Kaalan, with its combination of yogurt ... Bloomsbury India, 183 pages, Rs 799 (paperback) You can't not talk about food when you're talking about Onam. What does your Sadhya comprise?

It gives the dish its thick consistency. In many homes the Kaalan would be stored for almost a week (at a time when food or leftovers were not refrigerated) because of this thickening process. It's ...

Former Dubai resident shares classic Kaalan recipe and adventures in Chennai ... traditional rice balls and a variety of food items made especially during Onam. “On the day of the sadya, I ...

Kaalan, with its combination of yogurt ... salt on the left and you slowly graduate along the leaf to more and more food that comes in. So by the time you're on the right end of the leaf, you ...