Emirates continues its tradition of introducing delicious treats onboard coinciding with a specific festival, and this time it is Onam. The airline has introduced authentic Onam dishes across all cabin classes, on flights to and from Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai.
Curated menus with the distinctive flavours of Onam are offered on the 14 weekly Kochi flights and seven weekly Thiruvananthapuram flights.
Let us have a look at the dishes served
- traditional appetisers of sharkara upperi – banana roasted in sweet jaggery,
- kaya varuthathu – crisp banana chips
- kondattam mulaku – fried sundried chillies steeped in yoghurt
- kaalan made of coconut
- fresh yoghurt and yam
- cucumber pachadi – a garnished salad,
- puli inji – a sweet and tangy ginger-based chutney
First and Business Class customers will also be served Kerala-style pappadam and piquant mango pickles.
A delectable choice of main courses will follow
– alleppey kozhi curry-spiced chicken in coconut sauce, served with avial,
– chemba rice and cabbage carrot thoran,
– vegetarian sadhya – sambar and kootu, paired with matta rice and carrot pea thoran,
– spiced chicken sukha – pan-fried chicken with coconut and spices,
– steamed rice,
– carrot pea thoran
– vegetable kootu,
– mutton sukha with chemba rice, erissery and bean thoran.
First Class customers can also choose the tasty option of mutton pepper fry.
Desserts will include Onam favourites like palada pradhaman– creamy rice pudding served with roasted pistachios, raisins, and cashew nuts, or parippu payasam – the popular sweet lentil pudding topped with roasted coconut flakes.
Staying true to the festive season, all meals will be served on banana leaf dish liners to offer an authentic feel to the sadhya for Keralites.
To make the journey even more memorable, those celebrating Onam can enjoy more than 6,500 channels of entertainment on Emirates Ice, more than 45 Academy Award-winning films, over 2,000 movies, 650 TV shows, and 4,000 hours of music, podcasts, and audiobooks across 40 languages. 17 Malayalam movies are available including award-winning titles like 2018, Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey, and blockbusters like RDX: Robert Dony Xavier, Kannur Squad, and many more.
