Food Thali

Ganpati festival thali  made in marathi community. My aunty Madhuri thought me to prepare this thali. Thali always will have batatachi  sabji (Patato sabji), Vatanchi  usaal ( Pea sabji), Kaat, Gulani,Puran pooli, Khoshombar, Pulav, Chaas (taak).
Lets start with doing each of them :

• Batatachi  bhaji :

My Ingredients :

Patatoes :  3 medium size patatoes boiled and skin peeled, cut into cubes.
Onions   :  2 big finely elongated chopped.
Green chillies : 7-8
Curry leaves  : 8-10 leaves
Urid dal        : 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds : 1tsp
Oil                   : 2tbsp.

In a wok or kadai , add 2tbsp of oil. Once the oil becomes hot add mustard seeds. Let it crackle, now add curry leaves, urid dal, green chillies and onion with a tsp of salt. Fry till onions turn there color to light brown. Now add potatoes. Give a stir.

• Vatanachi Usal :

My Ingredients:


Small Peas  2 cups soaked overnight.
Onion          2 Medium sized finely chopped
Tamatoes     1 big  finely chopped
Kanda Lasun masala.  11/2 tsp " http://vismayblog.blogspot.in/2011/03/maratha-style-foodie.html"
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Salt                      1 1/2 tsp.

Pressure cook  soaked peas in 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 tsp salt taking one whistle.
Heat a tbsp of oil in a pan, add mustard seeds let it crackle .Than goes in chopped onion saute it till golden brown, add tamatoes saute it for a min  or two.

Now add turmeric powder, Lasun kanda masala. Put cooked peas. Adjust for salt.Cook till all water evaporates.
Granish with grated coconut and chopped corriander.

• Puran poli  : http://vismayblog.blogspot.in/2012/12/puran-poli-ani-kaatachi-aamti.html

• Pulav : http://vismayblog.blogspot.in/2013/01/zatpat-pulav-instant-pulav.html