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^ "Decording Indian Cuisine", in Spicy Thali blog, 26 June 2011.

^ "What Is Thali? An Inside Look at This Indian Dietary Tradition".

^ "INTACH Haryana newsletter", INTACH, page 34.

Kunal Vijaykar considers an unlimited thali as quintessentially Indian, not just for variety or limitlessness, but because it is true to Indian tradition. Unlimited thalis are those that come with limitless refills. Typically, the bread is offered first with rice being served afterwards, often in a separate bowl or dish. In many parts of South Asia and the Caribbean, the bread and the rice portions are not served together in the thali. For example, one may encounter Andhra bhojanam, Nepalese thali, Rajasthani thali, Gujarati thali, Maharashtrian thali, Tamil unavu and Thai unavu. Thalis or Bhojanams are sometimes referred to by the regional characteristic of the dishes they contain. However, in South India and Southeast Asia, rice is the only staple served with bhojanams. In general, a thali begins with different types of breads such as puris or chapatis ( rotis) and different vegetarian specialities ( curries).

Depending on the restaurant or the region, the thali consists of delicacies native to that region. Rice or roti is the usual main dish that occupies the central portion of the thali, while side dishes like vegetable curries and other aforementioned delicacies are lined circularly along the round thali. Typical dishes include rice, dal, vegetables, roti, papad, dahi (yogurt), small amounts of chutney or pickle, and a sweet dish to top it off. These katoris are placed along the edge of the round tray, the actual thali sometimes a steel tray with multiple compartments is used. Vegetarian bhojanams are very typical and commonplace in Tamil Nadu canteensĭishes served in a thali vary from region to region in the Indian subcontinent and are usually served in small bowls, called katori in India. Restaurants typically offer a choice of vegetarian or meat-based thalis.

According to Indian food custom, a proper meal should be a perfect balance of all these six flavours. The idea behind a thali is to offer all the 6 different flavours of sweet, salt, bitter, sour, astringent and spicy on one single plate (technically the last two are actually forms of chemesthesis rather than true flavours).

Thali is popular method of serving meals in South Asia. Thali refers to the metal plate that a thali meal may be served on, while Bhojanam refers to full meals. As noted by INTACH, the earliest evidence of use of continuity in cooking and food habits of India can be established by the existence of tandoor (cooking oven), thali, lotas and chakla-belan for making chapatis found in excavations at Indus Valley Civilization site of Kalibangan (3500 BCE – 2500 BCE).