Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, desi lunch thali. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Desi Lunch Thali is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Desi Lunch Thali is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
Thali is a Hindi word for the term - plate. Every region in India has its own version of the thali meal. And each local version of thali comprises of regional main-course dishes, condiments, and many more Indian food recipes.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have desi lunch thali using 40 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Desi Lunch Thali:
- Make ready 1/2 cup boiled black masoor dal
- Take 2 Finely Chopped Onions
- Make ready 2 tbsp garlic, ginger, green chillies paste
- Take 4 freshly pureed tomatoes
- Get 1 tbsp ghee
- Make ready 1/4 tsp jeera
- Prepare 1 tsp red chilli powder
- Prepare For mirch ka salan
- Prepare 1 big green chilli, chopped
- Get 1 tsp oil
- Prepare 1 tsp rai
- Prepare 1 tsp jeera
- Make ready 1 tsp urad dal
- Take 1/4 tsp methi dana
- Get 1 tsp red chilli powder
- Take Pinch turmeric powder
- Prepare 1 tbsp tamarind pulp
- Take 2 tbsp til moongfali powder
- Prepare 1 tsp grated coconut
- Make ready as required Water
- Make ready to taste Salt
- Take for mixed Vegetables-
- Get 1 cup mixed vegetables like bell peppers, corns and green peas
- Make ready 1 tsp oil
- Take For Salad-
- Take 2 tbsp cooked moong sprouts
- Make ready 2 tbsp finely chopped cucumber
- Take 2 tbsp finely chopped tomatoes
- Get 2 tbsp finely chopped onions
- Get 1 tsp lemon juice
- Take For Mint chaach-
- Prepare 1/2 curd
- Get 1/2 cup water
- Get 1 tbsp mint green chilli paste
- Take Pinch jeera powder
- Get For Parantha-
- Take 1/4 cup salted atta dough
- Take 2 tbsp ghee
- Get 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
- Get 1 tbsp malai
Richness comes from oodles of desi ghee used. Some unique dishes to try in a Rajasthani Thali are: Dal Bati Churma - a true blue desert food The Gujarati Thali includes four types of sabzi and roti with potato curry, kadhi, dal, khandvi, chutney, etc. And the best part is that everything is made in pure desi ghee, so, if you are a foodie and desi at heart, then you must go to this place and enjoy your own thali. If you're a chicken-lover, consider a chicken Thali plate.
Steps to make Desi Lunch Thali:
- For Masoor dal, heat ghee and add jeera, let it splutter, then add onions, saute until light brown, then add ginger garlic green chilli paste, saute for a minute, then add red chilli powder and tomato puree, cook until the ghee comes out, take out half of the masala for vegetables, then add dal and mix well, simmer for 2 minutes.
- For Mirch ka salan, heat oil and saute chopped chilli, then take it out in a bowl.
- Then in the same oil add rai, jeera, urad dal and methidana, let them splutter, then add red chilli and haldi, mix well, then add til moongfali powder, grated coconut and water, let the boil comes then add salt and tamarind pulp, mix well and add sauteed green chilli, simmer for 2 minutes, it is ready.
- For Vegetables, boil corn and peas and keep them aside, now heat oil and saute the chopped bell peppers for 2 minutes, then add corn and peas and mix well, now add the masala and salt, mix nicely and cook for 5 minutes, in the end add kasoorimethi and cook for 1 more minute, it us ready
- In a bowl combine together moong sprouts, cucumber, tomato, onion, lemon juice and salt, mix well, it is ready.
- For mint chaach, blend curd, water, mint green chilli paste and salt, it is ready.
- For Parantha, roll out the dough ball into a big roti, apply ghee all over, sprinkle some dry atta also, then roll it into a string, then roll out the string into a ball, now roll out this ball with light hands.
- Put the rolled out parantha on the hot tawa and roast it from both the sides by applying some ghee, until becomes light brown from outside, taje it out and crush it a little between your palm, it is ready.
- Now for assembling, take out dal, vegetables, mirch ka salan and salad in separate bowls, now arrange these bowls in a thali, serve paratha with them, also serve mint chaach and water, garnish with chopped coriander and malai, enjoy!
The platter can include Jeera rice, naan bread, Kaali Daal, butter chicken, chicken Saagwala, Dahi Baingan, pickle, and salad. And Jalebi would make a great dessert for this platter. Of course, if you know your Indian food, feel free to customize your own plate. If you want a healthier Thali or simply enjoy fish, consider a fish Thali. Indians are known for elaborate meals and the South Indian thali is the best example of it.
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