ALL THINGS BIG AND SMALL 2.0

In South Indian vegetarian cuisine, a Thali is a platter/set meal of many  dishes served in small containers. Here you see a SuperThali of 17 dishes that I ate with my rice. In addition to my portion of rice served on a Banana leaf, the SuperThali meal also served  a Papadum ( Lentil Cracker) and a Paratha ( whole Wheat flatbread. The contents of all the small containers include: Beetroot , Chickpea curry, Lentils, Tomato Soup, Tamarind juice, Egg Plant, Yoghurt, Sambar of dried Red Chili, Potato,Green Pea, Wheat Flour  dumplings.  The SuperThali meal was accompanied by a Mango Lassi drink, and ended with a serving of  serveral colourful Indian sweets that you can see below:  

 SOUTH INDIAN VEGETARIAN THALI A veritable symphony of tastes: sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, umami. South Indian vegetarian cuisine is a highly developed cuisine dating back to the Dravidean civilisation circa 3000 B.C. It flourished and reached its peak during the Chola and Vijayanagra dynasties and empires. Here I am eating the deluxe super-set Thali (complete meal served on Banana leaf) at Nalan Restaurant at the basement of the old Capitol Theatre. Brief description: See text on image. 1. Deep-fried Cauliflower in Chick Pea batter provides the meat-like Umami. 2. Ivy Gourd and Snake Gourd are pleasantly bitter. 3. The sour Rasam of Tamarind and Tomato juice wakes up your taste buds. 4. The Yoghurt is cooling just like ice-cream 5. Blandness of Green Pea Croquette provides a nice contrast. 6. Crispy Black Gram Bean Papadam with Dried Red Chili adds a new texture to the meal. 7. Rich Coconut/Turmeric curry contrasts with the light soupy vegetable Dhal. 7. Lentil powder for those wh...