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Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali
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Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali

Rita Talukdar Adak
Rita Talukdar Adak @ritaadak17

#CA2025
#ThaliTraditions
#BengaliLunchThali
Bengali cuisine has so many kinds of dishes in our food, Non-Veg Thali & Veg Thali . I chose a Non- Veg thali. - Rice, korola bhaja, Aloo bhaja, Otol bhaja, Lal saag bhaja, Piyaza tomato die mosur dal, Chingri macher malai curry, Mochar/banana flower ghonto, Amer chutney, Nolen gurer Payesh.

#CA2025
#ThaliTraditions
#BengaliLunchThali
Bengali cuisine has so many kinds of dishes in our food, Non-Veg Thali & Veg Thali . I chose a Non- Veg thali. - Rice, korola bhaja, Aloo bhaja, Otol bhaja, Lal saag bhaja, Piyaza tomato die mosur dal, Chingri macher malai curry, Mochar/banana flower ghonto, Amer chutney, Nolen gurer Payesh.

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Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali

Rita Talukdar Adak
Rita Talukdar Adak @ritaadak17

#CA2025
#ThaliTraditions
#BengaliLunchThali
Bengali cuisine has so many kinds of dishes in our food, Non-Veg Thali & Veg Thali . I chose a Non- Veg thali. - Rice, korola bhaja, Aloo bhaja, Otol bhaja, Lal saag bhaja, Piyaza tomato die mosur dal, Chingri macher malai curry, Mochar/banana flower ghonto, Amer chutney, Nolen gurer Payesh.

#CA2025
#ThaliTraditions
#BengaliLunchThali
Bengali cuisine has so many kinds of dishes in our food, Non-Veg Thali & Veg Thali . I chose a Non- Veg thali. - Rice, korola bhaja, Aloo bhaja, Otol bhaja, Lal saag bhaja, Piyaza tomato die mosur dal, Chingri macher malai curry, Mochar/banana flower ghonto, Amer chutney, Nolen gurer Payesh.

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Ingredients

2 hours 30 mins
2 servings
  • For Rice -
  • 2 cupssoaked basmati rice
  • For Bhaja -
  • 1bitter gourd
  • 2potatoes
  • 2pointed gourd
  • 1 tspturmeric powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 4 tbspmustard oil
  • For Saag bhaja -
  • 1 bunchchopped amaranth leaves
  • 1 tbspmustard oil
  • 1 tspkalonji
  • 2green chilies chopped
  • 1 tbspchopped garlic
  • 1 tbsppoppy seeds
  • 2 tbspfried peanuts
  • For Dal -
  • 1 cupmasoor dal
  • 1 tbspmustard oil
  • 1 tsppanch phoran
  • 2green chilies
  • 1dry red chilli
  • 1chopped onion
  • 1chopped tomato
  • 3 tbspchopped coriander leaves
  • 1/2 tspturmeric powder
  • Salt to taste
  • For Malai curry -
  • 250 gmprawns
  • 3 tbspmustard oil
  • 3 tbspginger garlic onion paste
  • 2 tbspcurd
  • 1 tspred chilli powder
  • 1 tspturmeric powder
  • 1 tspcoriander powder
  • 1 tspcumin powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 cupcoconut milk
  • 1 tspgaram masala powder
  • 1 tspghee
  • For Mochar ghonto -
  • 1mocha/banana flower, clean and finely chopped
  • 3 tbspmustard oil
  • 1/2 cupboiled chana
  • 1potato cut into small cubes and fried
  • 3 tbspfresh coconut crush
  • 1 tspgaram masala powder
  • 1 tbspghee
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tspturmeric powder
  • 2bay leaves
  • 1 tspcumin seeds
  • 1 tbspginger, cumin seeds paste
  • 1 tspsugar
  • For Chutney -
  • 1mango cut into slices
  • 1 tspmustard oil
  • 1/2 tspmustard seeds
  • 1/4 tspturmeric powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 4 tbspsugar
  • For Payesh -
  • 1 litremilk
  • 4 tbspgobindo bhog rice
  • 5 tbspnolen gur
  • Some cashew nuts and resigns
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Steps

2 hours 30 mins
  1. 1

    Making Rice. - Cook rice in a steel vessel on low heat with sufficient water till full done then strain it properly. Keep aside. Rice is ready.

    A picture of step 1 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 1 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 1 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
  2. 2

    Making Bhaja. - Cut the bitter gourd round slices, cut the pointed gourd slightly slits on both the sides and grate the potato. Now add some salt and turmeric powder, mix it well separately. Shown in fig. Now heat mustard oil in a kadai and fry them nicely separately, keep aside. Bhaja is ready.

    A picture of step 2 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 2 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
  3. 3

    Making Saag - Heat mustard oil in a kadai add kalonji, chopped green chilies and chopped garlic saute some times then add chopped saag, turmeric powder,salt, mix it, cover and cook on medium flame. Saag released some water, now cook the saag on high flame and evaporate all water and become dry then add fried peanuts and poppy seeds, mix it, saag is ready.

    A picture of step 3 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 3 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 3 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
  4. 4

    Making Dal - In the pressure cooker add soaked masoor dal, salt, turmeric powder and water and cook on medium heat for 2 whistles. Heat mustard oil in a kadai add panch phoran, red chilli, green chilies and saute some times then add chopped onion and tomato and fry them nicely, now add cooked dal and boil it for 3-4 minutes. Lastly add chopped coriander leaves and turn off the flame. Masoor dal is ready.

    A picture of step 4 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 4 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 4 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
  5. 5

    Making Malai Curry - Heat mustard oil in a kadai and fry prawns and potato wedges, keep aside.

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    A picture of step 5 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 5 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
  6. 6

    Same oil add ginger garlic onion paste and cook then add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, salt and cook on low heat. Now add curd, mix it.

    A picture of step 6 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 6 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 6 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
  7. 7

    Add water and cook for 6-7 minutes then add fried prawns and potato, mix it and cook another 3-4 minutes.

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    A picture of step 7 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 7 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
  8. 8

    Slow the flame and add coconut milk, garam masala powder and ghee, mix it properly and cook for 2 minutes then turn off the flame. Prawn malai curry is ready.

    A picture of step 8 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 8 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
  9. 9

    Making Mochar Ghonto - In the pressure cooker add chopped mocha, salt, turmeric powder and water and cook on medium heat for 2 whistles. Then strain it. Now heat mustard oil add bay leaves, cumin seeds saute then add ginger, cumin seeds paste and fry them nicely. Now add boiled mocha, mix it and cook.

    A picture of step 9 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 9 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 9 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
  10. 10

    Now add fresh coconut crush, mix it properly and cook on low heat for 6-7 minutes.

    A picture of step 10 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 10 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
  11. 11

    Once mocha becomes nicely cooked and dry up then add fried potato pieces and boiled chana, mix it and cook another 2-3 minutes, turn off the flame. Mochar ghonto is ready.

    A picture of step 11 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 11 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
  12. 12

    Making Amer Tok. - Heat mustard oil in a kadai add mustard seeds, let them splutter then add mango pieces and cook 2 minutes then add water, turmeric powder, salt, cover and cook on low heat. Once mango pieces fully cooked then add sugar and cook for 5 minutes. Mango chutney/Tok is ready.

    A picture of step 12 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 12 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 12 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
  13. 13

    Making Nolen Gurer Payesh - boil milk in a vessel for 7-8 minutes, stir continuously, when milk is slightly thicker then add soaked rice and keep cooking on low heat, until the rice is fully cooked and becomes thick. Now turn off the flame and add nolen gur, cashew nuts and resigns, mix it properly. when gur is fully melted, keep aside to cool down. Then keep in a fridge to cooling. Payesh is ready.

    A picture of step 13 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 13 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 13 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
  14. 14

    Lets us assemble the thali. - Take bowls, serve dal, malai curry, Mochar ghonto, mango tok and payesh. Now place cooked rice, centre of the thali and keep in sides first karela bhaja, potol bhaja, aloo bhaja saag bhaja and little salt, lemon wedge and now keep all bowls on right side,. Enjoy the delicious thali.

    A picture of step 14 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
    A picture of step 14 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
  15. 15

    Enjoy Bengali Style Lunch Thali!!!!!!

    A picture of step 15 of Bengali Lunch Non-Veg Thali.
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Rita Talukdar Adak @ritaadak17
on July 18, 2025 13:35

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Madhumita Bishnu
Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27
July 18, 2025 14:04
What a beautiful spread !
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