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    Home » Thali

    Restuarant style Tamil Nadu Thali

    Published: Mar 9, 2017 · by Nisha

    Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply

    - Stephen R. Covey

    How many of you can relate to this ? I am sure, it stands out for many of us. We all are constantly striving, to impress and compete with everyone that we meet, to climb high on the social ladder. We totally forget to acknowledge the person in front of us and only want to show off ourselves. We keep preparing ourselves on how to answer them properly and by the time they finish their conversation, totally miss the context! This line totally stood out for me as I was reading the book 7 habits of highly effective people by Stephen Covey. Empathetic listening, as the writer says, is a much needed characteristic for every human being, in this present social media and networking predominant world. It is a very interesting self-help genre book.

    I know that was totally irrelevant to today's post. But I could not let go of it without sharing out into the web world! Thats what I have been doing the whole day! Well, today's post is my most favourite order when dining out, especially at lunch time - The South Indian Thali! Generally a Thali - Platter consists of Rice, 3 Gravies - Kuzhambu ( a spicy tamarind based gravy), Sambhar (lentil based and mildly spiced) and then Rasam (a thin tomato and/or tamarind based). Then it has two different kinds of dry veggie sides : Kara Kari or Roast ( a spicy roasted veggie ) and Poriyal ( coconut flavoured veggie). Finally, we have curd, dessert (paysam or kesari) and accompaniments like pickle, papad, & chips.

    My spread consists of the following dishes:

    • Rice
    • Carrot Poriyal
    • Urulai Kizhangu Roast
    • Kara Kuzhambu (Recipe below)
    • Sambhar
    • Rasam
    • Aval Payasam
    • Curd
    • Pickle

    Click here to get the recipe of Karakuzhambu

    Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 74here.

    View other "Thali" recipes

    • South Indian Breakfast Thali
    • Punjabi Mini Thali
    • Mini Thali - Tamil Nadu

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    1. Harini-Jaya R says

      March 22, 2017 at 2:59 pm

      A very thought provoking sentence to begin your post. The platter looks very inviting and love the tray 🙂

      Reply
    2. Chef Mireille says

      March 21, 2017 at 4:45 pm

      gorgeous platter - everything looks delicious!!!

      Reply
    3. Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says

      March 16, 2017 at 4:02 pm

      Love the way you presented.. very nice.

      Reply
    4. Sandhiya says

      March 13, 2017 at 7:49 pm

      Such a wonderful thali and it's my favorite to try in restaurant.Perfectly made and lovely presentation.

      Reply
    5. Srivalli says

      March 13, 2017 at 9:08 am

      Nisha, I enjoyed reading your thoughts, so do share them going forward!..coming to your spread, wow what a feast! and totally love the way you have plated the dishes..so nicely done and inviting!

      Reply
    6. vaishali sabnani says

      March 12, 2017 at 2:14 pm

      I too would love this Thali Nisha. Recently I was in Chennai and trust me I had these Thalis for lunch. They are awesome. kudos on your efforts the thali is very well made and presented.

      Reply
    7. Priya Suresh says

      March 12, 2017 at 1:48 pm

      Who can resist to this typical restaurant style thali, comforting foods definitely.

      Reply

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