Vegetarian Thalis and Platters

Vegetarian Thalis and Platters is a collection of 26 different vegetarian thalis featuring Indian and International platters, loved by all ages.

Even though it says 26 different thalis, this repository is a collection of more than 100 recipes. Some recipes are already added in individual thali post, few would be added slowly.

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Thali/Platter?

Thali or platter refers to different kinds of dishes both vegetarian or non-vegetarian arranged in small katori (bowls). Any typical Indian thali will have roti, rice, sabzi, dal, salad, papad, and chaas/buttermilk.

Platters refer to the same thing where a meal or a course is served on a platter or a big dish or one or more small dishes.

Dishes & Flavours in Thali

The dishes served in a thali should complement each other. There should be a balance of carbs and proteins. Sweet, salty, spicy, sour flavors in a thali should be well balanced and complement. So elaborate thalis generally need a bit of planning. Day to day thalis or breakfast thalis will have dishes that would complement each other.

Thali BM

In the month of September, we decided to go for a Thali mega marathon. Doing a mega marathon needs planning and a thali BM is much more. As a thali has more dishes and needs a lot of planning to be executed well. However, all of us sailed through and we had a fantastic array of different thalis by each one.

This Thali BM was divided into themes for each week. So the first week I decided to go for Everyday Thalis. That is the food which we cook every day. Yes In India we would have a complete balanced meal of food and served in a thali. So here are my 4 Everyday mini thalis.

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Everyday mini Thalis

A North Indian Vegetarian lunch thali is a No onion No garlic, simple everyday balanced meal of proteins and carbs from nutritious dal, vegetable, salad, roti and rice. — **North Indian Vegetarian lunch thali**

Thali has Clockwise from 6'o clock, 2 Parathas (carrot & Plain), Beetroot Salad, Turnip Bharta, Kale, tofu and corn curry and yogurt in between. Beetroot soup is seen on the side along with a glass of water on the other side. — **Winter Special Thali**

Summer special Vegetarian Thali. Clockwise from 6'o clock served is roti, Kadhi, Bhindi, Watermelon Rind Sabji, Aloo Baingan Sabji. Tomato in centre and a glass filled with water alongside — **Summer Special Vegetarian Thali**

Fasting - Vrat - Farali Thali is a complete balanced meal with carbs, proteins and healthy fats and is completely gluten free. — **Fasting – Vrat – Farali Thali**

The next theme was thalis featuring Indian Flatbreads from different states. That is where the main dish should be flatbreads. One of my favorite themes, as this is again everyday day to day food for me, but few of the dishes I wanted to put on my blog for long, and finally I was able to do it. So here are my thalis featuring Indian Flatbreads.

Thalis featuring Indian Flatbreads

Rajasthani Dal Baati churma presented in a thali, along with some ghee (clarified butter) and water. — **Rajasthani Dal Baati Churma**

Horse Gram paratha served on a blue plate along with cucumber raita, til chikki, amla dhaniya chutney and slices of cucumber — **Horse Gram Paratha**

Three Puran Poli arranged on a white plate, served with ghee (Clarified butter) and katachi amti. A big bowl of amti is seen in the background and 1 puran poli which is open and the stuffin inside is seen — **Puran Poli (Sweet Lentils Flatbread)**

Rajasthani Tikkar paratha served along with Homemade Jalebi, yogurt, pickle — **Rajasthani Tikkar Paratha**

Close up look of the roti, golden brown in colour — **Dibba Roti | Minapa Roti**

Easy Mooli Paratha served with a dollop of butter, no oil lemon pickle, Sweet Lassi (Yogurt drink) and Ate ka halwa/karah Prasad — **Easy Mooli Paratha**

The next week I decided to go with Breakfast Thalis. A few of these thalis can also be called as Brunch Thalis or Brunch weekend meals. As they are quite filling with some desserts or sweets served on the side. So here are my Breakfast Thalis from different States.

Breakfast Thalis from different States

Chanya Tonak served along with 2 whole wheat pao and Goan Baath cake for Breakfast — **Goan Breakfast Thali**

Chilka Roti is a popular breakfast recipe, made using Rice and Chana dal. A perfect balance of carbs and proteins. Served with Garlic Chutney, Tomato Chutney and Baingan Choka and Baked Bajra Tikki — **Jharkhand Breakfast Thali**

South Indian Breakfast thali is a lip-smacking delicious thali, perfect for all ages and a complete balance of carbs and proteins. — **South Indian Breakfast Thali**

The Breakfast thali is served on a blue plate with Gobi paratha, mooli salad, pickle and yogurt lassi — **North Indian Breakfast Thali – Gobi Paratha**

Close up look of Bengali Breakfast thali in a plate with Koraishutir Kochuri, Niramish Aloo Dum, and Mishti Doi. — **Bengali Breakfast Thali**

Amboli presented in a square dish with chutney and black chana usal. — **Maharashtrian Breakfast Thali – Amboli**

The next theme was Platters. As said platter is food served on a large plate or a combination of plates. I choose to show here different kinds of platters, Indian as well as International Cuisine. I choose from healthy steamed, baked, protein-rich platters, to fried and baked platters. In all this was one of my favorite themes of all.

Platters

Protein-packed Chilla Platter — **Protein-Packed Chilla Platter**

Crispy Baked French Fries of Oven chips are a guilt-free snack or a side which are baked in the oven until crisp with just a teaspoon of oil. Served with tomato ketchup and creamy garlic dip — **Crispy Baked French Fries Platter**

Four Steamed Dishes Idli, Kothimbir Vadi, Chana Dal Bafuri, and Dhokla are presented in a white square plate with Tomato chutney and tomato sauce. Seen in the background are some flowers. — **Easy Steamed Meal Platter**

Tea time Pakora Platter is an addictive platter which has 6 different types of pakoras. They are yummy and crunchy snack or tea time fritters. — **Tea Time Pakora Platter**

Simple Vegetarian Mezze Platter is a party platter with easy and healthy mezze recipes from Middle East for you to enjoy. — **Simple Vegetarian Mezze Platter**

Afternoon Tea Time Platter featuring different types of Vegan Sandwiches, Gluten-Free and nut-free cookies, chips, and dips catering to people with different food groups. — **Afternoon Tea Time Platter**

The next and the last theme was Thalis featuring Regional Cuisines. That is the perfect traditional thali. Regional elaborate thalis would generally be made on special occasions. Such thalis do have 1-2 starter, 2-3 sabzi, Rice, roti (depending on region), sweet, pickles, chutneys, beverages, etc.

This thali needed a lot of preparation and planning. For most of this thalis, I planned ahead of time and for regional thalis, the sweets and 1-2 dishes were even done a day before.

Thalis featuring Regional Cuisine – Regional Thalis

Gujarati Thali is a spectacular treat and fusion of sweet, salty, and spicy flavors all combined in a classic Indian Regional thali. — **Gujarati Thali**

Vegetarian Punjabi thali has a range of rich buttery and paneer based dishes with gluten free makki di roti and Jeera rice. — **Vegetarian Punjabi Thali**

This Rajasthani Thali is a delicious thali made from pantry staple or cupboard ingredients and features Papad ki Kadhi, Mangodi ki sabji, Aam ki Launji etc. — **Rajasthani Thali**

Vegetarian Maharashtrian Thali is a comforting and soul-satisfying, balanced meal bursting with spicy and sweet flavours from various dishes. — **Vegetarian Maharashtrian Thali**

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NARMADHA

Wednesday 2nd of December 2020

It was so good to travel along with you in marathon. Enjoyed reading all your posts and lot of interesting and new recipes I learned. I loved your platters and regional thali themes.

Srividhya Gopalakrishnan

Wednesday 21st of October 2020

Wonderful recap Renu and a big thumbs up and hi-five for completing it. We all did it. Yayyyy. Enjoyed reading your posts and learned quite a few new recipes. And kudos for redoing some of them. I know it's quite a task but it shows your dedication. Hats off.

Vaishali

Tuesday 6th of October 2020

Renu this is a virtual feast which has been put together . Awesome round up . Obviously it has been bookmarked for further reference . I enjoy cooking thalis and always look for different variations . All your posts were wonderful , I specially loved your regional spreads and the tea time platter attracted me so much - even the pakora platter . Kudos on this marathon , what a great job !

Srivalli Jetti

Saturday 3rd of October 2020

Fantastic roundup Renu, so much efforts and you have done such an excellent job in capturing all of the thalis so well!..Enjoyed reading them and will come back to check more.

Harini Rupanagudi

Every thali and platter was carefully designed and it was a pleasure to read through your posts to understand your thought process and all the carefully chosen dishes to complement each other. It was a pleasure to run the marathon with you.