Saturday, March 13, 2010

FULL THALI....

It so happens that sometimes I just get into the mood of cooking and then recipes just go on popping in my mind and makes me do more than what is required .
My sons exams are going on , and hence I have lots of time to do nothing but cooking as any other activity which has some sound in it disturbs by darling son (hmmm...) what should a mom do? She cannot watch TV, cannot listen to songs, and cannot talk too much on the telephone. Our house is quite small and any of the above activities are sure to disturb a person during his crucial study hours. So the next best thing I could do was to cook, cook and cook and make my son and me happy or at least remain sane and not get bothered about the things I cannot do…
So here is the food thali which I made on one of the weekdays when my son had a gap between 2 papers where he could sit and relish this great vegetarian fare…

BUTTERMILK KADHI WITH COCONUT 



FRIED PAPAD KISMUR 



There is an art in planning an Indian meal , we should know some dishes which are quick to whip up tasty and good to look at too on a thali , one should try to have many colours on a thali and try not to make two dishes with the same colour so that it looks appealing and appetizing. 

 

 STIR-FRIED POTATO VEGETABLE (french fry style cuts)
Planning a thali is an art which you get to know with experience so go on practicing and making great food , combine one difficult and special dish with 2 simple and quick dishes you can always put up a good spread and make yourself and your guests happy .

2 comments:

vivari said...

thali looks nice long time since i made thali like this

Vaishali said...

Hi Mahek, Your fried papad kismur took me back in time. My parents would make it all the time, as a quick substitute for subzi on hurried nights. It was so delicious. Thanks for the memory. :)