Recipe of Perfect Traditional Gujarati Thali Cooking Basics for Newbies
by Augusta Brown
Traditional Gujarati Thali
Gujarati cuisine is that of the state of Gujarat, in western India. The typical Gujarati thali consists of rotli, dal or kadhi, rice, and shaak. There is no doubt about Gujarati food being one of the biggest blessings to the Indian culinary world. It soothes all the five senses & satiates not only.
Traditional Gujarati Thali is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Traditional Gujarati Thali is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have traditional gujarati thali using 120 ingredients and 200 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
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The ingredients needed to make Traditional Gujarati Thali:
Take A) For Daal
Prepare 2 cup yellow pigeon peas (plain)
Take 2 cup water
Take 1 finely chopped tomato
Prepare 1/2 tsp ginger chilli paste
Make ready 1/2 tsp mustard seeds and cumin seeds
Prepare Pinch Asafoetida
Prepare 1-2 dry red chilli
Make ready 5-6 Curry Leaves
Make ready 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
Prepare 1 tsp red chilli powder
Take 1/2 tsp coriander powder
Get 1 tbsp lemon juice
Get 1/4 tsp sugar (optional)
Get to taste Salt
Prepare Oil as require
Take B) For Curry
Get 2 cup buttermilk
Prepare 1/2 cup gram flour
Take 1 tbsp green chili paste
Make ready 1/2 tsp ginger paste
Make ready 1/2 tsp coriander powder
Get 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
Prepare 2-3 dry red chilli
Make ready 5-6 Curry Leaves
Prepare 1 tsp jaggery
Make ready Pinch Asafoetida
Take 1/2 cup boiled drum sticks
Make ready 1 bay leaf
Get to taste Salt
Prepare Oil as require
Prepare C) For Rice
Make ready 1 and 1/2 cup basmati rice
Take to taste Salt
Get 1/2 tsp Lemon Juice
Make ready 2 Cups Water
Take D) For Aloo Matar Sabji/Shak (Potato Green peas Sabji)
Prepare 2 Medium sized chopped Potatoes
Make ready 1/2 cup boild green peas
Prepare 1/2 tsp ginger galiic paste
Take 1/2 tsp green chili paste
Take 1/2 tsp Musterd and cumin seeds
Get Pinch Asafoetida
Take 1 tsp red chilli powder
Make ready 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
Take 1 tsp garam masala powder
Get 1/2 tsp coriander powder
Make ready 1/4 tsp kasuri methi
Take to taste Salt
Make ready Water as require
Make ready Oil as require
Take E) For Grevy Chana Masala Sabji/Shak (Brown chickpeas Gravy Sabji)
Take 1 Cup brown Chickpeas (Soked Overnight)
Make ready 2 cup curd
Take Pinch Asafoetida
Take 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
Take 1/2 tsp green chili paste
Make ready 1 tsp red chilli powder
Make ready 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
Prepare 1/2 tsp coriander powder
Prepare 1 tsp garam masala powder
Prepare 1/2 tsp kasuri methi
Prepare to taste Salt
Take Oil as require
Make ready Water as require
Get F) Ringna no odo (Brinjal's bharta/ Began Bharta)
Take 2 big sized brinjal
Make ready 1/2 cup chopped tomato
Get 1/2 cup chopped onion
Take 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
Make ready Pinch Asafoetida
Make ready 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
Prepare 1/2 tsp green chilli paste
Get 1/2 tsp coriander powder
Take 1 tsp red chilli powder
Take 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
Get 1/2 tsp Lemon Juice
Get to taste Salt
Prepare Oil as require
Make ready G) For khaman
Get G1) for better
Take 1 cup Gram Flour
Make ready 1 tsp Lemon juice
Make ready 1 tsp eno
Get 3/4 cup water
Make ready 1/4 cup yougurt
Get 1 tsp ginger chilli paste
Make ready Oil for greasing
Take to taste Salt
Take G2) for tempering
Take Oil as require
Prepare 1/2 tsp mustered seeds
Make ready 1/2 tsp sasme seeds
Get 8-10 Curry Leaves
Take 1-2 green chillies (rings)
Prepare 1 tbsp sugar
Make ready Pinch Asafoetida
Make ready 1/3 cup warer
Get H) Gulab Jamun
Get H1) For jamun
Get 1 cup Milk powder
Get 1/4 cup all purpose flour
Take Pinch salt
Get 1/4 tsp baking powder
Prepare 1 tbsp ghee
Take 2 tbsp curd
Take Water as require
Take Oil for fry
Take H2) For sugar syrap
Prepare 2 cup water
Make ready 1 1/2 cup Sugar
Get Pinch saffron
Take 1/4 tsp Cardamom Powder
Get I) For Bajra rotla
Make ready Ghee for grease
Get Water as require
Get 2 cup bajra flour (milet)
Get J) for jaggery ghee
Prepare 1 tbsp jaggery
Take 3 tbsp ghee
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Steps to make Traditional Gujarati Thali:
A) For Daal
Take a bowl.
Wash Yellow pigeon peas 2-3 times with water.
Now sock the peas for half hour.
After that take a pressure cooker.
Add socked peas into it and add 2 cups of water.
Close the pressure cooker and place it on stove.
Cook it until 3 whistles.
After that turn off the gas.
Let the pressure cooker cool down.
Take the cooked peas in to one bowl.
And mesh it properly or blend it.
Now take a pan.
Add oil.
Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
Let pop up the seeds.
After that add pinch of asafoetida.
Add ginger chilli paste.
Also add tomato and mix it well.
Cook it for two minutes.
Now add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder.
Mix it well.
Add cooked peas and combine it well.
Add water if require.
Cook it for 5 minutes.
Now add lemon juice and sugar.
Mix it well.
Cook it for 2 minutes again.
Now take a tadka pan.
Add oil.
Add red chilli and Curry leaves.
Cook until red chilli changes the color.
Pour the oil on daal.
Daal is ready.
Keep it aside.
B) For Curry
Take a bowl.
Add buttermilk.
Also add gram flour.
Mix it well.
Make sure there will be no lumbs.
Now heat some oil in pan.
Add cumin seeds.
Let them pop.
Now add pinch of asafoetida.
Also add Curry leaves, bay leaf and red chilli.
Let red chilli changes the color.
After that add green chili and ginger paste.
Saute it well.
Now add buttermilk and Gram flour mixture.
Cook it for two minutes.
Add coriander powder, salt and mix it well.
Add drum sticks.
Also add jaggery and combine it well.
Cook it for 5 minutes.
Turn off The flame.
Keep it aside.
C) For rice
Take a bowl.
Add rice into it.
Wash it 2-3 times with water.
After that sock it for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile take a pan and add two cups water.
Let the boil water until rice socked down.
After that add socked rice into it.
Add salt and lemon juice.
Cook it for 10-15 minutes.
After that take it in one bowl.
Keep it aside.
D) For Aloo Matar Sabji/Shak (Potato Green peas Sabji)
Take a pan.
Heat some oil.
Add Cumin and mustard seeds.
Let them pop.
After that add pinch of asafoetida.
Add Ginger garlic paste and green chilli paste.
Saute well.
Now add Potatoes.
Saute it for 5 minutes.
After that add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, salt and garam masala powder.
Mix it well.
Also add boiled green peas.
Add little water and mix it well.
Cover the pan.
Cook it for 10 minutes.
Add kasuri methi and cook it for 1-2 minutes.
After that turn off the flame.
Take the Sabji in one bowl and keep it aside.
E) For Grevy Chana Masala Sabji/Shak (Brown chickpeas Gravy Sabji)
Take a pressure cooker.
Add two cups water and socked brown chickpeas.
Cook until 3-4 whistles.
Now take a pan.
Heat some oil.
Add pinch of asafoetida.
Also add Ginger garlic paste and green chilli paste.
Saute well.
Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt and garam masala powder.
Saute well.
Now add curd.
Mix it well.
Add little water.
Cook it for 5 minutes.
After that add Cooked chickpeas.
Also add kasuri methi.
Mix it well.
Cover the pan.
Cook it for 8-10 minutes.
Take it in one bowl and keep it aside.
F) Ringna no odo (Brinjal's bharta/ Began Bharta)
Take brinjal and using knife make some random cuts.
Greece oil.
And on barbeque stand cook it until skin black.
Let it cool down.
After that peel off the skin.
Now mashed it well using knife.
Heat some oil in pan.
Add mustard seeds and let them pop up.
Add pinch of asafoetida.
Add ginger garlic and green chilli paste.
Saute well.
Add onions and cook until it becomes pink.
Now add tomatoes.
Saute well.
Cook it for two minutes.
Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt.
Now take a dhokla maker and pour the water and half lemon slice into it.
Pre heat it for 5-8 minutes.
And pour the batter.
Place it in steamer for 10-15 minutes.
After that check it with the help of knife.
If knife comes our clean then Khaman is totally cook otherwise again cook it for 5 minutes.
After taking out the plate let it cool down.
Now take a tempering pan.
Add oil and musterd seeds.
Let musterd seeds crackle.
After that add pinch of asafoetida.
Add Curry leaves, sesame seeds, Green chilies.
Saute it well.
Now add sugar and water.
Let sugar dissolve into mixture.
Boil it for 3-4 minutes.
After that turn off The flame.
Now pour the mixture on Khaman plate.
Cut the Khaman into squre pieces.
H) Ghee Jaggery
Take a small bowl.
Add melted ghee.
Also add jaggery.
Let them cool down and keep it aside.
I) for gulab jamun
Take a pan.
Add water and sugar.
Cook until stir consistency.
Add saffron and cardamom powder.
Mix it well.
There should be no thread formation in sugar syrap.
Turn off the flame and keep aside.
Now take a bowl.
Add milk powder, all purpose flour, salt, baking powder, curd and water as require.
Kneed a dough.
Make small balls from it.
Now heat oil in a frying pan.
After hearing oil fry the jamun.
Fry it until golden brown.
Take it in one palte.
Let balls cool down.
After that add balls into sugar syrap.
Gulab Jamun is ready.
J) For Rotla
Take a bowl.
Add water and dissolve salt into it.
Add Millet Flour.
Kneed a dough.
Kneed it for 5 minutes.
Now on chopping bored take the dough.
Using hand make the Rotla.
Flatten the dough.
Sock the hand in water if require.
Now heat the earthen tawa.
Place the Rotla on it.
Cook it completely both sides.
Pour the ghee on it and Grease it well.
Keep aside.
Now take a place and place all the items in to it.
Serve hot.
Traditional gujrati thali is ready to be serve.
Enjoy.
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