Diwali Special Veg Thali

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Diwali Special Veg Thali
: A Festive Feast You Can’t Miss

Name: ~Diwali Special Veg Thali~: A Festive Feast You Can’t Miss
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For Sweet Pineapple Chutney:; 1 Ripe pineapple (crushed); 3 tbsp Sugar; a pinch Salt; 2 tbsp Lemon juice; 1 tbsp Chopped cashews; 1 tbsp Raisins; For Navratna Sabji:; 2 tbsp Oil; 1 Tomato; 2 Green Chillies,; ½ tsp Cumin Seeds; 2 Cardamoms; 1-inch Cinnamon stick; ½ tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Red chilli powder; 1 tsp Cumin powder; 1 tbsp Sugar; 3 tbsp Curd; 2 tbsp cashew, almond, raisin, poppy & melon seed paste; 1 cup blanched mixed vegetables; 100 g Paneer (fried cubes); ½ tsp Kasuri methi; to taste Salt; For Veg Dal:; 100 g moong dal; ¼ cup green peas; ½ tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp grated ginger; ½ tsp turmeric powder

90 mins

Cooking Time

Intermediate

Difficulty

Ingredients

Veg

Diet

A complete Diwali feast on one plate, this Veg Thali celebrates the heart of Indian festive cooking. Each dish tells its own story: the tangy-sweet pineapple chutney adds freshness, Navratna Sabji brings royal richness, Moong Dal offers comfort, and Gulab Jamun seals the meal with sweetness. It’s an edible celebration of balance, colour, and togetherness—the perfect thali to light up your festive table.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients

For Sweet Pineapple Chutney:

1Ripe pineapple (crushed)

3 tbspSugar

a pinchSalt

2 tbspLemon juice

1 tbspChopped cashews

1 tbspRaisins

For Navratna Sabji:

2 tbspOil

1Tomato

2Green Chillies,

½ tspCumin Seeds

2Cardamoms

1-inchCinnamon stick

½ tspTurmeric powder

1 tspRed chilli powder

1 tspCumin powder

1 tbspSugar

3 tbspCurd

2 tbspcashew, almond, raisin, poppy & melon seed paste

1 cupblanched mixed vegetables

100 gPaneer (fried cubes)

½ tspKasuri methi

to tasteSalt

For Veg Dal:

100 gmoong dal

¼ cupgreen peas

½ tsp cumin seeds

1 tspgrated ginger

½ tspturmeric powder

for tadkaGhee

For Pulao:

1 cupGobindo Bhog rice (soaked 30 mins)

2 cupswarm water

1 tbspghee

1 tbspcashews

1 tbspraisins

1 tspgaram masala

1 tspgrated ginger

1green chilli

to tasteSalt & sugar

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Directions

Description - Step 1

Make Sweet Pineapple Chutney

Crush the pineapple and cook it in a kadhai on a low flame for 10 minutes. Add sugar, salt, cashews, and raisins. Stir until sugar dissolves completely. Turn off the flame, mix in lemon juice, and let cool before serving.

90 minutes

Step 1

Make Sweet Pineapple Chutney

00:01

Step 2

Prepare Navratna Sabji

00:27

Step 3

Prepare Veg Dal

01:21

Step 4

Make Pulao

01:43

Plate it up!

Plating Instructions

Arrange the thali with pineapple chutney in a small bowl, Navratna Sabji and Dal in katoris, a mound of pulao in the centre, and poori stacked beside. Place Gulab Jamun at the edge for a sweet finish.

Pairing Instructions

Serve with papad, salad, and a small bowl of boondi raita for perfect balance.

Garnishing Instructions

Garnish sabji with coriander leaves, pulao with fried cashews, and chutney with a pineapple wedge.