Hey all!! We gujratis love our food, even if it is simplest of the dish we love to add various elements to our dish. A visually filled dish fills our stomach first. This is one such lunch platter and all the items are without onion and garlic, made using simplest of the ingredients easily available. It is an humble lunch plate but full of different flavors and easy to make dishes. This platter consists of moong-matki ki sabji (green gram dal and moth bean), thepla, gujrati kadhi and rice. Moong-matki combination is normally used for maing sprouts, this sabji is dry with no gravy and we have not sprouted it. Since it is a dry sabji we make gujrati kadhi with it which is basically made using gram flour and buttermilk. Thepla is another classic gujrati dish which can be had in breakfast, lunch and dinner. It is a type of masala roti and goes really well with this sabji. Simple yet flavorful platter, lets get cooking!
I) For moong-matki sabji:
Ingredients:
Moong dal- 1/2 cup
Matki – 1/2 cup
Water for soaking – 2 cups
Water for cooking – 2 cups
Asafoetida – 1/2 tsp
Oil – 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds/Jeera – 1 tsp
Haldi/turmeric powder – 1 tsp
Red chilli powder – 1 tbsp
Cumin- Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
Sugar – 1 tsp
Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
Coriander leaves (finely chopped) – 1/4 cup
Salt as per taste
Method:
1) Soak the moong-matki in lukewarm water overnight.
2) In a wok take the oil. Once it is warm add the asafoetida and cumin seeds, once they crackle add in the soaked and drained moong-matki. Add the water, haldi powder, red chilli powder, cumin-coriander powder, salt and sugar and cover and let it cook on medium flame for around 20 minutes.
3) Once it is done finally add the lemon juice and coriander leaves and mix it well. Serve hot.
II) Gujrati kadhi:
Ingredients:
Besan (Gram flour) – 1 cup
Buttermilk (sour)- 2 cups
Asafoetida – 1/2 tsp
Ghee – 1 tbsp
Cloves – 3-4
Cinnamon – 1/2 inch
Cumin seeds/Jeera – 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
Jaggery – 2 tbsp
Ginger (grated) – 1 tbsp
Lemon juice- 1 tsp (not required if buttermilk is sour)
Salt as per taste
Coriander leaves (finely chopped) – 1/4 cup
Curry leaves – 4 -5
Red chilly (whole) – 2 pieces
Green chilly (roughly chopped) – 2 pieces
Water – 1 cup
Method:
1) Mix together the gram flour and buttermilk till there are no lumps. Add the water to this and keep aside.
2) In a deep bottomed pan take the ghee. Let it become warm on low flame, once warm add the asafoetida, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon, curry leaves, green chilly and red chilly. Once the seeds crackle add the grated ginger. This is the tempering.
3) Add the gram flour and buttermilk mixture to this tempering and add the jaggery and salt and let it boil for 8-10 minutes on medium flame and keep stirring it, till it becomes little thick. If required now, add the lemon juice. Finally add the chopped coriander leaves and switch off the gas. Serve hot.
III) Thepla:
Ingredients:
Wheat flour – 2 cups
Haldi powder – 1 tsp
Red chilly powder – 2 tsp
Cumin-coriander powder – 1 tsp
Asafoetida – 1/2 tsp
Oil – 1 tbsp
Oil for greasing
Salt as per taste
Water for kneading
Method:
1) In a bowl sieve the wheat flour and add haldi powder, red chilly powder, cumin-coriander powder, asafoetida, oil (1 tbsp) and salt and mix it all well.
2) Now slowly add the water and knead it into a soft dough. Let it rest for 10 minutes.
3) After 10 minutes make small balls out of this dough (approx. 20 balls) and roll them into small discs or rotis.
4) Take a lodhi/tawa and heat the tawa on a medium heat.
5) Place rolled thepla on hot tawa. Let it cook for few seconds on the lower side. Flip on the other side with help of a spatula and let it cook a bit, grease it will oil from all sides and press it lightly with a spatula and cook until bottom side is cooked. Again flip it and apply some oil and cook again by pressing until cooked.
6) Prepare all theplas this way.
IV) Rice:
Ingredients:
Basmati rice – 1 cup
Water for soaking – 2 cups
Water for cooking – 2 cups
Method:
1) Wash and soak the rice for about an hour. Then drain the rice.
2) Take a deep bottomed vessel and take remaining 2 cups of water and let it become warm. In that add the soaked rice and let it cook on medium flame for about 10 minutes, after 10 minutes switch off the gas and let the rice be in the water for another 2 to 3 minutes, then drain it. Serve hot.
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Cooking with Shail 
Ooooh. Don’t i love this!! I’m saving this post! Gonna try them all one by one!! I love Gujrati thali very much! π€π€π€π€π€π€
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Thank you so much!
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I love thepla and so wana learn. Will surely give this recipe a try. Bookmarking this blog post
Thanks for sharing.
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Thats great! Do try it. Making Thepla is very simple and easy.
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oh yes, this platter is loveeee especially Theplaa! we canβt survive without them
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So true! ππ
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Wow so tempting thaliβ¦.ππππππ
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Thank u..ππ
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Don’t know much about Gujrati cuisine this was an eyeopener
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Thank u so much! This is just a basic part of the cuisine.
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The gujarati platter and it’s detailed recipe is so interesting. Will definitely try them at home
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Thanks a lot! Do try it.
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It looks tempting!!
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Thank u..
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This makes me so hungry.. keeping them in the list of tried-to-be-soon.
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Do try it soon! Thanks βΊοΈ
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Your post took me back to our years in Gujrat. Particularly the kadhi we were treated to in Dwarka. I am going to try out your recipe soon. Thanks for sharing it.
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Thank u so much! π
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This is one mouthwatering platter. The detailed recipe of these delicious dishes is motivating. I am a fsn of Gujarat food, and am surely trying these recipes π
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Thanks a lot! Do try the dishes..
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Yum! This looks so delicious and tasty!
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Thank u so much..ππ
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Nice pictorial representation and great recipe. I love to cook and will definitely try this one. You have structured your blog nicely. Keep the great work going maβam.
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Thank u so much! Your comment means a lot! ππ
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this post reminded me of our MBA days in Ahmedabad, when we would use to sneak out and eat local cuisine, the masala papad, chaas and the gujarati thaali was always a grea combo
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So true chaas is a must for any gujrati platter. It is our desi beer. Thanks for stopping by!
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Such a visual treat to the eyes. Loved this Gujarati platter a lot.
I love Gujarati food and it sure will be fun to cook and serve this platter.
Your post brought back my memories from Jamnagar days.
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Thanks a lot!βΊοΈ
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My only love for Gujju food is khichu, kadhi and the dal dhokli!
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Thats great! This platter has kadhi but we gujjus love our Thepla a lot, do try it out.
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Married to a person who is born and bought up in guitar.. This platter is heaven..have to try this all.. Thanks for sharing dear.
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Thank you so much! Do try it! ππ
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Loved the Gujrati platter will try out the kadhi recipe. Theplas I make using fenugreek and they taste yum
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Thank u so much! Even we make the methi theplas, the one is this platter is regular one.
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Such a tempting platter it is. And thanks for sharing the recipe. Being a foodie there is nothing better compared this post.
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Thank u so much!
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I love Gujju food and your Thaali looks delectable! Going to try your recipe for Moong-Matki!
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Thank u so much! Do try the recipe
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My mum is Gujrati and your post took me back to my childhood days when my Nani would lovingly serve us her delicious dishes. I visited your blog for the first time, thanks to MFA, must say that your content is very interesting. Keep writing :).
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Thank u so much!π
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I love ΰ€ΰ₯ΰ€ΰ€°ΰ€Ύΰ€€ΰ₯ ΰ€₯ΰ€Ύΰ€²ΰ₯ ! Only problem is quantity is too much .and after a little I feel full and then whosoever is serving feels I didn’t like
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Haha! Gujjus love a fully filled thali and therefore the guests thali can never be empty. We love to eat and feed too.
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Loved it. Have spent a few years in Gujarat and have tried all that you have mentioned. Now I feel like trying something today!
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Thank u Rashi! ππ
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I’ve had and cooked many Gujrati dishes. This platter is just too good and tempting. However, being a Marwari used to having sour kadhi, I haven’t developed the taste for sweet Gujrati kadhi yet.
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Thank u so much! Gujrati kadhi us combo of sour and sweet.
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I am a big fan of Gujarati food. I try dhokla and thepla but not tried anything else yet. The thali looks so yummy.
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Thank u so much.π
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Such a yummy platter of dishes. I’d definitely try them sooner. #tmmreads
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Thank u so much!
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Wonderful platter, Shail. I am going to try the kadhi for sure. I love theplas but have never made them at home
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Thank u so much Harjeet Ji. Do try the Kadhi. Thepla is the easiest to make, do try that also.
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The taste found in a gujarati thali is on a next level only. Thanks for adding the recipe for it as well. Quite helpful.
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Thanks a lot!
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Gujarati and Rajasthani are two delicacies I love and have many friends from these regions who have been great friends who helped me love these delicacies.. Now with some of the DIY recipes, I would try making them at home and surprising my family in the coming days…
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Thats great! Do try this thali. All the components are easy to make and tasty too.
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When my cousin lived in Ahmedabad, I used to visit him and had found Gujrati Thali so yummy! So this post brought back those memories!!
But I am not sure if I could try this at home and the result would out as good as yours!
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Do try it out because it is very easy and it will as tasty. I am happy it brought back good memories for you.
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Absolutely love Thepla! one of my friend’s mother used to roll it so thin that it was almost transparent. Thanks for sharing the entire thaali.
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I also roll it with jam or chunda (gujrati pickle) in between if I have to carry it in tiffin.
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Gujrati food is my weakness and i m drooling over this delicious thali… Surely gonna replicate it this weekend
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Thank u so much! Do try it.
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I felt this is the most delicious blog I have read in the #MyFriendAlexa season. I love having thalis totally and your post has all the recipes and they look really easy to make so I would be trying for sure.
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Thank u so much!
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This reminded me of the time I went to Gujarati Bhavan in Delhi for lunch! Though while I visited Gujarat I never tried a full Gujarati thali.
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Thats great! Try the gujrati thali also the one I have posted is the most basic thali.
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Yes, I did try, but not while I was in Gujarat
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Only thing I donβt like about Gujarati cuisine is that they try to make every sabzi or curry sweet. Please intivite me if you make without sugar.
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Haha, that is gujrati signature item how can I delete it. But we use sugar only in gujrati items, you can check out my other recipes also they do not have sugar in it.
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Oh my God, I am drooling. I just love this Gujrati Thai spread
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Thank u so much!
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Thatβs one yummy platter. Thepla is my fav too
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Thank u so much.
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Loved the Gujju platter will try the recipes. Theplas are yum I make them often
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The thali looks delicious. The moong-matki sabji sounds really interesting. Thanks for this wonderfully colorful post. You are right when you say we eat with our eyes first.
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Thank u so much!
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Yay to this Gujrati thali… I am going to try it as it’ll be quite different from what we eat everyday….Thanks for the recipes…
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Thank you!
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Delish! Thanks for the recipes. Will try the moong dal and thepla for sure. I love the Gujrathi kadhi and we make it often too. π #MyFriendAlexa #TinaReads
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Thank u so much!
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