How a Michelin Star Indian Chef Makes a Traditional Thali Dinner | Passport Kitchen

How a Michelin Star Indian Chef Makes a Traditional Thali Dinner | Passport Kitchen | Epicurious

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Chef Akshay Bhardwaj joins Epicurious for this episode of Passport Kitchen, today making a thali dinner as traditionally prepared in New Delhi, India. Dal, raita, roti, achar, green chilies and onions and a vegetable (or meat) dish-all served on a single, aesthetically pleasing round platter. "This is how we ate dinner growing up as kids and this is still how we eat dinner, to this day."
Director: Mel Ibarra
Director of Photography: Kevin Dynia
Editor: Micah Phillips
Host: Akshay Bhardwaj
Director of Culinary Production: Kelly Janke
Producer: Mel Ibarra
Senior Producer: Ali Inglese
Culinary Producer: Mallary Santucci
Culinary Associate Producer: Leslie Raney
Line Producer: Jen McGinity
Associate Producer: Tim Colao
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Casting Producer: Vanessa Brown
Camera Operator: Ben Townsend
Audio: Kurt Pierce
Production Assistant: Samantha Cadiff
Culinary Researcher and Recipe Editor: Vivian Jao
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Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araújo
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@DasLenchen1994 Жыл бұрын

"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!

@divyanshusingh9386 Жыл бұрын

he knows pain

@frahmed2011 Жыл бұрын

He is stuck between a belan and a chakla.

@aahelidas7101 Жыл бұрын

it feels great to see north Indian dishes getting represented which isn't naan or butter chicken.

@drunkclouds888 Жыл бұрын

sameee

@olympics4432 Жыл бұрын

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🍲

@cooklikeanaunty Жыл бұрын

I agree

@djokerdevil 11 ай бұрын

Not great to see North Indian dishes continue to be seen as the one & only Indian Cuisine

@subhammaji827 2 ай бұрын

Exactly 💯

@ArunShankartheRealOne Жыл бұрын

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.

@nevaehmedina5725 Жыл бұрын

i learned that they ate fish or other veggies ?

@sukhdeepbutty2399 Жыл бұрын

A lot of milk and milk based products, along with meat.

@DaveOBrien Жыл бұрын

For spice, they used black peppercorns.

@kiranthirumala Жыл бұрын

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

@AS-jo8qh Жыл бұрын

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

@nachiketn8032 Жыл бұрын

This chef needs to start a youtube channel. I like his way to explaining the important steps in the cooking process.

@cooklikeanaunty Жыл бұрын

He is so relatable. I liked his teaching style too.

@drishtimehrotra8689 Жыл бұрын

By far, the best Indian food video made in English language. Authentic, humble and honest😊

@cooklikeanaunty Жыл бұрын

Akshay is so relatable. I'm a fan now

@Vimalbnwl Жыл бұрын

are you high??

@DesiMakeupGrl Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that it’s all vegetarian meal. I would love to see more videos made of other Indian cuisine.

@NMN_CP Жыл бұрын

and vegan! I loved the video too!

@nayomiundugoda1772 Жыл бұрын

@@NMN_CPit isnt veagan they used yourghut and milk

@cooklikeanaunty Жыл бұрын

I agree. We need more Indian food videos for homemade meals.

@andrealabonair3519 Жыл бұрын

"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

@abhilashmadasu504 Жыл бұрын

That Big box with the little cups which are filled with all the spices literally defines Indian Moms.

@TechGamerExpert Жыл бұрын

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.

@belalabusultan5911 Жыл бұрын

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.

@nasev0832 Жыл бұрын

as an indian, i can confirm that chakals gets more respects than us. also that belan triggered some PTSDs ngl

@EagleOverTheSea Жыл бұрын

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).

@davidhalldurham Жыл бұрын

Excellent video!! I'd love more videos with this gentleman.

@ps-gh3hu Жыл бұрын

I am really amazed that he managed to cook entire thali meal on induction, wow, respect.

@cooklikeanaunty Жыл бұрын

This video is so relatable for us American desis! Great job 👏🏾 I'd love to see Akshay come back for more videos.

@isaac.anthony Жыл бұрын

Thank you, i love Indian food, can't wait to make up my own!

@F2_CPB Жыл бұрын

"everything should be served hot" Me: Sure *Proceeds to serve Raita hot*

@Oogway2744 Жыл бұрын

Finally some Indian foods

@aditisharma8917 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for appreciating each and every food item as well as farmers😃

@shelleyverma4822 Жыл бұрын

This looks incredible! Thank you for sharing this.

@adityagawankar461 Жыл бұрын

Great thing is thali changes in every state.Its different in delhi, Rajasthan,gujrat,Maharashtra

@mythirdchannel Жыл бұрын

Awesome, learning new things!

@aadeshsharma4983 Жыл бұрын

Simple and great!

@jani8959 Жыл бұрын

looks so yummy

@ahrisuzumiya6407 6 ай бұрын

I'm definitely gonna try this out! It looks delicious~

@rnjbond 11 ай бұрын

I recently at his restaurant, Junoon, in NYC, and really enjoyed it! He knows what he's talking about.

@stianaslaksen5799 Жыл бұрын

I'm making this for sure. Looks delicious.

@dreyaleigh Жыл бұрын

This was very nice!

@FreeformRock Жыл бұрын

what a nice guy!

@thebirdistheword89 11 ай бұрын

I feel happy about my cooking seeing that this is what a michelin star chef could conjure.

@ashish_z9 11 ай бұрын

So even a michelin star chef can't make perfect rotis? I feel so relaxed 😌

@maheephoenix4398 3 ай бұрын

Lol

@ashish_z9 3 ай бұрын

@@maheephoenix4398 true dat 🤣

@madcow3235 11 ай бұрын

More Indian cuisine please 💯❤️this channel

@trident38 11 ай бұрын

Finally someone made what we eat on a daily basis as our staple.

@Wiselysane 11 ай бұрын

This is an everyday middle class brown household thali ....❤love it ....

@saigouripattanaik Жыл бұрын

❤ Akshay Bharadwaj

@l-wolverine2211 Жыл бұрын

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!!!

@Shewizardxx Жыл бұрын

Such a cute chef

@Wiselysane 11 ай бұрын

We want MORE OF INDIAN CUISINE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@irtausman280 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@user-bc6jp9sc9c 4 ай бұрын

cooker made me happy 😇😇😇😇😇😇😇

@Shivoham_23 Жыл бұрын

Never used canola oil in indian dish in India

@HarshVengurlekar Жыл бұрын

But he's not in India.

@tanmaymehra85 Жыл бұрын

@@HarshVengurlekar But claims to be making Indian food. Canola Oil for tarka. You got to be kidding me. Tarka in any refined oil. Seriously. Firstly use ghee for tarka and secondly use Mustard Oil for dry vegetables.

@darthtaco3033 Жыл бұрын

This looks Dheli-cious

@mayank9487 Жыл бұрын

I have serious doubts on any indian chef who wouldn't use ghee and asafoetida in his tadka.

@salempasangasp Жыл бұрын

Should do a banana leaf meal the South Indian way

@mrthomas_19218 9 ай бұрын

I’m South Indian but seeing these foods I recognize makes me emotional lol

@TheMrCC21 Жыл бұрын

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.

@devynkumar1997 Жыл бұрын

Naan isn't stuffed but yes Roti is the absolute basic

@maheephoenix4398 3 ай бұрын

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.

@EK-xz8ig Жыл бұрын

Great video, I would love to see more vegetarian content.

@NMN_CP Жыл бұрын

and vegan content! it was a great video! I wonder if there are some vegan dishes in north indian cuisine?

@kiranvenugopalan4372 Жыл бұрын

@@NMN_CP plenty of them. You can find vegan options in most of the Indian cuisine. South, West, East, etc

@Mclovin96X 11 ай бұрын

@@NMN_CP we use dairy product in almost every thing .

@ishfiq151 Жыл бұрын

I guess texture of phulka roti is better than the one been cooked in video

@milanetc4865 Жыл бұрын

wow a dhal without mustard and cumin seeds! gonna give it a go sometime

@SR-mv2mf Жыл бұрын

Those are the best parts the mustard and cumin

@gradstudent584 Жыл бұрын

I like simple cooking like this. Overall a nice thali. The roti could have been better though.

@srijanpaliyal 11 ай бұрын

mom?

@surekhaoommen3690 Жыл бұрын

U r Awesome 😘😘😘

@djokerdevil 11 ай бұрын

Amazing to see how North Indians continue to think they encapsulate the entire India.

@nandanbhardwaj8464 9 ай бұрын

he specifically said this was a typical north Indian thali.

@akshayhere 5 ай бұрын

nowhere in the video this was stated. but continue your delusion

@payelkarmakar3252 Жыл бұрын

Trust me all our Indian Moms are ‘Way better Unacknowledged Michelin Star chefs’ ..😊🙂

@sourabhjain4522 Жыл бұрын

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😂

@cooklikeanaunty Жыл бұрын

I wish Indian restaurants in the US served roti instead of naan. At least have the option

@sourabhjain4522 Жыл бұрын

@@cooklikeanaunty true!

@bobby350z Жыл бұрын

@@cooklikeanaunty Some offer tandori roti and phulka too. But very few places, more like hole in the wall type.

@Wiselysane 11 ай бұрын

AKSHAYYYYYYY🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@namitajain68 Жыл бұрын

Nice. Magar roti phooli nahi tave pe!

@Bee-wm6my Жыл бұрын

I learned so much! I have a question about how to finish eat the dal and raita when you run out of roti :)

@rashmi3420 Жыл бұрын

One more roti🤣🤣 U can actually eat it by itself. Using ur hand or a spoon

@agsnt Жыл бұрын

I'll eat as much as i can with the roti and hands but eventually use a spoon to finish off

@kanikasrivastava6242 Жыл бұрын

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.

@vasudhasharma5532 Жыл бұрын

Spoon it in… when trying to avoid carbs I just eat dal and sabji

@AS-jo8qh Жыл бұрын

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

@e5205 Жыл бұрын

If I don't have a pressure cooker, can the dal be made in a pot by adding to the cook time?

@kantshashi8415 Жыл бұрын

Yes, you just need to cook daal for longer time.

@EvolveYourBrain Жыл бұрын

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.

@bobby350z Жыл бұрын

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.

@suruchivyas1997 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see a South Indian platter too

@mwrkhan Жыл бұрын

Just add more achar, rassam and curry leaves. Replace bread with rice. Done.

@fan.80s_90s Жыл бұрын

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.

@pikachue602 Жыл бұрын

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....😢😢

@timothyb3893 11 ай бұрын

instead of a metal plate we eat on a banana leaf

@omkardhange2310 Жыл бұрын

This is what normal indian lunch/dinner looks like.. And not chiken tikka and naan.. Those dishes are made only on occasions.

@jhadhiraj147 Жыл бұрын

I miss it,

@truleacraig9902 Жыл бұрын

Chef what kind of chili powder are you using? Looks delicious and love learning about your cuisine.

@SurajGupta_3D Жыл бұрын

Kashmiri chilli powder you can find it easily in Indian store across USA

@truleacraig9902 Жыл бұрын

@@SurajGupta_3D Thanks!

@IceCube-zb5mm 5 ай бұрын

Thali contains lot of things not just these Also red onion is used all over india not just delhi

@Wiselysane 11 ай бұрын

The older the chakla ...the better the Indian🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@sush139 Жыл бұрын

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. 🙃

@Niggaballssex Жыл бұрын

Sir, that Gobi wasn't cooked tho 💀

@SadhvikaAgrawal-nn5bq Жыл бұрын

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

@MrSinghSAmit 10 ай бұрын

❤

@djspiceroute86 Жыл бұрын

The roti dough seems too dry and that’s why the roti seems to be very crispy

@carolinaking45 Жыл бұрын

Anyone else misses green chutney in this thali?

@kth5230 Жыл бұрын

Yeah!

@bapparawal2457 Жыл бұрын

In rest of India ,only little tardka (jeera in oil) is added to Dal.Not onions.

@SurajGupta_3D Жыл бұрын

Nope many households in North use properly chopped tomato and onions for tadka, it's makes the dal much more flavour full and delicious

@HarshVengurlekar Жыл бұрын

@@SurajGupta_3Dop clearly said "rest of India".

@kth5230 Жыл бұрын

How is this relevant

@raghav23 Жыл бұрын

Whats with kosher salt, typically in indian dishes you dont use that, just a regular table salt will do the job

@SR-mv2mf Жыл бұрын

Chef is cute

@Bittu_naruto Жыл бұрын

Corriender powder gives citrus notes? Who wrote the script????

@sumairadaud Жыл бұрын

he should've used ghee for an ultimate Michelin star taste...like I could be a Michelin star chef....

@tanmaymehra85 Жыл бұрын

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.

@basmah28 Жыл бұрын

SO many ingredients and steps missing in all the dishes!

@Wiselysane 11 ай бұрын

PRESSURE COOKER is a family legacy hereeeee!!!!!!!!!?

@nandanbhardwaj8464 9 ай бұрын

yes

@skycelestial4449 2 ай бұрын

No it isnt actually...It's just exagerration..

@dikshamishra523 11 ай бұрын

Where's the hing and ghee 😮

@shyamadantu7885 10 ай бұрын

so happy there isnt a panner dish in there

@aavgeen Жыл бұрын

I am ok with rest of the things but Roti not bubbling up made me sad.

@TheKiadashwood Жыл бұрын

Fenugreek have Citrus flavour ???

@NikZ500 Жыл бұрын

No flavour. Only for fragrance

@elzish 11 ай бұрын

did he just say fengreek leaves have a citrusy flavour...............?

@animelover7506 Жыл бұрын

The milk and yogurt was the only thing that aint vegan?

@Ntt903 Жыл бұрын

It is vegetarian. I think you mean that it ain't vegan. There is a difference to these two.

@animelover7506 Жыл бұрын

@@Ntt903 oh yeah that. The people is vegetarian. Tnx. I'll correct it.

@SurajGupta_3D Жыл бұрын

Yeah those two are dairy products so not exactly what vegans would eat but vegetarians use dairy by products in cooking

@aleenaprasannan2146 Жыл бұрын

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

@nandanbhardwaj8464 9 ай бұрын

curd rice is the ultimate South indian comfort food. and dahi at all meals and even chutneys have dahi@@aleenaprasannan2146

@samsonswaroop Жыл бұрын

love the onion n garlic but dal tadka without cumin seeds, mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves ... ?? hmm ... different take i suppose

@tz3925 Жыл бұрын

That's a south indian tadka.

@Goldenbirdchirp Жыл бұрын

That's South Indian. We just put cumin.

@kth5230 Жыл бұрын

This is punjabi. Not South Indian.

@kapilsethia9284 11 ай бұрын

where are sweet and papad?

@Vimalbnwl Жыл бұрын

did he just put raw turmeric powder after the dal has been cooked, what a joke

@aninditamallik4572 Жыл бұрын

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

@pspsdan Жыл бұрын

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...

@bapparawal2457 Жыл бұрын

We don't add ginger in dal but in jharkhand ,takda is usually added of jeera in oil

@pspsdan Жыл бұрын

@@bapparawal2457 jeera in dal is a must.

@kth5230 Жыл бұрын

Mind your own business. This is punjabi not bengali.

@ceo0f_Racism Жыл бұрын

induction stove ...

@miketack2286 Жыл бұрын

Who gave you a michelin star?.

@prajaktakhairkar9054 6 ай бұрын

RICE important Missing, Papad

@garichar 6 ай бұрын

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?

@krushna4181 11 ай бұрын

Only an Indian would use chilly for "crunch" 😂

@amagrawal0090 Жыл бұрын

All the Indians who eat thali, Do you guys dip the roti in all sabji and dal in the same bite

@incubusk8r Жыл бұрын

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.

@kth5230 Жыл бұрын

Not necessarily. I usually eat a spoonful of raita along with the sabji. But not everything in one bite like he did.

@alinadebbarma2553 11 ай бұрын

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.

@Changinglives2000 11 ай бұрын

bhai ka accent 😂😂

@lindysmith13 Жыл бұрын

you had real food growing up. I'm not sure tuna casserole or mac and cheese can beat that.

@asheelu Жыл бұрын

Hello foreigners this is what we North Indians eat on daily basis, he forgot rice.

@vedikakumeria8576 11 ай бұрын

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??😮