This onam, instead of making all kerela-style dishes for my 'thali' meal, i opted for cooking dishes from various regions of south india. My thali consisted of-kerela style cabbage thoran (cabbage stir-fry), konkani-style lentil broth called 'dalitoy' and an andra-style sambar that i learnt in hyderabad. I paired them with boiled rice, idlis, fried poppadums, mango pickle and mattha (tempered yogurt drink). You can call it a south-indian platter of traditional sort! i love learning and cooking the old, traditional recipes and including them in our daily meals. Try it friends! it tastes of the whole south-india!.