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    Sadhya | Sadya Lunch Menu

    September 6, 2022 by Sharmilee J 10 Comments

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    Sadhya Recipes is a collection of 19 recipes that can be made for onam sadya. Sadya lunch is basically a vegetarian huge spread popular in Kerala that is served during festivals, religious occasions and weddings. Sadhya Lunch Menu – Onam Sadhya Recipes complete guide for full preparation with step by step instructions and video.

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    Sadhya Recipes Full Preparation with step by step pictures and video. Kerala Sadhya Lunch menu full preparation with video. Kerala Sadhya Recipes are not made for Onam but even for small family functions, gettogethers or parties or any occassions.

    Table of Contents
    1 About Sadhya
    2 Kerala Onam Sadhya Menu 1
    3 Kerala Onam Sadhya Lunch Menu 2
    4 Onam sadya Recipes – Kerala Lunch Menu
    5 Sadhya Recipes Planning

    About Sadhya 

    Last year I posted the full Onam Sadhya Menu.As I am already exhausted cooking,clicking for festivals  from august,I thought will skip sadya lunch this year only then I remembered last year he enjoyed the sadhya and asked if I could make it often,which is very rare in his case so felt determined to make it this time too.I first quickly planned the menu,listed down the items and gave him,he promptly bought all the items.

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    This year I was not at all tensed as most of the items are familiar to me now so I understand it all comes by practise.I just made the pickles and boiled few veggies the previous day, then everything else I did on the serving day itself.The menu may look complicated but its easy only.

    Thanks to hubby who took pains to get me all the ingredients,especially the banana leaf. He went twice and spent so much time to select one banana leaf as per my requirements. He skipped the Hotel Residency treat with his office colleagues just to have this sadya, felt really happy and content after serving and seeing the reaction on his face while eating. And as usual I settled with only my favs.

    Kerala Onam Sadhya Menu 1

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    Kerala Onam Sadhya Lunch Menu 2

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    Onam sadya Recipes – Kerala Lunch Menu

    Onam Sadya Recipes– collection of 19 recipes that can be made for onam sadya. Sadya lunch is basically a vegetarian huge spread popular in Kerala that is served during festivals, religious occasions and weddings. Kerala Sadya Lunch Menu – Onam Sadya Recipes complete guide for full preparation with step by step instructions and video.
    Prep Time3 hrs
    Cook Time3 hrs
    Total Time6 hrs
    Servings4
    AuthorSharmilee J

    Ingredients

    Pickles,Chips and Others

    • Sharkara Upperi
    • Nendran Chips
    • Instant Mango Pickle
    • Inji Puli
    • Moru
    • Papadam

    Main

    • Rice
    • Parippu Curry
    • Sambar
    • Rasam

    Payasam

    • Palada Pradhaman
    • Gothambu Payasam

    Sidedishes

    • Kootu Curry
    • Olan
    • Beetroot Thoran
    •  Aviyal
    • Kaya Mezhukupuratti
    • Vendakka Pachadi
    • Cucumber Kichadi
    Nutrition Facts
    Onam sadya Recipes – Kerala Lunch Menu
    Amount Per Serving (250 g)
    Calories 600
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    onam sadya recipes Sambar Rasam SidesPin

    This year I bought uperi alone from outside.It took me 2 days in total including planning for the menu, buying groceries,vegetables and cooking the sadya.

    All cooked and ready to serve in the banana leaf.

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    Sadhya Recipes Planning

    • Day 1 – Planning the menu, Shopping for groceries and vegetables required.I made pickles.Soaked the pulses early morning.Later evening grated coconut, boiled and kept the vegetables ready.I boiled the vegetables, cooled it completely then stored in dabbas and refrigerated it.
    • Day 2 – Cooked the sadya menu and clicked.
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    Day 1 : 

    • If you can you can go in person to get the ingredients else send someone with a proper detailed list as I did 🙂
    • Morning I soaked the pulses then finished the pickles.
    • Took a quick nap then started around 4 PM in the evening started to chop and boil the vegetables.Use pressure cooker compartments if you have it.
    • Except for ashgourd,vendakkai and beetroot I boiled all other vegetables.I grated beetroot and refrigerated it.
    • Set aside to cool the boiled vegetables completely then store in clean containers, label them and refrigerate it.
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    Day 2

    • First take bath, chose to have a simple but filling breakfast which will keep you energised till you finish cooking the sadya.
    • The first thing I did was to grind coconut green chillies and cumin together in bulk as most dishes had the same base.
    • I started with Parippu Curry,Sambar,Rasam.Then came to the veggie sidedishes, as most of my veggies were cooked my work got easier.
    • While the veggies were cooking, I kept the rice as matta rice takes longer to cook.By now you would have got an hold and everything will fall in place.Initially it will look like its picking up slow but when you come to the veggies part, it will get over soon.
    • Finally came to the payasam part.At the time of serving fried the papads.
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    And it took me around 30 mins to serve the sadya in the banana leaf, cross check whether I have missed out anything then start with the photoshoot.

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    I just cooked for 2 which was sufficient for 4 of us to have a complete lunch and also had little leftover which I kept for the next day too.Remember the spread is wide, so plan for a smaller quantity while cooking.

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    Happy Onam!!

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    Comments

    1. Thava

      September 10, 2016 at 11:03 am

      very nice

      Reply
    2. Annams Recipes

      September 10, 2016 at 11:17 am

      Awesome!

      Reply
    3. Harsha Hima

      September 10, 2016 at 2:56 pm

      What an effort sharmilee!!! Well done..loved the way you explained the method.. 🙂

      Reply
    4. Dhija Albert

      September 10, 2016 at 3:42 pm

      Yummy and useful post Sharmi
      What is the difference between pachadi and kichadi?

      Reply
    5. Sowmya Sundararajan

      September 11, 2016 at 6:35 am

      Simply awesome

      Reply
    6. Durga Karthik.

      September 11, 2016 at 12:16 pm

      Tempting to make it.i read in a book today it is traditional to keep 2 papadams in the ilai.

      Reply
    7. Vidya Mohan

      September 11, 2016 at 1:42 pm

      Looks like mission accomplished??? well done sharmi ??? am drooling already

      Reply
    8. Vidya Mohan

      September 13, 2016 at 2:41 pm

      What an effort but portrayed effortlessly. well done Sharmee ???

      Reply
    9. Sandhya Venkatesh

      September 13, 2022 at 1:28 am

      To try this onam sadhya was a long pending thing in my list. After seeing this post I got more ideas and knowledge about all the dishes in sadhya. Each dish was explained in detail. I immediately planned to try them. I tried most of the dishes from this list. Everything tasted great.

      Reply
      • Sharmilee J

        October 01, 2022 at 7:48 am

        So glad to hear that Sandhya!

        Reply

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