I thought I must at least make another thali before this month ends, for making it to the Indian Thali Mela. I have really enjoyed making these thalis and the many thalis that so many bloggers have made for me. I have always been so attached to the concept of Thalis.
Even when I normally don't order a thali in any restaurant, unless until out of need, I always examine my partner's thali with keen interest and try to understand what's on it.
So when I was thinking about what I should select as a theme for my Cooking 4 all Seasons' 5 anniversary, I thought the Thali would be a wonderful theme. I was skeptical if others would be willing to leg out so much effort in cooking up so many dishes on a day and on top picturing it as such.
The rules were quite clear, I wanted the whole dish to be displayed and clicked in one whole picture. This means we had to think of plates, bowls, and other props. To make things tougher, clicking a thali has always been a challenge for me, with those steel plates, katoris, it always shines and not make the food so very attractive in a homely setup.
So to test waters, I proposed this idea to my BM friends, and I was shocked, surprised, and pleased that so many came forward to take it up. Can you believe I got about 98 Thalis for the event!
I am so touched that so many took upon them to recreate state-specific thalis, writing so much about histories, etc.
So as a last-minute whim I cooked up this lunch this weekend and I was so happy with the way dishes turned out. Hubby dear was furious that I worked so much, I was able to pacify him with good food.
Since we are going to be cooking only Vegetarian Food at home for the next 28 days, I thought I should try out some recipes from Krsna Prasadams. This is a No Onion, No Garlic Recipe
I made Vegetable Biryani, Carrot Tomato Salad, Pakoda Curry, Rasam, Store bought Chocolate Ice Cream.
Step by Step Picture Recipes
Vegetable Biryani
Ingredients Needed:
Rice - 2 cups
Water - 4 cups
Ghee or butter - 1/3 cup
Tomato - 1 large
Ginger, minced - 2 tsp.
Green Chillies - 3
Turmeric a pinch
Salt to taste
Spice Powder
Fennel powder - 1/2 tsp
Cardamon, Clove, Cinnamon - 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida a pinch
Mint + Green Chillies - 1/2 tsp
Vegetables:
Carrots - 1/2
Fresh Green Peas - 1/2 cup
Beans - 1/4 cup
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
Vegetable Salad with Carrot, Onion, and Tomato
Vegetable Salad
Recipe
Vegetable Biryani | Special Lunch Thali ~ Step by Step
If you are looking for easy Vegetarian one pot meals, then this Easy Veg Biryani in Pressure Cooker or this Allahabadi Tehri will be just right.
Suja Manoj says
Yummy biryani,makes me hungry
Archana says
Hehe Glad its not only my hubby who gets amd when he feels I have worked too much. So considerate of them... there are hubbies who do not realise it.
Lovely thali
Nalini's Kitchen says
Biriyani sounds inviting without onion and garlic paste,the grains are perfectly cooked....
Pavani says
Yet another delicious thali -- no garlic & onion at that, can't even tell from the menu..
I've thoroughly enjoyed the thali series and looking forward to the round up. Even though I couldn't contribute to the mela (you can probably guess why), I'm sure I'll be visiting your blog a number of times to get ideas.. :0)
sowmya's creative saga says
woow..the thali is so tempting..biryani looks yumm
Rajani says
No wonder you husband was angry. After a surgery, instead of taking rest you are cooking thalis!! But then its hard not to appreciate the passion and the good food you make :). Wish I could have participated too for the thalis, missed it 🙁
prasad gore says
Hey,
Currently I am doing my research on The different ways of cooking Biryani. I made a document which has some questions about the process of cooking Biryani.
Attached is the link of the document.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dHpUUzBCSVNmOUhncWxCeGlCdW1xOHc6MQ
Please feel free to go through it and if you have some suggestions please let me know.
thank you