20 Best Onam Dishes Recipes

By Staff

Thursday, August 5, 2021, 1:44 [IST]

Kerala is all geared up for its festival of the year, Onam. It is the most popular Indian harvest festival which is celebrated with huge zest and enthusiasm. The festival is a huge favourite among the food fanatics because of the tasty Onam dishes. The famous 'Onasadya' or the meal which is served on Onam is something which you just cannot afford to miss if you are in Kerala.

The Onasadya consists of many different food items starting from the banana chips, avial, puttu, erissery to the special pal payasam and the ela ada. All of these mouthwatering dishes are served on the banana leaf so that you can enjoy all the flavours of Kerala cuisine at the same time. The meal is so tempting and delicious that you will not realise that you have over eaten!

We, at Boldsky have listed down about 20 Onam dishes recipes which will surely make your mouth water and crave for these delightful treats. So, check out these 20 best Onam dishes recipes.

Avial

An easy Avial recipe is what you need with Onam just round the corner. Avial is a traditional Onam recipe that is prepared for the feast, Sadhya in all Keralite families.

Pumpkin Erissery

Erissery is a very popular Onam dishes recipe that is mostly made out of a pumpkin. People love to savour erissery as one of the onam recipes. This is a very simple pumpkin recipe that can be easily made with a few ingredients. Being a part of the traditional Kerala cuisine, erissery is very popular.

Rice Puttu

Rice puttu is a one of the nutritious and delightful Onam dishes recipe that consists of grated coconut and rice powder as its main ingredients. The best part of this puttu recipe is that it is steamed and hence, is extremely healthy. This Onam recipe is extremely low in calorie count.

Ladys Finger Khichdi

Lady's Finger khichdi is a recipe that is popular among Keralites. This recipe from Kerala can be tried even on a regular basis. But on the festive occasion of Onam, this recipe assumes a special significance. Every Malyali family will certainly make lady's finger khichdi recipe at least once in the 10 days of Onam festival.

Mixed Vegetable Theeyal

Curries have always been a special part of Indian cuisine. Kerala dishes are no exception. So, here we have a delicious and mouthwatering vegetarian recipe of mixed vegetable Theeyal which is sure to take your taste-buds on a delightful ride.

Unni Appam

Unni appam is one of the most essential Onam recipes for a family platter. The Sadhya or feast that is cooked for Onam has to include appam recipes, the crowning glory of which is Unni appam.

Parippu Curry

The Kerala style parippu curry is also a part of the Onam Sadya. Parippu curry is nothing but a delicious variety of dal which is eaten with rice and ghee. The specialty of this parippu curry is that the dal is cooked with a spiced coconut mixture, which lends a delectable flavour to this dish.

Cabbage Thoran

Thoran basically means any dry vegetable dish. So cabbage thoran is a dry dish made out of chopped cabbage leaves. This Onam recipe can be prepared with or without onions. But as there is no hard and fast rule, we will prepare cabbage thoran with onions and lots of zesty South Indian spices.

Banana Chips

As we all know banana chips is a Kerala crispy delight, the fritters are fried or even oven baked. On the occasion of onam, here is a simple banana chips recipe that can be enjoyed with onasadhya or even relished like a light snack with coffee or tea.

Varutharacha Sambar

Varutharacha sambar is a specialty of Kerala cuisine because its masala is first fried and then cooked. It is actually a very traditional sambar recipe that is a part of the Onam Sadhya feast. However, this special Onam recipe can now be made conveniently in the microwave.

Kalan

This recipe is a specialty of God's own country, Kerala. The Kalan recipe is basically an Indian curry made with curd. The taste of this delicacy is sour. This recipe from Kerala is more like sambhar that is cooked with curd.

Pineapple Pachadi

Pineapple Pachadi is a side dish recipe that is very popular all over Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It is an Onam recipe that is sometimes included in the Onasadhya feast. This pachadi recipe is made in almost all the homes during Onam. The best part of this pineapple recipe is that it can be easily made and is highly nutritious.

Chakkai Chips

Chakkai chips is a traditional snack for Onam. This jackfruit chips is also known as Chakka vattal in Malayalam. Making chakkai (jackfruit) chips is very easy! The white-yellow part of jackfruit is fried in coconut oil.

Kootu Curry

Kootu curry is a spicy vegetable curry prepared in the malabar style. This curry is served with pappadams and ghee and enjoyed hot on the grand festive day.

Vegetable Rasam

There are many ways to make rasam using different ingredients. Tomato rasam, tamarind rasam, plain rasam are few famous varieties. As the festival of Onam is going on, here is a simple rasam recipe that is made using vegetables and has a flavour of more than one kind of rasam.

Dry Fruits Kesari

Dry fruits Kesari is a special Onam dish that is made with rava (wheat product) or rice and saffron (Kesar). Also known as Kesari Bhat, you can find this dish in other neighbouring states of Kerala.

Pal Payasam

Pal payasam is one of the famous onam recipes that is prepared and served during onam sadhya. The festive sweet is light saffron in colour and tastes heavenly.

Moong Dal Payasam

Moong dal payasam is a famous sweet dish of Onam. This Onam, you can make moong dal payasam and enjoy the feast with your dear ones.

Semiya Payasam

Payasam is a traditional South-Indian sweet dish that is made with milk. It is very similar to kheer from the Northern India. The names and method of cooking are slightly different. As Onam festival is going on, you can try this traditional dessert recipe to feast your loved ones.

Ela Ada

It is a traditional sweet recipe from Kerala made from coconut and jaggery. The coconut filling is layered inside the rice paste in a banana leaf and then steamed in a steamer.

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