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A Taste Of Kerala’s Heritage: Onam Sadhya Specials To Relish Across India

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Savour the taste of Kerala’s tradition as you celebrate Onam 2025 with these delightful Onam Sadhya and specials across India.

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Celebrate Onam 2025 with Kerala's traditional Onam Sadhya.

Celebrate Onam 2025 with Kerala’s traditional Onam Sadhya.

Onam is more than just a festival. It’s a celebration of Kerala’s rich culture, vibrant traditions, and culinary heritage. At the heart of the festivities is the Onam Sadhya, a grand vegetarian feast served on banana leaves, featuring an array of dishes that range from tangy pickles and crunchy fritters to rich curries, aromatic rice, and luscious desserts. While traditionally enjoyed in Kerala, the Sadhya experience has transcended borders, allowing food lovers across the country to savour its flavours and partake in this centuries-old tradition from the comfort of their own homes or speciality restaurants.

Here’s a roundup of the best places across the country where you can savour an Onam Sadhya.

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Hilton Embassy Golflinks, Bengaluru

DYN at Hilton Embassy Golflinks is bringing that spirit alive with a grand Onam Sadhya. Lentils, gourds, roots, coconut, and spices transform into dishes that sing both individually and as part of a greater symphony. Creamy parippu curry comforts, avial celebrates nature’s bounty, thoran adds lightness, and kootu curry grounds the meal with earthy depth. Cooling pachadi and kichadi refresh, before the sweet ada pradhaman brings the celebration to a perfect close.

Location : DYN, Hilton Embassy Golflinks | Date: 5th September 2025 | Time: 12.30 PM to 4 PM | Price: INR 1499 ++

JW Marriott Hotel, Bengaluru

At Spice Terrace, JW Marriott Hotel Bengaluru, the grand Sadhya unfolds like a festive symphony, an opulent spread of over 20 delicacies that carry the soul of Kerala. The feast begins with the crunch of banana chips, sharkara upperi, and pappadam, balanced by the tang of inji curry and puli inji. It flows into colourful vegetable medleys – Avial, Erissery, Kootu Curry, Olan, and Kaalan, paired with comforting staples of Parippu with ghee, Sambar, Rasam, and Moru Curry. Fresh notes of Cabbage Thoran and Beetroot Pachadi meet the sweet-and-sour playfulness of Mango Pulissery and Pineapple Pachadi, before the table finds its sweetest crescendo in Ada Pradhaman, Palada Payasam, and Chakka Pradhaman.

Location: Spice Terrace, JW Marriott Hotel Bengaluru | Date: 5th September 2025 | Time: 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Price: INR 2,200 + Taxes per person

Marriott Hotel Whitefield Bengaluru

Across two days, the hotel will host a seated traditional Sadhya where the grandeur of Kerala’s culinary heritage meets the warmth of festive celebration. The feast begins with Thodu Karikal crisp banana chips, jaggery-coated Sarkara Varatti, fried yam and bitter gourd, fiery Mulagu Kondattam, and tangy pickles of mango and lemon. From there, the Sadhya deepens into festive staples.

Location: Sante, Bengaluru Marriott Hotel Whitefield | Dates: 5th & 6th September 2025 | Timings: 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm (Four seating slots) | Takeaway Sadhya: 1st – 6th September 2025 (Lunch only) | Price: INR 1700++

Renaissance Bengaluru Race Course Hotel

Chef Ammu Rebecca will present a celebratory feast that carries the flavours of her homeland. The Onam Sadhya will unfold across a traditional banana leaf, beginning with the tangy sharpness of Puli Inchi and homemade pickles, moving into comforting staples like Koottu Curry, Sambar, and Pulissery, before opening into nutrient-filled delicacies like Olan, Avial, crisp banana chips, and golden Sarkara Upperi. Each dish is a reflection of Kerala’s bounty enveloped in coconut, jaggery, and love.

Location: Derby, Renaissance Bengaluru Race Course Hotel | Dates: 5th & 6th September, 2025 |  Price: Veg : 1199++ per person | Non Veg: 1499++ per person

Zambar, Gurugram

The Onam Sadya at Zambar is a grand vegetarian spread served on a banana leaf, bringing together over 20 carefully curated dishes, each representing Kerala’s culinary heritage. Guests will begin with crisp delights, which will be followed by a medley of traditional curries and vegetable dishes. No Onam Sadya is complete without its desserts, and Zambar brings you both classics – the creamy Pal Payasam, made with rice, milk, and dry fruits, and the indulgent Ada Pradhaman, a sweet pudding crafted with rice ada, jaggery, cashews, and fresh coconut.

Location: Zambar, 3rd Floor, Ambience Mall, Gurgaon | Dates: 4th, 5th & 6th September 2025

Timings: Lunch – 11:30 AM to 5:00 PM | Dinner – 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM

Padmanabham, Delhi

The feast is deeply rooted in Ayurvedic principles, seasonal produce, and age-old recipes, offering a perfect balance of taste, nutrition, and tradition. Along with the traditional Sadhya, staples like red rice, white rice, parippu curry, sambar, pulissery, rasam, podi, and a drizzle of aromatic ney (ghee) will make the meal wholesome and comforting. The Sadhya will conclude on a sweet note with not one but three indulgent desserts.

Location: Padmanabham, Rajendra Place, Central Delhi, New Delhi | Price: Rs 895* per person (Unlimited) | Dates: 3rd (Wednesday) – 7th (Sunday) September 2025 | Timings: 12:30 PM – 10:00 PM

The Malabar Coast, Delhi NCR

The Malabar Coast is bringing an Onam Festival treat with a specially curated Onam Feast- Sadhya meal from 31st August to 7th September at its Gurugram and Noida outlets, featuring 26-dish Onam-inspired dishes that pay homage to Kerala’s legacy. From timeless Sadya favourites like Avial, Olan, and Kalan to sweet endings like Ada Pradhaman and Payasam, this limited-time menu offers a soulful tribute to Kerala’s harvest festival, reimagined for modern diners in a quick-service format.

Location: The Malabar Coast outlet in Gurugram, Noida, Indore | Date: 31st August to 7th September 2025 | Price on Request

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