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    Home » Blogging Marathon » Mini South Indian Thali | Tamil Nadu Style Thali

    Mini South Indian Thali | Tamil Nadu Style Thali

    Posted on January 24, 2017 · Last Updated on August 14, 2019 · By Srividhya G · 21 Comments

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    Thali means plate/tray in Hindi and in the food dictionary it is the food platter with a variety of dishes. Each and every state in Indian has their own thali and if we look further, each and every family has their own Thali. This year I decided to share the day-to-day thali ideas with rice and roti, tiffin thali and also elaborate festive ones not only from our family but from other cuisines too.

    As I missed the Thali theme last year, I thought of starting it on my own this year. IMO, whatever you prepare, each and every day is a thali. Be it humble idli with chutney and podi or just yogurt rice with pickle it’s a unique combo of its own and it’s a unique thali on its own. So this year along with instant pot recipes and my gardening series, I am planning to start this new Thali series. Wish me luck folks. :-)

    MiniThaliwithSambarPoriyal

    Today my first Thali is a simple meal idea from Tamil Nadu err I can generalize as South India Thali. This thali includes sambar, rice, Poriyal or dry curry, yogurt and pickle. That’s it. It is a simple yet delicious and filling thali and these dishes in this thali are easy to prepare too.

    SambarPoriyal

    On my plate, I have

    • Instant pot mixed vegetable sambar
    • Okra Peanut Curry
    • Rice
    • Pickle (store bought)
    • Yogurt.

    How I prepared:

    I prepared this menu on a Friday evening so I took comparatively longer time than the other two thalis, which are coming in the next two days. Once you have all the veggies chopped, you can prepare this meal in less than 45 minutes. Instant pot helped a lot in this preparation. I set the sambar in the IP and in parallel, I prepared the okra curry on the stove top and rice in my rice cooker. :-) Be it for weekday or weekend, here is the yummy and filling thali, perfect for lunch or dinner.

    IndianPlatter

     

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    Filed Under: Blogging Marathon, Thali Collection | Indian Entree Tagged With: dinner menu, indian entree, lunch menu, menu ideas, mini south indian thali, mini tamilnadu thali, sambar poriyal rice combo, Thali collection, thali series

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    1. Harini-Jaya R says

      February 06, 2017 at 7:36 pm

      Good one, Love such everyday meals.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        February 07, 2017 at 8:19 am

        Yup. Thanks Harini.

        Reply
    2. Pavani says

      January 30, 2017 at 1:43 pm

      Love love that delicious and simple South Indian thali.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        January 31, 2017 at 8:50 am

        Thanks a lot Pavani.

        Reply
    3. Priya Srinivasan says

      January 28, 2017 at 9:03 am

      Scrumptious thali!!

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        January 28, 2017 at 9:53 pm

        Thanks Priya.

        Reply
    4. themadscientistskitchen says

      January 28, 2017 at 8:35 am

      Yummy thali.

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      • Srividhya G says

        January 28, 2017 at 10:26 pm

        Thanks.. :-)

        Reply
    5. Priya Suresh says

      January 28, 2017 at 4:26 am

      Wow, wat a lipsmacking thali, comforting foods and that platter is simply irresistible. Love this thali.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        January 28, 2017 at 10:30 pm

        Thanks a lot Priya.

        Reply
    6. Greenboochi says

      January 25, 2017 at 5:55 am

      I am love with these kind of plates.. makes such a nice thali or full meas platter :D

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        January 25, 2017 at 7:58 am

        I love them too.. During my last India trip, bought 3 to 4 of them. But completely forgot about these plates. Just now dusting them. ;-) ;-)

        Reply
    7. vidyagawas says

      January 25, 2017 at 4:42 am

      Love this post. Great sharing.

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      • Srividhya G says

        January 25, 2017 at 8:00 am

        Thanks Vidya.

        Reply
    8. Srivalli Jetti says

      January 25, 2017 at 2:45 am

      Good luck with the series..I have always been obsessed with the thali concept..we do have one coming up soon right, so prepare ahead for that!

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        January 25, 2017 at 8:02 am

        Yayyyy.. Won’t miss this time. Thanks for the heads up.

        Reply
    9. Archana says

      January 24, 2017 at 4:52 pm

      I LOVE south indian food and your thali looks so inviting!!

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      • Srividhya G says

        January 25, 2017 at 8:06 am

        Thanks a lot Archana.

        Reply
    10. Rajani says

      January 24, 2017 at 2:12 pm

      Good luck with the Thali theme. I am also a big fan of instant pot, so I will look forward to those as well

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        January 25, 2017 at 8:01 am

        Thanks Rajani. :-)

        Reply

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