Thali
Thali ( Hindi : थाली Thali [ Tali ] "plate") is in India a generally circular metal plate from stainless steel with the edges raised on which a food is served.
Indian food
A meal in Indian cuisine is called a thali, which is derived from the meal plate and is composed of different, regionally different ingredients. The round thalis usually include small metal bowls ( katori ) that contain vegetables, meat or small side dishes that are served with rice and / or flatbread. There are also rectangular Thalis with several hollows to accommodate the various dishes. In some restaurants, the bowls or troughs are refilled as often as required at a single price. In addition to rice, depending on the region, dal , chapati , nan , puri , papad , yoghurt , curries , small amounts of chutney or pickle and a sweet dessert are among the main ingredients. Although vegetarian combinations predominate among the Thalis, there are also non-vegetarian variations.
In South India, the term Meals common, where one served on a banana leaf meal can be referred to as "Thali" in South India. Here, rice predominates as the main ingredient, and the side dishes include typical South Indian dishes such as sambar (a sauce based on lentils and tamarind) or rasam (a type of soup made from tamarind and lentils). Traditionally, the individual dishes are scooped onto a banana leaf without separate containers.
Indian music
In north Indian folk music , the round thali is also used as a serve idiophone , which corresponds to a flat gong like the Filipino gangsa . The Indian metal plates and the flat gongs are beaten with wooden sticks. In Yemen, the metal plate used percussively to accompany songs occurs sahn nuhasi , which is hit with both hands. The thali used in Indian music typically have a diameter of 22 centimeters. The usual stainless steel plates can be used as percussion instruments, but thalis made of brass or bronze are more suitable. The musician hangs the thali on a cord around his shoulders, puts it on his knees or on the floor and hits the underside of the record with two wooden mallets. In the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand , thalis are played together with the hourglass drums hurka or daunr . In general, with various regional names such as tasli in Rajasthan and jalar in Gujarat, they are part of the singing and dance accompaniment. An Indian melody instrument made from porcelain bowls is the jaltarang .
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- ↑ Alastair Dick, Andrew Alter: Thālī. In: Grove Music Online , May 28, 2015