Indian Breakfast Platter (Western and Central Sates)

Continuing with the breakfast theme of the week, here is a simple platter of dishes I picked from the western and central parts of India. I should say this is a simple platter that I could make though I had extra dishes originally on mind. I had made dhoklas for Gujarat state when the 'Thaalis and Platters' themed marathon was planned for the month of April. This was a platter I cooked about a couple of weeks ago picking a simple dish from each of the states in the region mentioned above.

My menu
Gujarat - Green Peas Dhoklas and Green chutney
Goa - Kailoreo and Tonak
Maharasthra - Thalipeeth and Simple Raita
Madhya Pradesh - Indori poha and Jalebi
Chattisgarh - Angarkar Roti (served with green chutney and a tomato chutney)

I did not cook all these dishes in one day. Dhoklas and poha were made in advance and were frozen. Tonak was made the previous day. I wanted to do bajra rotis, fafda and jalebi for Gujarat. I could make jalebis using an instant pack and thanks to my husband, who made those perfect swirls and fried them though he kept complaining that they looked more like chaklis rather than jalebis.  I had no energy to stand and fry fafdas. I paired the jalebis instead with the Indori poha which also happens to be a classic combo. Kailoreo, the quick and easy rice and coconut pancakes happened instead of pav in the case of Goa but I loved them anyway. Thalipeeth is a regular feature in our home and it was our lunch that day. The surprise among the lot was angarkar roti from Chattisgarh, which every one absolutely loved. They are not rotis but thick, crisp pancakes and that recipe is going to get posted soon. 


Hop onto this page to check out the recipe for green peas dhokla from the platter. 

My posts so far, in this 'Thaalis and Platters' marathon

Week 1 - Every day thaalis
Tamil Nadu thaali
Vellarikka kootu / Cucumber kootu
Goan vegetarian meal ~ Mangane
North Indian mini thaali ~ Lucknowi Dal
Bengali niramish thaali ~ Uchche Bhaja

Week 2 - Breakfast Platters
Banarasi kachori aur subzi
East Indian Breakfast Platter ~ Veg momos
Dal Pakwan
West and Central Indian Breakfast Platter
Green Peas Dhokla 

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