Kerala Cuisine

Sadya is a traditional feast among the people of Kerala and it is usually associated with special occasions. Traditionally, Sadya is a pure vegetarian meal served on tender banana leaf. It is considered to be the most elaborate and grand meal prepared by any civilization or cultures in the world. It's a feast which if enjoyed once is relished for years.  

 

People having Sadya sit cross-legged on the mat laid on the floor and eat with their bare hands. Use of hands in eating a sadya is especially important since it utilises all of our senses – sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. This meal also triggers all of the basic tastes – sweet, salty, sour and bitter.

 

The number of dishes varies from 11 to 24 and the main dishes are , parippu curry, Erissery, Kalan or Pulisseri, Olan, Aviyal, Thoran, Koottukari, Sambar, Pachadi, Kitchadi, Rasam, varieties of payasam, Prathaman, Varieties of Upperi or Chips, Varieties of Pickles (Achaar), Pappads (Pappadam), plantain Fruits with the multiple servings of the Boiled rice