Onam Sadhya

The Sadhya

Enjoy a traditional Onam Sadhya served on a banana leaf with 24+ traditional dishes and two varieties of payasam.

Friday, 21 August 2026 Integrated Startup Complex, Kochi

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270 per person
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Why a banana leaf?

Tradition places rice at the centre of the leaf with every curry arranged around it in a set order — sharp and sour on the left, sweet payasams filling the tip. It's naturally biodegradable, keeps each dish distinct, and yes, folding it correctly after the meal (away from you = you enjoyed it) is a whole etiquette of its own. The Sadhya is fully vegetarian, in keeping with tradition.

Before the Rice

Pappadam
പപ്പടം

A crisp fried lentil wafer — the first crunch on the leaf.

Must-try
Banana Chips
ഉപ്പേരി

Thin-sliced banana fried crisp and golden in coconut oil.

Must-try
Sharkara Varatti
ശർക്കരവരട്ടി

Jaggery-coated banana chips — sweet, sticky and first to disappear.

Mango Pickle
മാങ്ങ അച്ചാർ

Classic Kerala mango pickle, sharp with mustard and chilli.

Naranga Achar
നാരങ്ങ അച്ചാർ

Lime pickle — salty, sour and cut with green chilli.

Uppilittathu
ഉപ്പിലിട്ടത്

Brined raw mango and green chilli, served in a small heap.

Puli Inchi
പുളി ഇഞ്ചി

A tangy-sweet ginger and tamarind reduction — small portion, outsized flavour.

Curries & Mash-ups

Must-try
Sambar
സാമ്പാർ

Lentils simmered with vegetables and tamarind — the backbone of the meal.

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Aviyal
അവിയൽ

Mixed vegetables in a thick coconut and yogurt gravy, finished with coconut oil.

Kootu Curry
കൂട്ടുകറി

Chana dal and yam simmered together with a coconut-jeera grind.

Erissery
എരിശ്ശേരി

Pumpkin and lentils mashed with coconut, under a coconut-oil tempering.

Kalan
കാളൻ

Yam and raw banana in a thick, sour yogurt and coconut gravy.

Olan
ഓലൻ

Ash gourd and cowpea in a light coconut milk broth — the palate cleanser.

Thoran
തോരൻ

Shredded vegetables stir-fried with grated coconut and mustard seeds.

Must-try
Pineapple Kichadi
പൈനാപ്പിൾ കിച്ചടി

Pineapple in a sweetened, mildly spiced yogurt gravy — sweet and sour at once.

Beetroot Pachadi
ബീറ്റ്റൂട്ട് പച്ചടി

Beetroot in coconut and yogurt — the streak of deep pink on the leaf.

Parippu
പരിപ്പ്

Moong dal with ghee, the first curry poured over the rice.

Rasam
രസം

Peppery, tamarind-thin soup — sipped on its own or poured over rice.

Rice & Ghee

Rice
ചോറ്

Kerala's parboiled rice — the anchor of the whole leaf.

Payasam

Must-try
Ada Pal Payasam
അട പാൽ പായസം

Rice ada simmered slowly in milk — the payasam everyone saves room for.

Must-try
Parippu Payasam
പരിപ്പ് പായസം

A lighter moong dal and jaggery payasam, served alongside the first.

On the Side

Neyy
നെയ്യ്

A spoon of ghee over the first serving of rice and parippu.

Moru
മോര്

Spiced buttermilk that resets the palate between courses.

Boli
ബോളി

A soft, sweet stuffed flatbread served alongside the payasam.

Nendrapazham
നേന്ത്രപ്പഴം

A whole ripe banana, eaten on its own or mashed into the payasam.

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