Kalan is a very delicious item loved by the children and aged alike.A really mouthwatering item where the sweet taste of fruits are blended with the rich taste of curd.Since lot of ginger and garlic are added ,kalan is considered to stimulate the appetite and support the digestion process.

Avial' is one of the most important among the items of Onam sadhya.It is a combination of different vareties of veggies and in combination with coconut and coconut oil makes an excellent compo.

Olan is a specil dish which is not very spicy but really tasty,and an invitable part of onam lunch.Preparation is easy.We can cook olan pane with ash gourd or kumbalanga or add a few more vegetables to make it more thicker and nutritious. I have tried adding a few vegetables with ash gourd and kidneybeans and it was really wonderful..

We use cherupayar or split moong-dal for making parippukari for onam. It is a very delicious curry and the first course of onam lunch is Rice with parippukari,pappad and ghee.Malayalees really enjoy the taste and flavour. As several of my youger generation have requested for healthy recipes for an onam lunch,I am giving out some ten most important recipes....

Pachadi is one of the important dishes served at the Onam- sadhya.Pachadi can be made of pure curd, Beetroot,carrot, or any other vegetable. I tried a new pachadi with passion fruit and it was really yummy.Passion fruit is a very healthy fruit with health benefits and its sour taste can be used as a good combination with Pachadi

Hey.... wish you all a Very Happy and wonderful Onam .Malayalees all around the worldcelebrate Onam with all pomp and passion.Ona Sadhya forms the inevitable part of it. Here I am with the recipes of 12 items served at the Ona -sadya.Let,s leave alone the bananachips,pappad and humpty number of other items served at the Sadhya.

Sambar is a very common side dish in our diets and is used widely for all occasions. Making a mouth watering sambar needs a special art. I always add some leaves like spinach or the leaves of Ivy gourd or Koval for making the sambar more rich in taste.I Ialso use my own home- made sambar powder for making it really delicious

There will always be one thoran as a part of the onam sadya. I just got a bunch of pumpkin leaves and pumpkin flowers which are highly nutritive,with abundant vitamin A,B,C,Calcium iron etc....really very tasty .......

kalakand is a traditional Indian sweet that is very popular in almost every special occasions, parties and festivals. It is very easy to prepare right in the comfort of your own kitchen. Make them super easy and fast with some store bought paneer. Here in this recipe I have used Amul paneer. So this mango season, try making this super yummy Mango Kalakand. It is a healthy version with the goodness of paneer and mango, the two main ingredients in preparing this absolutely amazing dessert. Garnish as desired and enjoy them chilled or at room temperature. #goldenapron

Malayalees all over the world celebrate Onam with luxury and pomp.Onam sadhya on thiruvonam day is the most important part of the celebration.Humpty number of dishes are served on the vazhayila. Most important is " inchikari",whose main content is ginger

This sweet Khandvi is a fusion of our traditional Gujarati Khandvi , juicy mango and malai. A quick, fruity snack to satiate our sudden sweet cravings . #goldenapron #week16