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    Home » By Category » Chutneys & Condiments » Chutney~Pachadi

    Published: Sep 12, 2015 · Modified: Oct 1, 2020 by Usha Rao

    Simple Telugu Bhojanam ~ Telugu Thali from Telangana

    For the last & 6th day of Indian states for Buffet on Table, I have a simple everyday meal from my home state of Telangana. Past few days leading up to the marathon, there was lot of chatter on Whatsapp by fellow marathoners about the thalis each one was preparation for Indian states. To keep up with them, I decided to make a spread of everyday food and to imitate their thalis. My spread today is not a festive food and by no means I cook so many curries everyday. I wanted to do a simple three curry meal & that ended being so elaborate. I also wanted to stick to traditional and rustic way of cooking as it was done years and years ago in grandmoms kitchens.

    Telangana Thali 1, Blogging Marathon, Buffet On Table, Telugu Meal, Telugu Thali, Telangana Food, Telangana Cuisine, Indian Food, South Indian Food,

    I usually cook two curries; one dry and one gravy, and of which one is a non-veg dish. When I have guests at home, the size of the menu increases to at least 3-4 curries depending on number of guests. For this meal I wanted to put together a simple & easy meal that includes everyday food.

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    Btw, special thanks to Rajani for getting the plate and 5 bowls all the way from India. One of the other reasons to do this spread is to use the thali (plate) & katoras (bowls) she got us, hoping we would do thali for Indian States.

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    This is how I finalized the menu:
    Since pappu charu is a staple in Telugu households, just like sambar in other South Indian states, pappu charu was a must on the menu. I have already posted pappu charu & nimmakaya pappu charu (pappu khut) hence opted for mamidikaya pappu charu. When I did my groceries, I could not find raw green mangoes & decided to do pesaru pappu charu without lime juice.

    Pesaru Pappu Charu, Green Gram Soup, Pappu Kattu, Peraru Pappu Khut

    Chikkudukaya was the stir fry I wanted to cook as it is one of the favorite vegetables and loved by everyone both at my parents & at my in-laws place. Since I already have it on the blog, I went for simple beerakaya koora. It cooks fast and does not require too much of prep work either.

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    Next on the menu was a non veg curry. A non veg curry is a must in my house, if not meat at least eggs. Shrimp is one of the easiest non-veg curries to cook. I already have two versions here & here but I was ok with it as I would be cooking one less recipe for the blog and do not have to worry about measuring the ingredients and cooking timings. I made the no tomato curry as that is how it used to be cooked years & years ago when we were growing up. I thought my second shrimp curry on the blog was no tomato curry and just before I cooked I noticed both the recipes I have here are with tomatoes. 🙁 Well, now I have another recipe for my drafts folder as I can only post a max of 4 posts per day for this marathon.

    Blogging Marathon, Buffet On Table, royyala koora, prawn curry

    I had initially planned on doing only 3 curries including dal, as that is what is cooked in most of the households on a given day. Off course the number of curries cooked on a given day depends on the size of the family. Though I had three curries on my menu, I was not satisfied with 2 dry curries & 1 dal. I wanted one more gravy & was debating between pulusu & shorva. Shorva or shorba is one of the gravies or stews cooked very frequently in my house, at least 3-4 times a week, may that be veg or non veg version. Since I already have mutton, chicken, tomato, sorakaya, I made cauliflower shorva.

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    Even number of curries on the menu did not sound good to me and to make it an odd number, decided to do a pachadi, which would make the meal complete. I decided on coconut pachadi as this was one of the most often prepared pachadi when I was growing up.

    Blogging Marathon, Buffet On Table, Kobbari Pachadi, Roti Pachadi, Coconut pachadi, Coconut chutney,

    I was debating on sweet & left it to be decide on the day of cooking, depending on my patience. I made homemade yogurt in a bowl to go with the thali bowls. A South Indian meal is incomplete without yogurt or curd, unless you are like me who does not like yogurt. 🙂

    Blogging Marathon, Buffet On Table, perugu pachadi,

    I prepared the meal last Sunday & that morning I casually mentioned to Mr. U that I considered bagara but since I am cooking so many curries it would be a waste. The second I mentioned bagara to husband , I knew I was in trouble. He wanted me to make it. As I was cooking so many items, I saute the vegetables, rice for bagara on stovetop and finished rest of the cooking in the rice cooker. Since I was making bagara, I made raitha to go with it. Since I was cooking so many dishes, I thought I might as well do a sweet & made sheera.

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    Dishes got added to the menu on the day I was cooking. Had I planned the menu better, I would have made chicken shorva or mutton shorva as we love it with bagara. However, the purpose of this meal is to showcase daily curries cooked at my home & these indeed make it to the dining table on a regular basis. I hope you relish the thali or the food on today's menu.

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    Here is the menu -
    Kobbari Pachadi ~ Coconut Pachadi recipe here
    Beerakaya Koora ~ Ridge Gourd Curry recipe here
    Royyala Koora ~ Shrimp Curry recipe coming soon
    Cauliflower Shorva recipe coming soon
    Pesaru Pappu Charu recipe coming soon here
    Vegetable Bagara recipe here (archived post)
    Plain White Rice
    Cucumber Raitha ~ Perugu Pachadi recipe here
    Homemade Yogurt
    Sheera recipe here

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    Korean Bibimbap,
    Spicy Korean Cucumber Salad,
    Korean Stryle Season Beas Sprouts Salad &
    Seasoned Korean Spinach Salad

    Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 56

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    1. Shravani K says

      December 16, 2015 at 11:25 am

      Wow..Never seen such a beautiful awesome perfect thali presentation...mouth watering iam feeling hungry right now:)

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    2. Suma Gandlur says

      September 28, 2015 at 1:31 pm

      Seeing all your thali posts, I am tempted to try at least once for BM sake. 🙂 Loving your presentation.

      Reply
    3. themadscientistskitchen says

      September 27, 2015 at 7:00 am

      Usha these are the best pics I have seen. But then knowing you I would never expected anything less. Loved you post you sound like me talking to myself when I decide to cook for the blog..:D

      Reply
    4. Pavani says

      September 25, 2015 at 10:51 pm

      Usha, absolutely loved reading your post. It was as if we were right with you while you were making decisions on what to cook and what not to cook. That thali looks amazing -- kudos to your efforts. Very well done. I hope I get to use Rajani's thali & katori set some time 🙂
      Hopping over to the dishes posts to comment now.

      Reply
    5. Srivalli says

      September 21, 2015 at 5:36 am

      Wow that's one impressive thali Usha!..Not sure how I missed this post, must go back and check again..each and every dish sounds superb..even though these are everyday dish, you have plated them so well, the plate and kotoris are awesome, thanks to Rajani..:)..enjoyed reading your notes..will check out all the dishes now..

      Reply
    6. srividhya says

      September 19, 2015 at 12:49 am

      Amazing bhojana.. very nicely presented and each and every click is amazing

      Reply
    7. Sandhiya says

      September 18, 2015 at 11:40 am

      Wow..Lovely presented.I like each dishes in the spread.You made me feel hungry.Absolutely beautiful pictures.

      Reply
    8. rajani says

      September 17, 2015 at 2:20 pm

      The thali looks really good and you have captured it so well! I am glad that the thali and katoris are of use to you 🙂

      Reply
    9. Sneha datar says

      September 17, 2015 at 8:26 am

      A delicious spread and awesome thali.

      Reply
    10. sizzlingtastebuds says

      September 14, 2015 at 9:11 pm

      Wonderful , wonderful thaali ! Well done

      Reply
    11. pumpkinfarmfood says

      September 14, 2015 at 12:05 pm

      wow...this is the best thali picture i have seen, you have an eye for art...and this thali looks elaborate and gorgeous

      Reply
    12. harini says

      September 13, 2015 at 7:45 pm

      Love the presentation. The plate and katoris fit in very well in the setup.

      Reply
    13. cookingwithsapana says

      September 12, 2015 at 1:38 pm

      This bhojnam doesn't look simple.It is one perfect thali .I love your presentation .The thali and katoris looks so beautiful .Very nice meal for the last post.

      Reply
    14. Padma says

      September 12, 2015 at 12:35 pm

      Wow what a color full and flavor full thali Usha looks so tempting...

      Reply
    15. Vaishali Sabnani says

      September 12, 2015 at 3:25 am

      Well, finally we see a fantastic thali from Usha, i had been waiting for this ! Looks absolutely stunning , i am going to read all the recipes at ease and then must plan to make a Telanga Thali !
      All the dishes look wonderful and yes thanks to Rajani for the bowls and plate?

      Reply
    16. Priya says

      September 12, 2015 at 3:14 am

      Your thali looks seriously very festive for me, especially that shrimp curry and bagara rice asking me make soon at home, such a comforting and hearty thali.

      Reply

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