Avial Recipe | Kerala’s Onam Special Mixed Vegetable Curry
Every August, as Onam gets closer, my mind drifts straight back to my Kerala friend Meera’s kitchen, where I’d sit on a stool and watch her stir a giant pot of avial for her family’s sadya. The smell of curry leaves and coconut oil crackling together is genuinely one of my favorite kitchen smells of […]
Why Eating on a Banana Leaf Is Actually Good for You
With Onam around the corner and sadya spreads all over my feed, I keep noticing the same detail in every photo: no plates, just banana leaves piled high with curries and rice. I always assumed it was purely about tradition and presentation, but the more I dug in, the more it turns out there’s real […]