Indian Thali

Book excerpt: Thali refers to a complete Indian meal that showcases a range of different food items. Indian cuisine has attracted the people from the world over, and Indian restaurants overseas are among the more popular joints to eat out in most cities abroad. In India, you will find a wider variety of all dishes, snacks, meal preparations, and desserts as well. Different food items, like rice, puris, bread, two to three vegetable dishes, curd, pickles, and sweets are included in the thali, depending on the type and variety of the thali. Thalis are usually referred to with the region included in the name, like Rajasthani Thali, Gujarati Thali, Punjabi Thali, Marathi Thali, and South Indian Thali.