[[Image:Vegetarian Curry.jpeg|thumb|[[North Indian cuisine]] vegetarian thali served in a restaurant in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]]]
'''Thaliથાળી''' ({{lang-hi|थाली}},એ meaningએક "plate";ભારતીય {{IPA-all|t̪ʰɑːliː}})રાજસી isભોજન છે જેમાં ભરતીય ભૌગોલોક સ્થાન અનુસાર પીરસાતા પદાર્થો માં ફરક પડે છેis an [[India]]n meal with contents varying from one [[Indian cuisine|regional cuisine]] to another. A thali is a selection of different dishes, usually served in small bowls on a round tray. The round tray is generally made with steel with multiple compartments. In [[North America]], people sometimes use plastic thalis because they are disposable. Typical dishes include [[rice]], [[dhal]], [[vegetables]], [[chapati]], [[papadum|papad]], [[curd]] ([[yoghurt]]), small amounts of [[chutney]] or [[Indian pickle|pickle]], and a sweet dish to top it off. Restaurants typically offer a choice of [[vegetarian]] or [[meat]]-based thalis. Kerala way of Thali is known as [[Sadya]], with rice as staple food, and other specialities.
Depending on the restaurant or the region you are in, the thali consists of delicacies native to that region. Thali starts out with [[puri]]s, chapatis ([[roti]]s), different vegetarian specialities (curries).
