The food has to be
served on a tender Banana leaf, laid with the end
to the left hand side. The meal is traditionally served
on a mat laid on the floor. A strict order of serving
the dishes one after another is obeyed. Besides, there
are clear directions as to what will be served in
which part of the banana leaf.
Major items.
Pappad or Pappadum, banana (can be 'Rasakadali', 'Poovan',
'Palayankodan'). - Salt, banana wafers, sarkarapuratti
fries, ginger, lime and mango pickles, 'vellarika',
'pavakka', 'beetroot' and 'ulli kitchadi'. 'Kitchadi'
made of pineapple and banana splits or of grapes and
apple, 'cabbage thoran' or thoran made of beans and
avial, bread and green peas mix 'thoran'', kootucurry,
'parippu curry, ghee, Sambhar, Rasam, butter milk,
curd, adaprathaman Payasam, erissery, Kalan or Pulisseri,
Olan, Mulakoshyam etc
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Serving
Onasadya / Onam Feast
