ഓണരുചി :Onam Recipes

Another onam is here, we are going to celebrate onam on September 7th Sunday. I am happy that it is coming on Sunday as hubby will be here and we can have a very nice ona sadya. I haven’t started any preparation yet. May from tomorrow I will start making.
Traditionally onam is celebrated 3 days in earlier days, onam onam ( first onam) rendam onam/ Thriuvonam( second onam) and moonam onam( 3rd onam) . Nowadays only second day onam is celebrated with enthusiasm. First thing usually make is pickles, sarakara varatti, I am still struggling perfect the recipe. May be this time I will have some luck. For onam, entire houses are cleaned and rangoli or flower art is made in the front of the house to welcome the king Mahabali and Trikkara appan. Legend is the King Mahabali who was pushed down to under the earth comes out and visit his disciples on Thiruvonam day. He is welcomed buy scrumptious vegetarian lunches with more than 20 dishes are served in particular order.
Even though onam celebrated in all over Kerala, the recipes vary from region to regions. Heat level and sourness increase as the recipe travels from North Kerala to south; once it reaches south it will be hotter. Thoran (stirfry) in south becomes varavu in north. Kozhikode palada pradhan and parippu pradhaman must. In south Trivandrum side, ada pradhaman is must. Curries too vary a lot still the sprit remains same that is fun of onam. I always get nostalgic when I think about onam. Here come my tested and tried recipes from my kitchen.

Mambazha pulissery/ Ripe mango in yogurt gravy

Ethapazha pulissery/Ripe plantain in yogurt gravy

Krukku Kalan/ Yogurt based raw banana coconut gravy

Mathanga Erissery/Pumpkin in coconut sauce

Olan

CCB thoran/CCB stirfry

Cabbage Thoran/Uppeari

Yard long beans Carrot stir fry

Vendakka thoran/ Okra stir fry

Ethakka chakkakuru Mezhukupuratti/Plantain Jackfruit seeds Stir fry

Manga achar/Mango pickle

Nelliaka achar/Indian gooseberry pickle

Naranga achar/ Lemon pickle

Kadala parippu prathaman/chana dal jaggery pudding

Semiya payasam/Vermiceli pudding

Chakka Pradhaman/chakka payasam/ Jackfruit preserve pudding

 

Ada pradhaman/ Rice flakes sweet pudding

 

Palpayasam: Milk rice pudding

Forbidden rice/Black rice pudding

Aval Payasam/ Flattened rice flake pudding

Pazham Padhaman/ Apple banana pudding

Banana Chips/Plantain Chips/Ethakka upperi chips

Karingali Vellam/ChukkuVellam/Dahashamani/Herbal Water

Other Onam posts

Onam 2013
Onam 2012
Onam 2011
Onam 2010

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