Since I do not have personal knowledge of the cuisine, I simply didn't want to explore or learn new things. I trusted Vaishali to have done all the research!..thank you Vaishali.
As I said I wanted to have a similar menu and cooked all the dishes that I was yet to make.
Awadhi Cuisine from Uttar Pradesh and is known for its rich food. The Cuisine is influenced by the Mughal cooking style and the cuisine has many similarities to Kashmir, Punjab, and Hyderabad. Awadhi Menu is very elaborate and quite rich in their dishes. They have the Kormas, Biryanis, their gravies are prepared with nuts and khoyas.
Awadhi Thali
I have put up a menu based on Vaishali's Awadhi Thaali.
For Drinks, I served a simple fruit juice. You could serve Jannat-e-Gulab
Snack
Hara Bhara Kebab
(Raw banana and veggies spiced to make a mouthwatering Kebab)
Chaat
Shakkargandhi ki Chaat
(Smoky, roasted spicy sweet potatoes served with a dash of lemon)
Curries / Daals
Sultani Daal
(Toor dal made rich with yogurt, cream and milk)
Stuffed Tomatoes
(scooped tomatoes, filled with cottage cheese, fried into a dumpling simmered into a rich gravy)
Mattar ka Nimona
(Blended farm fresh peas made into a curry with lentil dumplings)
Awadhi Dum Bhindi
(Okra, onions, and capsicum cooked with dum style..with live charcoal)
Rice
Nawabi Pulao
(rice cooked in milk, garnished with fried almonds, raisins and baked with saffron)
Roti/bread
Lachha Paratha
(Layered Indian flatbread)
Accompaniments
Boondi Anaar ka Raita
(Gram flour mini dumplings mixed with yogurt and served with red rubies)
Papad
Salad
Sweet
Halwa
I made a quick Sooji Halwa
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Usha says
That is a nice spread of Awadhi food.
Sapana Behl says
You have put so much efforts in this thali.Would love to eat the nawabi thali anytime.
vaishali sabnani says
Valli Thanks for that trust ????. The thali is actually elaborate but it looks so good! Kudos on your efforts, with the little time tou had you have made fantastic thalis .
Srividhya says
Wow great Awadhi Thaali. Awesome
Priya Suresh says
Very irresistible Thali, now i feel bad for not making a thali for this week's theme, blame my India trip..Amazed by ur enthu Valli.
Sandhiya says
Nice Awadhi Thali..will try it for sometime.
Pavani N says
OMG Valli, that is such an amazing Awadhi thali. Everything looks so inviting and delicious.
Gayathri Kumar says
This looks like a beautiful and delicious wholesome meal. I wonder how you all manage to create such wonderful thalis..
Archana Potdar says
Valli when are you making this again Valli? I need to eat it.
Padmajha PJ says
Nice spread Srivalli. I am eager to check out the Sultani Dal...
Padmajha PJ says
Nice spread Srivalli. I am eager to check out the Sultani Dal...
Chef Mireille says
what a spread - this is a feast I would enjoy for sure - especially since you included something with my fave ingredient -= plantain!
Manjula Bharath says
Thats an wonderful spread again 🙂 such an virtual feast, It was in my to do list too to make a awadhi thali may be next time , Loving the stuffed tomato curry .. Over all a scrumptious thali again from you 🙂
sanjeev srivastava says
Best thali in india is awadhi thali
sanjeev srivastava says
Awadi is best thali .It is complite food which requiere our body