Explore the regional cuisines of India by subscribing to the monthly community meal.

·Shared meal dates 2025:

Suggested contribution: $70 for 2 servings. Tiffins of 4 servings: $140. 

Wednesday April 23 2025: Mangalorean Thali 

Wednesday May 21 2025: Gujarat: Kutchi-Bhatiya Thali

Wednesday June 18 2025: Parsi flavored Thali

Wednesday July 16 2025: Goa: saraswat Thali

Wednesday August 13 2025: Goa-Portuguese

Wednesday September 10 2025: Marathi Thali

Wednesday October 8 2025: Gujarat-Surti Thali

Wednesday November 5 2025: Punjabi Thali

Thali Meal Description:

Thali, roughly translated, is Plate, the banana leaf or large metal plate that holds the daily meal. Traditionally, foods are freshly prepared with carefully handled ingredients. Grains are usually stored in their whole form. Wheat (for bread) is milled at the corner ghirni once or twice a month. Vegetables are purchased from vendors who call out from the street, ensuring that perfectly ripe produce flavors the meal. The aroma of chutney invites the household to dine, since it is stone-ground just before the meal. Chapatis or other flat-breads are usually served hot-off-the-griddle during the meal. Meals are savored and eaten slowly.

 Since India is made up of many geographical regions and cultures, there is much to explore within the template of the thali. The Grand Monthly offering consists the following components:

1) Rice

2) Legumes (lentils beans, peas,) 

3) Regional Flat Bread.

4) Cooked vegetable ( from seasonal farmer’s market produce)

5) Fresh Cachumber (Indian Style slaw)

6) Fermented vegetable. (Pickled monthly for the thali service)

7) Fresh chutney (prepared with components that aid digestion and absorption, and enhance flavor.)

8) Tiny treat (Sweets made from jaggery/local maple syrup/ honey) a component of the essential flavors and are served along with the meal, usually in a tiny condiment-sized serving.) 

This array of foods and ingredients provide the nourishment that has kept Indians satiated for millennia! I Continue to use the food philosophy of my ancestors, who consumed in-season-local foods to thrive. Meals will be mostly plant based, with the occasional use Dairy & eggs.

Please let me know if you have special dietary concerns.

Service details:

.Meals are available to order in portions of 2 and 4 servings.

·Pick-up at my home 4.30-6.30

·Contributions via old-fashioned cheque or cash.

Suggested Contribution: $70 for 2 servings. Tiffins of 4 servings: $140. 
 

·Tiffin return: 

·Please make sure all parts, including lids and handles, of the reusable containers are returned. 

Tiffins can be returned to my front or backdoor at your convenience within ten Days. Make sure you have your name tag attached to the bag.