INDIAN THALI

About the Book

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.

About the Author

Vaishali Tripathi is from a Hindu joint family of traditional values. She has done hotel management and catering technology from Kamat Club, Mumbai, India. She received her postgraduate diploma in hotel management from Delhi, India (gold medalist). At the age of fifteen, she started to cook at home for her friend and family. She started her own cooking classes five years ago, which runs under the name of Pinki Cooking Classes. These classes feature regional cuisines from all over the world. Vaishali has travelled continuously, and during her travels, she used to visit local restaurants and bazaars to get authentic tastes and ingredients, which, in turn, impart original flavour to her recipes.