For this month’s South Vs North Challenge – SNC, the host Manjula of Desi Fiesta challenged the southern group with a tough platter – The Rajasthani Thali. Though I have done Dal Baati Churma at one go, when I read about the Thali for our challenge at Desi Fiesta, I was…
Manathakkali Vatha Kulambu and A Simple Lunch
I am totally exhausted after 6 days of thali preparation. Whenever I return from hostel, I ask my mom to prepare vatha kulambu and fry appalam to go with it. This may sound simple but the tangy and bitter kulambu is a great savior after eating the mess meals for…
South Indian Breakfast Thali
Today I am posting about a perfect Tamil breakfast platter. This menu comes in marriage functions. In our marriage there was also uthappam. Usually the breakfast is completed with a cup of coffee. Traditionally it is laid out on a banana leaf. First comes kesari and it is followed by…
Simple Lunch
Today is a simple lunch which includes my daughter’s lunch box dishes and a stir fry for us. She took mangai saadam to school along with her potato stir fry. I prepared the potato to suit her taste. We had it along with bitter gourd roast. There was a bowl…
Punjabi Thali
Today I will be showing you a Punjabi Thali. I am new to Punjabi cuisine and so I created my dishes with the help of a book full of Punjabi Dishes. Recently I bought Tarla Dalal’s Punjabi Khana and I was very much pleased with the book. I selected what…
South Indian Thali
Here is one more thali which MIL prepared on each Tuesday. Paruppu is a very important gravy in our household. MIL often prepared this. When I came home after marriage, my SILs warned me not to prepare paruppu, because K hates it. But I was confident in turning him around and I…
Simple South Indian Thali
Today I will be posting a simple Thali which we relish in Tamil Nadu. Sambar is the famous lentil based gravy from south India. Each house in the state has a special recipe for sambar. I prepare it like my mom. The sambar powder she makes is very simple yet…
Fusion Thali
Today another week of Blogging Marathon #15 is getting started. I have selected Thali for this week. For the first day I will be posting about the thali I prepared for Tamil New Year. My younger brother visited me on that day with his family and I prepared this thali…