A sadya is not a large meal. It is a structure, served and eaten in a fixed order. Sit down in front of the leaf and learn what is about to happen: which way the leaf points, what goes in the top-left corner, the pickles, the yoghurt dishes and the vegetable dishes, the crisp things, and then the rice at the centre, eaten in four rounds: dal with ghee and crushed papadam, then sambar, then rasam, then buttermilk. Then the payasam, and the etiquette that marks out someone who knows what they are doing, including how to stop the servers. Words and phrases in this class: ഇല (ila) – banana leaf ഇഞ്ചിപ്പുളി (inchippuli) – ginger-tamarind pickle അവിയൽ (aviyal) – mixed vegetables in coconut and yoghurt തോരൻ (thoran) – stir-fried vegetable with coconut ഉപ്പേരി (upperi) – banana chips പപ്പടം (pappadam) – papadam പരിപ്പ് (parippu) – dal നെയ്യ് (neyyu) – ghee സാമ്പാർ (saambaar) – sambar, lentil and vegetable curry രസം (rasam) – rasam, a thin peppery broth മോര് (moru) – buttermilk പാൽപ്പായസം (paalppaayasam) – milk payasam മതി (mathi) – enough In this class: • The leaf, and what is placed where • Pickles, yoghurt dishes and the vegetable dishes by name • The four rounds: പരിപ്പ്, സാമ്പാർ, രസം, മോര് • Payasam, eating with the right hand, and saying മതി Quizzes below. Dr. Reshmi R Nair — SpeakMalayalam.