Sambar Masala Powder
You’ll never go back to store-bought sambar masala powder after you give this a try! You can make it in bulk and store it in an airtight container for ease.
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Split Chickpeas Pudding | Kadala Pradhaman
Kadala Pradhaman is hands down everyone’s favorite Kerala dessert in this house and it makes an appearance for every single sadya we make throughout the year! If you’re a chickpeas lover like us, I guarantee you’ll be a fan too. Mashed split chickpeas is simmered …
Cucumber Pulissery | Vellarikka Pulissery
Diced cucumbers in spiced coconut and yogurt-based curry. Pulissery is typically served last during a sadhya when my stomach is ready to burst at the seams so I usually end up not eating it. But I do love it as a casual every other week …
Ash Gourd & Black-Eyed Peas Curry | Olan
One of my friends who tried olan for the first time said, ” It tastes like a bowl full of love!” Yeap, that pretty much sums it up. Black-eyed peas and ash gourd or winter melon are simmered in coconut milk and seasoned ever so …
Kerala Vegetable Medley| Avial
Avial is an original from Kerala. It’s Kerala’s very own unique vegetable medley. Veggies are layered, steam cooked, and enrobed in a mixture of spiced grated coconut and luxurious coconut oil. A sadhya is just not complete without this on the upper right-hand corner of …
Long Beans Stir Fry | Achinga Payar Mezhukkupuratti
Mezhukkupuratti literally means coated with oil in Malayalam. The idea is to slow cook various vegetables in tempered oil such that it gets a liberal coating of the infused oil. Long beans are one of my most favorite mezhukkupurattis, along with okra, potato, elephant yam, and …
Bitter Gourd Kichadi | Pavakka Kichadi
This might not be the tastiest vegetable you can get your hands on but it can be pretty sweet for your health! They are very low in calories and are rich sources of phytonutrients, dietary fiber, minerals, vitamins, and anti-oxidants. They notably contain polypeptide-P and …
Okra Kichadi | Vendakka Kichadi
I love okra, especially fried okra, so it’s no surprise that this is my most favorite kichadi of them all. Fried sliced tender okra smothered in a creamy coconut and yogurt gravy seasoned with ground mustard seeds. Kichadi is one of the very few sadhya dishes that …
Cucumber Kichadi | Vellarikka Kichadi
Cucumber’s smothered in a creamy coconut and yogurt gravy seasoned with ground mustard seeds. It’s one of the very few sadhya dishes that are not vegan. But that can easily be solved by either swapping the dairy yogurt or curd with your favorite homemade or store-bought non-dairy yogurt, …