Pal Payasam, Thoran & More: Get Your Onam Sadhya Fix At These Places, Starting At INR 300

Dravidas Bistro will be serving their annual sadhya for both lunch and dinner, on the 3rd and 4th of September. It won’t be the full 27-dish feast, but it will feature classical favourites that you’d expect to see on a banana leaf, at INR 300 per person. Their regular vegetarian Keralite food is quite tasty, so we expect their sadhya will be delicious as well. If you’re keen, it’s better to make a booking in advance.

A tiny eatery at NIBM Road, 5 Loaves 2 Fish serves authentic Kerala cuisine. Their sadhya spread for Onam is available for pre-order until September 1st, and costs INR 300 per head {takeaway only}. Matta rice, sambar, parippu curry, thoran, avial, olan, kalan, koottu curry, erissery, beetroot pachadi, pinapple pachadi, mezhukku puratti, chammandi, pacha moru, rasam, inji puli, achar, pazham, upperi, sharkarapuratti, pappadam, ada pradhaman, pal payasam are just some of the favourites you can expect to see on the menu, available on September 3rd and 4th.

Kerala Fast Food in Khadki and Aundh are setting up a special outdoor mandap-style banquet area for Onam sadhya. Served on the traditional banana-leaf, it’s free seating on a first-come, first-serve basis on the 3rd and 4th of September. At INR 350 per head, it sounds like a sweet deal to us. The restaurant has advised people to visit their Khadki outlet for the feast, as they are expecting to be completely house-full at the Aundh location.

#LBBTip: Quote the code LBB-50 for Rs. 50 off on your bill at Kerala Fast Food, valid until 3rd September!

A Mallu’s home away from home, Chopsticks Spice Malabar is serving a full-blown spread of 30+ dishes for their Onam sadhya on September 3rd and 4th. Available at three locations: their Viman Nagar restaurant, Christ the King Church – Bishop Dabre Hall in Wadgaon Sheri, and Amanora Mall food court, this sadhya will cost you INR 450 per person. It’s the real deal, we’ve heard their praises sung from our Malayali friends themselves!

Southindies at Shivaji Nagar celebrate Onam annually, with a lot of enthusiasm. Their Maha-Belly sadhya features signature Malayali dishes prepared by their kitchen. As for the menu, we hear they’ve got pazham puri- {Kerala banana fritters) and parippu vada {lentil patties} for starters; olan and avial puzhukal arri choru {traditional red rice} for mains; and an array of desserts, like parippu payasam, paal ada pradaman and pazham purungidu {steamed Kerala bananas glazed with honey} to finish the meal. Southindies’ sadhya is priced at INR 587 per head {inclusive of taxes}, and will be available from 2nd until 6th September.

Savya Rasa is certainly one of the best places in the city to feast on regional South Indian food. They take their culinary heritage very seriously, and celebrate Onam with a sadhya spread every year. This year, their sadhya features 8 types of chips, and 13 traditional dishes, including pineapple pachadi, avial, thoran, parippu curry, sambhar, rasam, two types of rice dishes, and delicious desserts. At INR 650 {net} per head, this elaborate spread will be available from September 3rd to 6th. It is advisable to make a reservation in advance.