Onam Sadya: Top 10 Dishes to Recreate Abroad

There’s an unmatched hush that settles when the Onam Sadya is spread—dishes balanced on banana leaves, laughter echoing, nostalgia simmering in each bite. For Indians abroad, recreating that memory-laden feast feels like chasing sunlight. But imagine browsing your favourite Indian shopping sites, adding payasam, avial, papadams into your cart, and letting a shipping-forwarding ally like Shoppre handle the rest. No shipping anxiety. No checkout failures. Just heartfelt tradition arriving at your doorstep.

Here’s your guide to ten iconic Onam Sadya dishes—each accessible via ready-to-use mixes or snacks you can ship via Shoppre.

1. Palada Payasam – The Warm Hug of Dessert

The sweet whisper of rice ada soaked in rich milk, dotted with cardamom and nuts—nothing speaks of home like Palada Payasam. With blends like Double Horse Rice Palada Payasam Mix, this creamy treat becomes just minutes away from your melting heart. Palada Payasam Mix (Sweet Karam Coffee) ensures your Onam concludes on a tender, nostalgic note.

2. Kootu Curry – Earthy Warmth, Ready to Eat

Thick, heartwarming, with vegetables and legumes enveloped in coconut and black pepper—it’s like a monsoon hug on a plate. Just grab a pack of ready-to-eat Kootu Curry and let Kerala grace your spread with authenticity. 

3. Sambar – The Festive Staple

Rich vegetable chameleons swimming in tangy tamarind and spice—sambar is Sadya’s everyday hero. With options like Ready to Eat Sambar Curry, you get ease and tradition in one bowl. Let it be the spicy anchor between rice and your festive side dishes.

4. Aviyal – Colour in Coconut Embrace

A mosaic of vegetables, coconut, and curd, this mellow curry brings the forest to your feast. Only heat and serve—Ready to Eat Avial delivers freshness wrapped in tradition.

5. Papadams – Crisps with Soul

A Sadya is unbalanced without the crunch of papadams. Whether rice or black gram—Guruvayoor Pappadam brings that light, airy crackle to your spread.

6. Rasam Powder – Spice, Easily

That tangy, throat-warming sip after rich curries? It’s rasam, and a dash of Rasam Powder transforms broth into a palate-refreshing elixir. 

7. Mango Pickle – Tangy Tradition

Nothing shifts your palate back to Amma’s table like a punchy mango pickle. 

8. Thoran – Stirred Sunlight

Cabbage or beans, intertwined with coconut and spice—light, nostalgic, essential. Grab a ready-to-cook thoran pack, sauté lightly, and you're wrapped in memories of Amma’s kitchen.

9. Sharkkara Varatti – Sweet Crunch

Jaggery-coated banana chips that crack with every bite—Sunshine captured in sweet. Let it sit beside your rice, waiting to crackle through.

10. Banana chips 

Simple, crisp, unforgettable. Whether shared over chai or layered beside rice, Kerala Banana Chips are nostalgia you can munch.

Think of Shoppre as your emotional port. You shop Indian sites for Sadya essentials; we collect, consolidate, repack, and send them to your doorsteps abroad—safe, customs-friendly, and cost-effective. No checkouts that reject your card. No partial deliveries. Just heartfelt tradition, preserved. 

Every banana chip, every packet of payasam mix, every jar of pickle arrives with the promise of home—carefully packed, timely delivered, and ready to make your Onam celebration as authentic as it would be back in Kerala. With Shoppre Onam Shopping Guide, distance becomes just a number, but the flavors of tradition remain infinite.