Sadya - The feast

Sadya  is a traditional feast popular among Keralites. Usually it is served on a banana leaf . People sit cross legged on the floor and sadya is eaten with hands without the use of any cutlery.

Usually we have Sadya for festivals (Onam, Vishu) as well as auspicious occasions and celebrations (Wedding, Birthday).Read more here :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadya

Following is the order in which the dishes should be placed for the above shown Sadya, starting from left hand corner of the leaf...

Uppu (Salt)
Varathupperi (Banana chips)
Sarkara Varatti (Sweet Banana chips)
Cabbage Thoran  (Cabbage stir fry with coconut)
Achar (Pickle)
Puli inchi (Ginger curry with a tang)
Pachadi (Another tangy dish)
Pineapple Pachadi ( A tangy dish  - pachadi  - with pineapple)
Olan ( A curry using Ash gourd)
Koottucurry ( A mixed vegetable curry with Bengal gram)
Aviyal ( A mixed vegetable curry with curd)
Naranga curry ( Lime/Lemon (big) curry)

Rice
Sambar (A curry with lentil and vegetables)
Kaalan (A curry with yogurt, coconut and vegetables)
Parippu neyy (Toor Dal curry in ghee)
Pappadam (Papad / crisp wafers)
Kondatta Mulaku (Curd chilli)

Pazham (Banana)
Pal Payasam (Sweet dessert with rice and milk)
Cherupayar Parippu Payasam (Sweet dessert with moong dal, jaggery and coconut milk)

Rasam (A spicy vegetable soup)
Moru (Buttermilk)
Water

Now, watch this space...I will be coming up with the recipes for Sadya :)