thali

British  

/ ˈtɑːlɪ /

noun

1. Indian cookery a meal consisting of several small meat or vegetable dishes accompanied by rice, bread, etc, and sometimes by a starter or a sweet

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Etymology

Origin of thali

C20: from Hindi thālī a plate or tray on which food is served

Example Sentences

My culinary reward came at Veera Flavors, which offered the tastiest thali—a tin tray piled high with vegetable dishes, rice, yogurt and pickles—outside of Chennai.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jayam’s Tiffins & Thali does southern Indian cuisine, including its specialty: uttapam, a thicker version of dosa.

From Seattle Times

The thali challenge was definitely my lowest point.

From Salon

Gabri: The most difficult was the thali challenge, definitely.

From Salon

I mention in my Restaurant Wars recap that current or modern seasons of "Top Chef" can sometimes feel a bit sanitized and while the thali episode certainly countered that, this episode fell back into that place, unfortunately.

From Salon