This onam was almost a big washout but creativity and some luck saved the day. By the time we got home from our hectic sunday (see my post below) it was past 4:00pm. We had 2 very over tired kids and mom. Aji was still determined to go for his workout in a hour. Somewhere between flipping Tv channels & having a strong coffee i found a new burst of energy (must have been the caffeine) and felt really horrible that I wasn't doing anything for Onam. Thiru Onam was on Monday and since Aji comes home really late I deceided to make atleast a Daal and Avial and call it the 'Sadya'. I went through the fridge and freezer and found a packet of frozen chena, 2 pieces of frozen pacha managa, drumsticks and some french cut beans. I added some carrots and tomatoes and voila i had enough ingredients to make Avial. I made the rice and a quick daal and the Avial. By then Aji left for his workout. I asked him to get some chips and pappadam to round off our 'Instant Sadya'. I wanted to make some payasam but then was too wiped out so managed to give a bath to the kids and put Rhea to bed. Sean as usual wasn't ready to hit the sack yet. I wore my settu sari to get into the spirit of Onam. Sean was surprised. I changed back to my casual clothes after an hour since I didn't want to accidentally spill anything on it. Aji got home around 8:30pm. I made the pappadam and as luck would have it I found some more curries in the fridge - cabbage thoran, brinjal mezhukkuperatti, black eyed peas curry and vellarikka charu - PERFECT! The number of items on my menu suddenly went up and I was happy. I laid the fake banana leaves and served dinner. So here is what we had finally, Rice, Daal, Avial, Cabbage Thoran, Brinjal mezhukkuperatti, Black eyed peas curry, Vellarikka charu, Pappadam, Banana Chips, Lemon pickle. Pretty impressive huh!
After dinner I told Aji that he could have Gulab Jamun for dessert since I didn't make any payasam. Surprise Surprise...Aji remembered the Kheer I brought from the party on saturday and had it on the banana leaf, Naadan Style. The Sadya was complete.Ellavarkum thripthi aayi!!
Sean and Me did the athapoo on monday after Rhea went to bed. Sean was very excited and cut the stems of the flowers so I could arrange it. He had a great time and had dinner again on the banana leaf tonight.
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