North Indian Thali is a traditional Indian Lunch Meal having a mix of different appealing and coordinating dishes from the different Indian States in the North.
Whether you dine out or make a meal at home, this list of balanced dishes will make your life easy to simply follow this list and enjoy a feast!
My family and friends know about my love for Indian Thalis. I have an event themed on this as well. For the event, I got around 150 different Indian Thalis which was mind-blowing!
I have a handful of Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Thalis, that are so easy to plan and cook at home.
Do check out the collection of Veg and Non Vegetarian Thali on Cooking 4all Seasons and Vegetarian Thalis on Spice your Life!
Coming to this month's edition, as before I had a couple of requests coming up for having a Thali theme, and to make it easy for all, I included International Spreads as well.
For day 1 Thali, I chose to make North Indian Thali, which consists of different dishes combined in a well-balanced way to appeal to our palette. I decided on a menu and consulted Vaishali for suggestions. I then changed based on what she had to offer.
A couple of North Indian Thalis already on the blog, North Indian Thali 1 and North Indian Thali 2
We really enjoyed feasting on this thali, though due to lack of planning, I ended up cooking a Thali during all the Weekends in March. Imagine having a Mega BM around the corner! Needless to say, I have been more stressed out during weekends, though the satisfaction of creating a beautiful thali surpassed all hardship!
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Drink
Pudine ki Shikanji
Starter
Raja Kebab
Dry Saute
Jodhpuri Aaloo
Gravy
Makhmali Paneer
Daal
Daal tadka restaurant style
Main
Saffron Rice
Assorted Rotis
Sweets
Gulab Ki Kheer
This entire menu took me about 2 hours of cooking. I started with soaking the rice and putting the milk to condense it for the Kheer.
Next came the aloo that went into the Microwave for cooking
Dal in the Pressure cooker
I had the Paneer done the previous day.
When the milk for Kheer reduced to half, I added the other ingredients to cook. As we are going to serve this chill, let it cool down.
While the Rice was getting cooked, I got the dough for the Rotis ready.
Paneer gravy was made
Aloo was getting roasted in a slow pan.
Finally, the starter was made, which was a specialty from Vaishali's Restaurant and super hit.
There is another secret dish in this Menu that will be disclosed later..:)
Hope you enjoyed this treat!
manjulabharathkumar2016 says
Omg am awestruck !! valli you have come up with such a delicious spread, am just scrolling and gawking over the thali again and again.. The raja kabab sounds so scrumptious , This thali is a hit, the thali queen herself have helped you with the menu.
and wow you are a superwomen thali every weekends sounds like a tedious job.. wonderful spread ..
usha says
Wow, that is a feast and am sure it was worth the time spent preparing it when entire family relishes the thali.. Will wait for the disclouse of the secret dish
vaishalisabnani says
Wow ! The Thali looks well executed , but I am curious to know the secret dish ? I am glad you guys enjoyed he thali , even though it’s a effort ! Looking forward to the rest of the Thalis ????
Rujuta says
Hi Srivalli,
The North Indian thali looks amazing & lovely and definitely worth time and efforts put.
Raja Kebab looks great
Best Wishes
Renu says
What a feast.....lovely combination of flavour.... pudhina ki shikanji...jodhpuri aloo...gulab ki kheer...awesome....
Rafeeda - The Big Sweet Tooth says
O my my!!! Looking at that thali is making me salivate... I have been wanting to make elaborate meals but I have no mood whatsoever to do these days... just seeing your platter is telling me I must get my groove up... that kebab especially looks lipsmacking...
Sharmila - The Happie Friends Potpourri Corner says
How awesome you have cooked a grand feast and my eyes are on the saffron rice 🙂
Pavani says
OMG that whole meal took you 2 hours to cook. You are a Super woman. Everything on that Thali looks absolutely delicious. Feast for all the senses.
Harini says
Wow! That is a very tempting thali with all fancy dishes. Waiting for you to reveal the secret dish .
Gayathri Kumar says
This is one amazing visual treat Valli. And a really good planning. Love to know about your secret dish!
cookingwithsapana says
Seriously If I would cook this spread it would take me all day. You have done an amazing job Valli. I am thinking what is your secret dish??
Priya Suresh says
Omg, you dish out so much dishes with an ease Valli, i envy you. And this North Indian lunch menu makes me hungry. You are seriously a super woman.
sushma says
Thali looks yummy, love all the dishes you have made.
Suma Gandlur says
I did not know that there was a raja kebab. 🙂 That NI thali looks inviting.
chefmireille says
perfect thali - I love all of these dishes and would love to have this for dinner