Onam 2025: 10 Traditional Dishes You Must Try This Festival

Avial

Avial is a nutritious and flavourful Onam Sandhya dish made with a medley of vegetables cooked in coconut, green chilies, and yogurt, finished with coconut oil and curry leaves.

Thoran

Thoran is a dry Kerala-style vegetable stir-fry made with finely chopped vegetables, grated coconut, green chilies, and curry leaves.

Pachadi

Pachadi is a traditional side dish made with yogurt, coconut, and seasonal vegetables or fruits like pineapple or cucumber. It balances sweet, tangy, and spicy flavors.

Olan

Olan is a light, mildly spiced dish made with ash gourd and cowpeas, simmered in coconut milk, and tempered with coconut oil and curry leaves.

Erissery

Erissery is a comforting and mildly spiced Kerala curry made with pumpkin, yam, or beans, cooked with coconut and tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves.

Upperi

Upperi is a crunchy side dish which is made from sliced cassava or dry vegetables mixed with coconut milk or spices, coated in a batter of rice flour.

Mezhukkupuratti

Mezhukkupuratti, is a flavorful stir-fry of vegetables like beans or yam, sautéed in coconut oil with curry leaves, mustard seeds, and spices.

Kaalan

Kaalan is a thick, tangy curry made with yogurt, coconut, and vegetables like yam or raw banana. It is flavored with black pepper and green chilies and balances creaminess with spice.

Parippu Payasam

Parippu Payasam is a rich pudding made with moong dal, jaggery, and coconut milk. It is slow-cooked and garnished with ghee-roasted cashews and raisins.