South Indian Thali - #monthlytopic March 2020

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Hello friends,

Here is my entry to @HiroyukiTakisawa 's initiative of monthly topic. As his theme for March 2020 is “Delicious Seafood”, I’m presenting the food famous of my country. I’m presenting here “South Indian Thali”, which is not a proper seafood (I never had seafood). “Thali” means plate in which multiple dishes are served together.

South Indian Thali

Food in this plate is native to southern region of India, but nowadays people across all Indian states are loving it. Though I don’t know about all the items in the plate, I can tell you only about rice, vegetable curry, papad, mixed vegetable and curd.

Here I would take the help from @Gurukrishnapriya mam, who I think is the appropriate person to give proper description of all the dishes. Mam, please tell us about this thali. I know you are having loads of posts to write about, so any information (detailed or short) would be fine. Also, you should write one post for this monthly topic too (I hope you will take out the time).

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I had this awesome thali at Hotel Tamilnadu (Thanjavur) and would recommend anyone to just try it at least once.

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Hello, @Tushar18
Thank you for introducing this. I’m able to enjoy this as well:-)
I like such a dish, Thali. The thought seems similar to the Japanese style set menu meal with a variety of side dishes.

Recently, I reintroduced and looked back about #Monthlytopic here. Through this proposal, I’m happy to know various dishes like Thali that I have never seen. Thank you for joining!

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@Tushar18 This is a beautiful post. thanks for sharing

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WOW! a lot of items in one plate @Tushar18 More than enough for one person. Are they for lunch? Thanks for sharing.

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Thanks a lot @Tushar18 for tagging me here.

That’s a wonderful picture of South Indian meal.

As you mentioned there is so much to tell about the South Indian Thali.

I am giving it in a nutshell.

  1. Rice is the staple food of South India.

  2. A proper South Indian meal will improve one’s health and build up immunity.

  3. It’s a wholesome food.

  4. From your picture we can see Sambar, Rasam, Kolambu, three kinds of vegetable dishes, Appalam, Payasam, curd and pickle.

  5. The food must be consumed in a particular order.

Also this food is having medicinal value.

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Oh I love thalis. @Tushar18 awesome

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@Tushar18 Thali is a complete meal and being a foodie I love to try different cuisines (veg), Thali is great to know about the different preparation (so we can try a 3-4 varieties at once) made at different locations.

This one looks really amazing!

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Hi @HiroyukiTakisawa ,

Thank you very much for your kind words. I’m glad that you like the post as well as the dish. I recommend you to try this thali at least once.

Can you tell us more about the Japanese style set menu meal with those side dishes. I wish it is available in my city too.

You have written a very good post about #monthlytopic. Your purpose of starting it as well as past topics can be easily found there. :blush:

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Thank you very much @ShakilAK … :blush:

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Thank you very much @MukulR brother … I was waiting for your response and here it was … :grin:

Yes dear, there were lot of items and ideally sufficient for a single person. This thali we can have in lunch or dinner. It is a complete meal package.

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Hi @Gurukrishnapriya mam,

This is amazing … I was not aware the names of these dishes. I searched all these dishes one by one. :grinning:

I really liked the Payasam and one of vegetable dishes.

Also, I was not aware about the importance of South Indian Thali as far as health benefits are concerned.

However, here I really missed the green leaf base at the bottom of thali. I think that also has some importance for our health.

What is your favourite food? It would be great if you can write in detail about the dishes you like.

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Thank you very much @Rajeshwari-Patil …

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Hi @FalguniP ,

You are absolutely correct. This was the first time I tried South Indian thali and it was really amazing. I should have tried it before too. Thali meal is different across different states of India, which shows a perfect example of diversity.

I’m sure you must have had Marathi thali. Please share your experience about it. Or you can share some awesome Marathi food. I’ve heard a lot about those Vada Pav and Misal Pav of Mumbai … :grinning:

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My favourite food is a very simple one. I like idly vada very much.

As you told banana leaf is important.

It adds flavour to the food when served hot on it.

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Yes @Tushar18 you’re right I have tried

Marathi Thali, Gujarati Thali, Punjabi Thali and a few more.

The basic which I saw in each of them consist of :

  • 2 types of vegetables (one can be made using sprouts / pluses or paneer)
  • dal / Khadi
  • Roti/ bhakhri/paratha / puri / Naan.
  • Rice/pulao
  • Chutneys/pickles
  • One sweet dish
  • Salad
  • Buttermilk/lassi.

I will surely share some delicious Maharashtrian food i tried on my Trip to Ratnagiri and some of the street food from Mumbai .

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Wow @FalguniP … You’ve given a perfect description of all the items in a thali :grinning:

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That’s just what I saw while trying different types of thalis :grin: @Tushar18

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Oh… Good Post & responses…

Photograph is very carefully taken…

Description too is really good,

Appreciate, dear @Tushar18 - Good artist!

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Hello @Tushar18 ,

Thanks for sharing this tasty meal with us! I love Indian food and this one looks very delicious. My favourite Indian dish at the moment is Pani puri, like the one that @NikitaVatsavayi described here: The most lovable Indian street food, have you ever tried it?

If you want, you can take a look at this interesting article, where you can find good suggestions: 5 tips to consider when styling food.

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Hi @Giu_DiB ,

I can see your love and enthusiasm for the Indian food. Well, to be honest, Indian food has its own charm and delicacies. Since, India is a blend of different cultures and regions, you will undoubtedly get a variety of cuisines.

Pani Puri is one of the amazing fast food items and I think it is favourite of every Indian. Yes, I’ve tried it multiple times and many a times I do experiment with respect of its ingredients. That’s makes the experience more vibrant.

@NikitaVatsavayi has very well-described about Pani Puri, with that amazing picture. Kudos to her …

Thanks to you for sharing this wonderful article with me. It would be really helpful to me while clicking the pictures of those amazing dishes next time … :grinning:

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