thali

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of thali¹

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.

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

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The thali challenge was definitely my lowest point.

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

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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.

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