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..

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.

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....

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

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.

Onam Sadhya contains wide varieties of dishes starting from different types of chips ,pappad etc..to different varieties of payasams..The most important fact is that each items has its own role for making the meal highly nutritive and easily digestable..I have already given the healthy recipes of more than 12 items forming part of the Onam Sadhya . Mango curry or kalan is really a delicious and mouth-watering dish

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

Hot and spicy snack in rainy season

Perfect for sundays

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 .......

#goldenapron #post15#5pm#CookpadindiaSabudanna vada is a traditional snack of Maharashtra.Deep fried and served with spicy green chutney and Sweet peanut dahi chutney.