20n%20hunters%20do%20the%20joyful%20dance%20n%20go%20celebrating%20through%20the%20streets..n%20Our%20Boat%20race%20/Vallam%20kali..n%20of%20course%20the%20Sadya..:)..As%20kids%20we%20used%20to%20sway%20in%20swings%20that%20my%20dad%20would%20set%20up%20during%20Onam%20vaccation%20n%20that%20swing%20sport%20stopped%20one%20fine%20day%20when%20I%20had%20an%20accident%20with%20it..Dad%20pushed%20my%20swing%20hard%20n%20me%20instead%20of%20enjoying%20it,got%20scared%20n%20jumped%20blindly%20from%20the%20fast%20moving%20swing..*$@%25%23$%25..Rest%20you%20can%20imagine..I%20still%20have%20bumps%20on%20my%20lower%20lip..:D%20%20%20All%20that%20we%20can%20do%20is%20,try%20to%20recreate%20the%20feel%20at%20home%20n%20enjoy%20with%20our%20family%20n%20most%20of%20us%20do%20prepare%20Onasadya%20for%20that..:)..Hot%20Kuthari%20choru%20(rice)%20with%20a%20number%20of%20palate-pleasing%20colorful%20curries%20,pappadam%20(fritters),pickles%20n%20finally%20the%20sweet%20payasam(kheer)%20to%20finish%20it%20off%E2%80%A6sounds%20bliss%20right..So%20let%20today%E2%80%99s%20post%20be%20that..I%E2%80%99ll%20help%20you%20all%20with%20your%20OnaSadya%20menu%20by%20bringing%20in%20here,all%20sadya%20items%20I%20have%20posted%20before..:)%20This%20is%20my%202nd%20Onam%20here,n%20last%20year%20Onam%20was%20on%20the%202nd%20day%20of%20my%20arrival%20in%20US.Still,being%20our%20first%20Onam%20together%20I%20managed%20to%20make%20%20a%20Sadya%20which%20was%20not%20all%20that%20great..:D..n%20then%20I%20made%20Sadya%20again%20on%20Vishu%20n%20here%20is%20a%20glimpse%20of%20that.In%20that%20particular%20post,I%20have%20jotted%20down%20most%20of%20the%20recipes..but%20will%20club%20that%20all%20with%20links%20here%20again..:)%20Follow%20the%20links/Click%20pics%20for%20recipes%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EAs%20I%20have%20mentioned%20before,a%20Sadya%20will%20have%20rice%20as%20the%20main%20entry,on%20one%20side%20of%20a%20fresh%20Vazhayila(banana%20leaf)%20with%20multiple%20curries%20on%20the%20other%20side%20of%20the%20leaf%20rib.Usually%20people%20start%20the%20sadya%20with%20Rice,Katti%20Parippu(Yellow%20moong%20dal%20curry)%20,%20ghee(clarified%20butter)%20n%20pappadam(round%20fritters%20made%20of%20Urad%20dal-available%20in%20Indian%20stores%20in%20US)..Here%20is%20the%20Parippu%20curry%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E..then%20its%20time%20to%20introduce%20Pulissery%20or%20Kurukku%20Kalan..%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EPulissery%20is%20a%20thick%20gravy%20which%20has%20veggie%20pieces%20like%20Vellarikka(%20a%20type%20of%20cuccumber)%20n%20a%20coconut%20paste%20n%20yogurt%20as%20main%20ingredient.Kalan%20has%20yam,plantain%20n%20the%20same%20coconut%20paste%20n%20yogurt.Both%20the%20dishes%20has%20tempering%20as%20final%20touch..%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E..n%20some%20Mampazha%20Pulisseri%20also%20which%20has%20the%20sweet%20mango%20flavor%20in%20it..%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E..n%20also%20there%20is%20a%20long%20array%20of%20side%20dishes%20like%20Aviyal,kichadi,pachadi%20etc..But%20if%20you%20%20like%20to%20have%20lil%20Sambar%20also%20on%20top%20of%20rice,then%20here%20is%20it%20for%20you.Authentic%20Central%20Kerala%20Sambar...:)%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E..some%20Thoran%20is%20a%20must..Thoran%20is%20a%20preparation%20of%20grated/sliced%20veggies%20with%20grated%20coconuts%20n%20tempering..Here%20is%20the%20Cabbage%20Thoran..:)%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E..or%20some%20healthy%20Cheera%20thoran%20(Spinach%20thoran)..%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E..No%20Sadya%20is%20complete%20without%20Aviyal..Its%20a%20tasty%20mixed%20veg%20preparation%20with%20lots%20of%20colorful%20veggies%20and%20a%20coarse%20ground%20paste%20of%20coconut%20n%20chillies%20n%20cumin%20powder..:)%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E..Kichadi%20n%20Pachadi%20is%20also%20a%20main%20item%20for%20the%20Sadya..Kichadi%E2%80%99s%20are%20made%20with%20Okra,Bittergourd%20etc%20n%20Pachadi%E2%80%99s%20with%20Tomato,Pineapple/grapes,beets%20etc..Method%20of%20prepartion%20is%20more%20or%20less%20the%20same%20though..%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EHere%20is%20Okra%20Kichadi%20..%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E..n%20Beetroot%20Pachadi..%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E..Olan%20is%20a%20mild%20yet%20so%20much%20flavorful%20n%20yummy%20dish%20..Pumpkin%20n%20kidney%20beans%20cooked%20n%20drenched%20in%20thick%20coconut%20milk%20n%20flavored%20with%20coconut%20oil%20n%20curry%20leaves..:)%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EErisseri%20is%20my%20personal%20favorite%20in%20Sadya..Its%20yellow%20pumpkin%20n%20kidney%20beans%20cooked%20with%20coconut%20paste%20n%20finally%20topped%20with%20some%20fried%20flavorful%20coconut.The%20crunchy%20taste%20is%20amazing..Koottukari%20is%20also%20a%20similar%20preparation%20made%20with%20lack%20chick%20peas(kadala),yam(Chena)%20n%20Kaya(raw%20plantain)%20etc%20n%20almost%20the%20same%20preparation%20method..:)%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E..To%20digest%20all%20these%20tasty%20dishes%20n%20also%20to%20give%20your%20taste%20buds%20some%20spicy%20kick%20before%20the%20sweet%20payasam,some%20Rasam%20should%20be%20there..Its%20a%20kind%20of%20Dal%20soup..spicy%20n%20hearty..%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E..Also%20some%20spicy%20butter%20milk..Just%20pulse%20a%20cup%20of%20yogurt%20with%20half%20a%20cup%20water,a%20piece%20of%20ginger,3%20green%20chillies,salt%20n%204-5%20curry%20leaves..Spicy%20butter%20milk%20is%20ready..:)%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E..n%20finally%20time%20for%20Payasam(Kheer)%20..Here%20is%20some%20Palada%20Pradhaman%20/Ada%20Payasam..%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E..n%20some%20good%20ole%E2%80%99%20Semiya%20payasam..:)%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E..Yum..So%20thats%20the%20OnaSadya..Dont%20forget%20to%20serve%20with%20Achar%E2%80%99s(pickles),Injipuly(ginger%20curry..will%20post%20that%20soon),Upperi%E2%80%99s%20n%20Pappadam%E2%80%99s..:)%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EI%20wish%20you%20all%20a%20very%20joyful%20n%20amazing%20Onam..Enjoy%20with%20your%20loving%20one%E2%80%99s%20n%20%E2%80%A6.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E..eat,%20eat%20n%20eat%20to%20your%20tummy%20full..:)%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3Ehugs%3C/p%3E){kind=link}