Dr Rashmi Menon

Raw Vegan Onam Sadhya Dr Rashmi Menon

Sadhya literally means feast in Malayalam. The feast prepared for the harvest festival of Onam in Kerala called Onam Sadhya. The feast is known for its flavours and varieties of dishes. This raw vegan onam sadhya is one way to make eat healthy yet enjoy all the six rasas or tastes that a traditional sadhya offersIn a world where we are consuming more processed food-like substances, eating cooked real food is a big step by itself. If we can include more raw food in our diet, it would increase our chances of healing disease and of maintaining our state of health. Raw food is also called sun cooked food. This is the most natural way to eat as it requires minimal intervention. There is no guarantee that eating raw fruits and vegetables will keep you from getting wrinkles, but there is evidence that it can reduce the risk of oral, pharyngeal, laryngeal, esophageal and gastric cancers. And a high raw vegan diet has been shown to significantly lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels.