The Antigua Curry Club Meeting
Non Vegetarian
Meat Thali
with Chicken Korma and Pork Vindaloo
Q 95 + 10% service
Vegetarian Thali
with Chole Chaat and Lentils
Q 85 + 10% service
Poppadums courtesy of the Antigua Curry Club
Thali (Hindi:
थाली,
meaning "plate") is an Indian meal with contents varying from one regional
cuisine to another. A thali is a
selection of different dishes, usually served in small bowls on a round tray. In
North America people sometimes use plastic thalis because they are disposable.
Typical
dishes include rice, dhal, vegetables, chapati or naan, yoghurt, small amounts
of chutney or pickle, and a sweet dish to top it. Restaurants typically offer a
choice of vegetarian or meat-based thalis.
Depending on
the restaurant or the region you are in, the thali consists of delicacies native
to that region. Thali starts out with a bread and different vegetarian
specialities(curries).
Thalis
sometimes go even by the regional characteristic of the items they have. For
example one may encounter Rajasthani thali or Gujarati thali. In Maharashtra the
term 'rice plate' was (and still occasionally is) used for the concept of thali.
Chole Chaat
Potato cutlets served with spiced
chickpeas and delicious chutneys and topped with onion.