"This Chakla is older than me. When it comes to the Hierarchy of the family this gets more love and respect than I do." The little smile he has while saying it 🙂 He is so precious 😭 We need to bring him back!
It's so tiring to see only butter chicken and naan to see as Indian food, like there's a lot of uncovered Indian food and thali is one of them. Chef Akshay showed simple and elegant food🍲
It amazing how non native vegetables like Cauliflower, Chilli and Potatoes have become integral to Indian Cuisine. Makes you wonder what Indians ate as stable food 500 years back.
I presume, we did have sweet potatoes, knol kohl, brinjals and many many more veggies, what I’ve observed is South Indian cuisine uses lot of veggies when compared to North Indian
We have a lot of indigenous veggies. Look at our indigenous tribes what they are still eating. In Odisha we still cook with indigenous vegetables mostly and any Odia can differentiate between indigenous varieties of vegetables and fruits and imported ones
Its really rare for international channels to correctly make indian foods. Well done :p. Well it isnot the thalis im used to, this actually correctly depicts north indian ones as each part of India has different food cultures :p.
there are about 5 Indians for each Arab in the world, and Arabs have many different cuisines, so it's natural you'll have different cuisines in India. the south is more buddhist, the west is more Muslim, the east is more influenced by china etc.... so the culture will affect the cuisine.
"This Chakla is older than me. When it comes to the Hierarchy of the family this gets more love and respect than I do." My mom feels the same way about the Dutch Oven my grandmother got her. I can't blame her though, I love that Dutch Oven
Thank you for being respectful to other cuisines in India by specifying that this is a Delhi thali (and your version of it) rather than passing it off as Indian cuisine (whatever that is).
I've always wanted to try and make roti, chapati, naan bread, etc.. But I do understand that naan is a little more time consuming since it is stuffed. Roti is easier to make since it's unleavened.
Naan needs yeast while roti is simple wheat flour with water. And there is no hard and fast role for roti dough. I like hard dough while my mom prefers soft dough.
The complete meal is - dal chawal roti sabzi - so, rice is also made in my house most of the time. I take 1-2 tablespoons of rice, mix everything together (not raita), and eat it.
You can eat them by yourself. Since I don't eat much carbs my plate is full of the curries and dal which I eat by itself in the end. Just don't overspice them
I have a feeling that Indian Thali is gonna be a next big trend in the Culinary World, just like Spanish Tapas & Japanese Kaiseki. Thank You Top Chef: World All-Stars!!!
You can soak the dal for 2-3 hours or hot water for half an hour and cook it on a pot. I usually do it for masoor dal(red lentil) as they tend to over cook in a pressure cooker.
South Indian meals we call it Oota, which translates as meals in Kannada. It comprises sambar, rasam, dried veggies, fried veggies, rice, puri or chapati, curds, and sweets.
Yeah I love south Indian cuisines too and I miss idli and rasam. Unfortunately I'm still trying learn them and there is no restaurant which cooks southern cuisines nearby....😢😢
I would eat that roti any day over raw flat bread that Americans loves and call it naan🙂even though that roti is also little bit undercooked because of the induction stove. Indians cook roti on open fire gas stove😂
Just 1 change to this whole thing: Bring ghee into your life. Use ghee to make the tarka for the dal + add more ghee on top. Also ghee on roti. Ghee in everything. Or at least butter
Dairy is ubiquitous in India, especially in North India. India is the top milk producer in the world with more than double the production of the next one. There is a large vegetarian population in India, but milk products are incorporated into a lot of dishes in North India. However in South Indian cooking coconut milk and coconut oil is used and dairy products are not that prevelant in dishes though there are more non- vegetarian meat and seafood in Southern peninsula. So there are more vegetarians in North, but more unintentionally vegan dishes in South
I hope you grew up having better rotis than the ones featured here...I can't make great roti either which is why I clicked to see how a Michelin starred chef does it. 🙃
You used Canola Oil for Tarka and cooking Aloo Gobhi? You lost me there. In Delhi, Tarka is always made with Asli Ghee and dry vegetables are made with Sarson ka Tel and not Canola Oil. My two cents.
The only difference being the dishes which are native to the different states of India, this is the actual manner and way in which Indian meals are eaten throughout the country. So calling it a "North Indian " thali is very inappropriate. Nonetheless, it's the start to proper introduction to Indian cuisine.
Not to say that he is wrong but most Indians tend to eat roti whopping hot and fluffy... We keep it in hotcase only when we feel lazy to cook roti during dinner
You needed a Michelin star chef to show the internet how to make Dal and Chapati? Why not get him to do something a little more involved like a proper Dum Biryani?
There are no rules. I usually break the roti then take a pinch of pickle then the same piece will pick up a sabzi and then dip the whole thing in dal. And while I am chewing it ill pick up the onion and have a bite. It just mix and match according to taste.
The dal needs to be soaked for an hour or two. And the water needs to be discarded. Skim away the scum which comes up to the surface. This guy is a chef you say??😮
Thali literally means the utensil, and can be had for different meals. It does not refer to a specific meal period, which the word Dinner does.. so no, the comparison is not correct.
@@anonymouslyopinionated656 yes but, in context of meal i said.. It can also be called as a dinner....a meal might be (lunch or dinner).. At the current population most people refer thali as a Meal especially in southern and eastern region. And not as a utensil or plate. 😉
"This Chakla is older than me. When it comes to the Hierarchy of the family this gets more love and respect than I do." The little smile he has while saying it 🙂 He is so precious 😭 We need to bring him back!
he knows pain
He is stuck between a belan and a chakla.
it feels great to see north Indian dishes getting represented which isn't naan or butter chicken.
sameee
It's so tiring to see only butter chicken and naan to see as Indian food, like there's a lot of uncovered Indian food and thali is one of them.
Chef Akshay showed simple and elegant food🍲
I agree
Not great to see North Indian dishes continue to be seen as the one & only Indian Cuisine
Exactly 💯
It amazing how non native vegetables like Cauliflower, Chilli and Potatoes have become integral to Indian Cuisine. Makes you wonder what Indians ate as stable food 500 years back.
i learned that they ate fish or other veggies ?
A lot of milk and milk based products, along with meat.
For spice, they used black peppercorns.
I presume, we did have sweet potatoes, knol kohl, brinjals and many many more veggies, what I’ve observed is South Indian cuisine uses lot of veggies when compared to North Indian
We have a lot of indigenous veggies. Look at our indigenous tribes what they are still eating. In Odisha we still cook with indigenous vegetables mostly and any Odia can differentiate between indigenous varieties of vegetables and fruits and imported ones
This chef needs to start a youtube channel. I like his way to explaining the important steps in the cooking process.
He is so relatable. I liked his teaching style too.
By far, the best Indian food video made in English language. Authentic, humble and honest😊
Akshay is so relatable. I'm a fan now
are you high??
Its really rare for international channels to correctly make indian foods. Well done :p. Well it isnot the thalis im used to, this actually correctly depicts north indian ones as each part of India has different food cultures :p.
there are about 5 Indians for each Arab in the world, and Arabs have many different cuisines, so it's natural you'll have different cuisines in India.
the south is more buddhist, the west is more Muslim, the east is more influenced by china etc.... so the culture will affect the cuisine.
I appreciate that it’s all vegetarian meal. I would love to see more videos made of other Indian cuisine.
and vegan! I loved the video too!
@@NMN_CPit isnt veagan they used yourghut and milk
I agree. We need more Indian food videos for homemade meals.
That Big box with the little cups which are filled with all the spices literally defines Indian Moms.
"This Chakla is older than me. When it comes to the Hierarchy of the family this gets more love and respect than I do." My mom feels the same way about the Dutch Oven my grandmother got her. I can't blame her though, I love that Dutch Oven
Excellent video!! I'd love more videos with this gentleman.
This video is so relatable for us American desis! Great job 👏🏾 I'd love to see Akshay come back for more videos.
Thank you, i love Indian food, can't wait to make up my own!
as an indian, i can confirm that chakals gets more respects than us.
also that belan triggered some PTSDs ngl
I am really amazed that he managed to cook entire thali meal on induction, wow, respect.
Great thing is thali changes in every state.Its different in delhi, Rajasthan,gujrat,Maharashtra
Thank you for being respectful to other cuisines in India by specifying that this is a Delhi thali (and your version of it) rather than passing it off as Indian cuisine (whatever that is).
Finally some Indian foods
Please more Indian recipes! I also love the descriptions and anecdotes!
"everything should be served hot"
Me: Sure *Proceeds to serve Raita hot*
Thank you for appreciating each and every food item as well as farmers😃
I've always wanted to try and make roti, chapati, naan bread, etc.. But I do understand that naan is a little more time consuming since it is stuffed. Roti is easier to make since it's unleavened.
Naan isn't stuffed but yes Roti is the absolute basic
Naan needs yeast while roti is simple wheat flour with water. And there is no hard and fast role for roti dough. I like hard dough while my mom prefers soft dough.
what a nice guy!
So even a michelin star chef can't make perfect rotis? I feel so relaxed 😌
Lol
@@maheephoenix4398 true dat 🤣
Great video, I would love to see more vegetarian content.
and vegan content! it was a great video! I wonder if there are some vegan dishes in north indian cuisine?
@@NMN_CP plenty of them. You can find vegan options in most of the Indian cuisine. South, West, East, etc
@@NMN_CP we use dairy product in almost every thing .
I recently at his restaurant, Junoon, in NYC, and really enjoyed it! He knows what he's talking about.
I learned so much! I have a question about how to finish eat the dal and raita when you run out of roti :)
One more roti🤣🤣
U can actually eat it by itself. Using ur hand or a spoon
I'll eat as much as i can with the roti and hands but eventually use a spoon to finish off
The complete meal is - dal chawal roti sabzi - so, rice is also made in my house most of the time. I take 1-2 tablespoons of rice, mix everything together (not raita), and eat it.
Spoon it in… when trying to avoid carbs I just eat dal and sabji
You can eat them by yourself. Since I don't eat much carbs my plate is full of the curries and dal which I eat by itself in the end. Just don't overspice them
I'm definitely gonna try this out! It looks delicious~
This is an everyday middle class brown household thali ....❤love it ....
I have a feeling that Indian Thali is gonna be a next big trend in the Culinary World, just like Spanish Tapas & Japanese Kaiseki.
Thank You Top Chef: World All-Stars!!!
If I don't have a pressure cooker, can the dal be made in a pot by adding to the cook time?
Yes, you just need to cook daal for longer time.
You can soak the dal for 2-3 hours or hot water for half an hour and cook it on a pot. I usually do it for masoor dal(red lentil) as they tend to over cook in a pressure cooker.
I do all the time as I hate using pressure cooker. Depending on the dal, it may take more or less time. No need to soak etc IMHO.
This looks incredible! Thank you for sharing this.
Awesome, learning new things!
Should do a banana leaf meal the South Indian way
We want MORE OF INDIAN CUISINE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
More Indian cuisine please
💯❤️this channel
wow a dhal without mustard and cumin seeds! gonna give it a go sometime
Those are the best parts the mustard and cumin
I like simple cooking like this. Overall a nice thali. The roti could have been better though.
mom?
Simple and great!
I feel happy about my cooking seeing that this is what a michelin star chef could conjure.
Chef what kind of chili powder are you using? Looks delicious and love learning about your cuisine.
Kashmiri chilli powder you can find it easily in Indian store across USA
@@SurajGupta_3D Thanks!
looks so yummy
I'm making this for sure. Looks delicious.
I would love to see a South Indian platter too
Just add more achar, rassam and curry leaves. Replace bread with rice. Done.
South Indian meals we call it Oota, which translates as meals in Kannada. It comprises sambar, rasam, dried veggies, fried veggies, rice, puri or chapati, curds, and sweets.
Yeah I love south Indian cuisines too and I miss idli and rasam. Unfortunately I'm still trying learn them and there is no restaurant which cooks southern cuisines nearby....😢😢
instead of a metal plate we eat on a banana leaf
Finally someone made what we eat on a daily basis as our staple.
This was very nice!
Amazing to see how North Indians continue to think they encapsulate the entire India.
he specifically said this was a typical north Indian thali.
nowhere in the video this was stated. but continue your delusion
I have serious doubts on any indian chef who wouldn't use ghee and asafoetida in his tadka.
cooker made me happy 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇
I would eat that roti any day over raw flat bread that Americans loves and call it naan🙂even though that roti is also little bit undercooked because of the induction stove. Indians cook roti on open fire gas stove😂
I wish Indian restaurants in the US served roti instead of naan. At least have the option
@@cooklikeanaunty true!
@@cooklikeanaunty Some offer tandori roti and phulka too. But very few places, more like hole in the wall type.
This looks Dheli-cious
I’m South Indian but seeing these foods I recognize makes me emotional lol
Well done boy!!
I guess texture of phulka roti is better than the one been cooked in video
Whats with kosher salt, typically in indian dishes you dont use that, just a regular table salt will do the job
In rest of India ,only little tardka (jeera in oil) is added to Dal.Not onions.
Nope many households in North use properly chopped tomato and onions for tadka, it's makes the dal much more flavour full and delicious
@@SurajGupta_3Dop clearly said "rest of India".
How is this relevant
Thali contains lot of things not just these
Also red onion is used all over india not just delhi
Fantastic
Just 1 change to this whole thing: Bring ghee into your life.
Use ghee to make the tarka for the dal + add more ghee on top. Also ghee on roti. Ghee in everything. Or at least butter
Such a cute chef
This is what normal indian lunch/dinner looks like.. And not chiken tikka and naan.. Those dishes are made only on occasions.
The roti dough seems too dry and that’s why the roti seems to be very crispy
Anyone else misses green chutney in this thali?
Yeah!
❤ Akshay Bharadwaj
The milk and yogurt was the only thing that aint vegan?
It is vegetarian. I think you mean that it ain't vegan. There is a difference to these two.
@@Ntt903 oh yeah that. The people is vegetarian. Tnx. I'll correct it.
Yeah those two are dairy products so not exactly what vegans would eat but vegetarians use dairy by products in cooking
Dairy is ubiquitous in India, especially in North India. India is the top milk producer in the world with more than double the production of the next one.
There is a large vegetarian population in India, but milk products are incorporated into a lot of dishes in North India. However in South Indian cooking coconut milk and coconut oil is used and dairy products are not that prevelant in dishes though there are more non- vegetarian meat and seafood in Southern peninsula.
So there are more vegetarians in North, but more unintentionally vegan dishes in South
curd rice is the ultimate South indian comfort food. and dahi at all meals and even chutneys have dahi@@aleenaprasannan2146
Nice. Magar roti phooli nahi tave pe!
The older the chakla ...the better the Indian🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I hope you grew up having better rotis than the ones featured here...I can't make great roti either which is why I clicked to see how a Michelin starred chef does it. 🙃
Trust me all our Indian Moms are ‘Way better Unacknowledged Michelin Star chefs’ ..😊🙂
Fenugreek have Citrus flavour ???
No flavour. Only for fragrance
AKSHAYYYYYYY🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
PRESSURE COOKER is a family legacy hereeeee!!!!!!!!!?
yes
No it isnt actually...It's just exagerration..
Corriender powder gives citrus notes? Who wrote the script????
he should've used ghee for an ultimate Michelin star taste...like I could be a Michelin star chef....
love the onion n garlic but dal tadka without cumin seeds, mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves ... ?? hmm ... different take i suppose
That's a south indian tadka.
That's South Indian. We just put cumin.
This is punjabi. Not South Indian.
U r Awesome 😘😘😘
You used Canola Oil for Tarka and cooking Aloo Gobhi? You lost me there. In Delhi, Tarka is always made with Asli Ghee and dry vegetables are made with Sarson ka Tel and not Canola Oil. My two cents.
The only difference being the dishes which are native to the different states of India, this is the actual manner and way in which Indian meals are eaten throughout the country. So calling it a "North Indian " thali is very inappropriate.
Nonetheless, it's the start to proper introduction to Indian cuisine.
Not to say that he is wrong but most Indians tend to eat roti whopping hot and fluffy... We keep it in hotcase only when we feel lazy to cook roti during dinner
SO many ingredients and steps missing in all the dishes!
you had real food growing up. I'm not sure tuna casserole or mac and cheese can beat that.
I miss it,
so happy there isnt a panner dish in there
Who gave you a michelin star?.
You needed a Michelin star chef to show the internet how to make Dal and Chapati? Why not get him to do something a little more involved like a proper Dum Biryani?
Where is cumin and ginger in dal ? In my state West Bengal , that is blasphemy !!! even if u do not use ginger, jeera/cumin is absolute must...
We don't add ginger in dal but in jharkhand ,takda is usually added of jeera in oil
@@bapparawal2457 jeera in dal is a must.
Mind your own business. This is punjabi not bengali.
❤
where are sweet and papad?
did he just say fengreek leaves have a citrusy flavour...............?
Where's the hing and ghee 😮
I am ok with rest of the things but Roti not bubbling up made me sad.
No rice in a Thali? This is a first for me.
He said why
5:57
@@aclonymous I am Punjabi and we always have rice in our thali as well.
Not in all North Indian thalis
Only an Indian would use chilly for "crunch" 😂
Hello foreigners this is what we North Indians eat on daily basis, he forgot rice.
did he just put raw turmeric powder after the dal has been cooked, what a joke
All the Indians who eat thali, Do you guys dip the roti in all sabji and dal in the same bite
There are no rules. I usually break the roti then take a pinch of pickle then the same piece will pick up a sabzi and then dip the whole thing in dal. And while I am chewing it ill pick up the onion and have a bite.
It just mix and match according to taste.
Not necessarily. I usually eat a spoonful of raita along with the sabji. But not everything in one bite like he did.
That roti was a solid 2/10.
The dal needs to be soaked for an hour or two. And the water needs to be discarded. Skim away the scum which comes up to the surface. This guy is a chef you say??😮
Thali dinner sounds like (Diner, Diner) ....same as Chai Tea (Tea, Tea) lol
Thali literally means the utensil, and can be had for different meals. It does not refer to a specific meal period, which the word Dinner does.. so no, the comparison is not correct.
@@anonymouslyopinionated656 yes but, in context of meal i said.. It can also be called as a dinner....a meal might be (lunch or dinner).. At the current population most people refer thali as a Meal especially in southern and eastern region. And not as a utensil or plate. 😉
Thali meal is the standard English nomenclature even in India.
Chef is cute
bhai ka accent 😂😂