Aloo Paratha

Aloo paratha, indian flat bread made of whole wheat stuffed with potatoes.

Parippu Vada

A deep fried tea time snack mostly had in south india.

Palak paneer

Paneer (indian cottage cheese) cooked with spinach.This is can be served with chappathis or any indian bread.

Chicken Masala

Chicken cooked with home ground spices and coconut milk.This can be had with chappathis rice or used as  a masala for biriyani too.

Onion Theeyal

Onions fried and cooked with roasted coconut along with spices and coconut oil.
Can be served with rice.It can be stored for a longer time.I used to take this to hostel and have it whenever I disliked the side dishes there.

Vendakka/ladies finger Pachadi

This is another onam special dish cooked in curd.This is a simple recipie and tasty too.

Mango pachadi

Creamy dish containing mango pieces cooked with coconut and curd and some spices.This goes well with rice.This is part of onam sadhya and is made in different ways.Here is one recipie.

Varathuaracha Sambar

This sambar is made by roasting coconut with few spices and tastes different from the ordinary one.

Unripe banana spicy fry or pacha kaya fry

This is a spicy side dish which can be accompanied along with bland gravies.

Idli or steamed rice cakes

Idlis are fluffy rice cakes made out of rice and black gram and is recommended during a digestive disorder by doctors.

The procedure is same as preparing the batter for dosa however the consistency is thick compared to dosa.