Places to Eat Out/Order in Navratri Thali Which Are Not OM Sweets or Bikaner

Navratri, a nine day festival, is celebrated with great fervor and zeal every year. It is one of the auspicious and divine festivals held in several parts of India. Many families perform vrat or fast as they offer their prayers and seek blessings of Goddess Durga. The different incarnations of Goddess Durga - Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skanda Mata, Katyayani, Kaalratri, Mahagauri, and Siddhidatri, are worshipped for 9 days. Consuming non-vegetarian foods, onion, and garlic are restricted.

But, there are several dine-outs or restaurants across India which serve Navratri special thalis; keeping in mind the food restrictions. The dishes serves are delicious and perfect to soothe your taste buds. You may either order online, go for a take-away or just eat out at the restaurants. Let us check out some of the prominent ones in certain parts of India.

1. Sagar Ratna

Location: Branches across Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Assam

The restaurant offers food from the South Indian, North Indian and Chinese cuisine. It serves pure vegetarian food perfect for Navratri. With its mouth-watering menus, Sagar Ratna restaurants continue to entice food lovers in huge numbers. You can even order the food online from Zomato. The thalis comprise mainly of sabudana papad, singhara-kuttu pooris, samak chawal khichdi, paneer sabzi, aloo sabzi, arbi sabzi, raita, aabudana kheer. Each of the dishes are unique in taste and flavour, especially due to the ghee used to cook for garnish.

Price: Two types of Navratri special thalis are available at Sagar Ratna – Navratra Executive Thali, priced at INR 310 and Navratra Deluxe Thali, priced at 350.

Time: 10 AM to 10 PM

2. Chaayos

Location: New Friends Colony, New Delhi 110002

Chaayos is a prominent food chain, specializing mostly in tea. Yet their Navratri Thali is quite famous. They have only one variety for thali, but they serve a snack platter too best suited those observing fast. You can feel the aroma of ghee in their dishes. The specialties of the restaurant are the lips-smacking dishes of paneer like paneer pakoda, paneer sabzi etc. They serve green chutney, meethi chutney, plain curd, kuttu paneer pakoda, aloo sabzi, tomato paneer, kaddu ki sabzi, 3 small sized rotis, and dry petha as a dessert in the thali. You can either dine-out or order online from Zomato. The food packaging is good, neat and attractive.

Price: The Navratri thali is priced at INR 349.

Time: 9 AM to 11 PM

3. Band Baaja Baarat

Location: A-6 Ground Floor, Vishal Enclave, Rajouri Garden, Delhi

Navratri specials are a unique aspect of the restaurant. It is one of the most popular restaurants in Delhi. They offer Navratri thali as well as a buffet. You can enjoy the buffet both during lunch and dinner. The dishes of the thali comprises of paneer tikka, pineapple tikka, aloo ki sabzi, paneer kofta, raita, samak ke chawal, poori, rasmalai, and kheer. The buffet menu mainly includes panipuris, pao bhaji, Navratri special aloo tikki, papdi chaat, and malai paneer tikka. There are live counters at the buffet corners where you can select your preferred dishes to be cooked in front of you. The ambience of the place is extremely friendly and lively too.

Price: The thali is priced at INR 299. The price of the buffet lunch is INR 549 and that of dinner is INR 799.

Time: 12 PM to 4 PM and 7 PM to midnight

4. Papaji and Sons

Location: 62, 63, GF, DDA Market, BG-8, Paschim Vihar, Delhi

The restaurant is one of the prominent ones in Delhi, offering dine-out, take-away as well as online orders. The food is tasty, the staff is user-friendly and the service is super excellent. Their special Navratri Thali includes paneer makhani, aloo sabzi, swank ka papad, kuttu aata puri, salad, curd, and sabudana kheer. You can check out their breakfast, lunch and dinner menu as well for some special Navratri dishes. They also serve dishes from Chinese, Mughlai, North Indian, and Continental cusines.

Price: The thali is priced at INR 199 excluding taxes.

Time: 12 PM to 12:30 AM

5. Punjab Grill

Location: Multiple places of Delhi NCR - Khan Market, Pacific Mall, Starling Mall, Ambience Mall, and Select City Mall. Also there are branches at Chennai, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Ernakulam

The restaurant serves the best of North Indian delicacies. The Navratri special thali is delectable and alluring. You can visit their website, book a table or order online. A traditional Punjabi folk music plays in the background and entertains the guests while savouring the delectable dishes. The flavour and aroma of the menus is worthy of innumerable appreciations. The Navratri thali includes kacche kele ki tikki, ramdana crusted paneer roll, kheere ke pakode ki kadi, and chironji ki dal, kesari rasmalai and doodh ka halwa.

Price: INR 1200 for 2 people excluding taxes

Time: 11 AM to 11 PM

6. Khandani Rajdhani

Location: Branches across Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi, Pune, and Mumbai

Thali in Rajdhani is one of the best and popular among veg food lovers. Its Navratri thali has a wide range of options to satiate your taste buds. The aroma, flavour and texture of the dishes are unique and enticing. Here is how the thali is served in steps. Assorted chutneys, salads, one steamed and one fried snack are the first to arrive in the thali. Then follows the famous Rajasthani dish Dal Baati Churma. Three types of vegetable curries are served including one of paneer. Next they serve 2 types of pulses, papad, phulkas or breads, and then the sweet dishes to end the meal. The chain currently has 30+ outlets across 8 different cities in India and 3 International Operations.

Price: Ranging between INR 900 and INR 1000

Time: 12 PM to 3.30 PM and 7 PM to 11 PM

7. Maharaja Bhog

Location: Oberoi Mall, Inorbit Mall, Juhu and Kalbadevi in Mumbai, one each in Kochi and Pune

Specialising in dishes from Gujarati and Rajasthani cuisines, the thalis and meals served by them are authentic and royal in taste and flavour. The grandness by which they serve the food and the ambience offered define an aristocratic experience. The best part is other than dine-in and take-away services, you can even try out their catering services. The thali includes a wide array of menus comprising of rice, indian breads, khichdi, 4 types of vegetable curries, fried and steamed appetizers, buttermilk, chutneys and sweets. The food and drinks are served in bronze cutleries.

Price: Ranging between INR 800 and INR 900

Time: 12 PM to 3.30 PM and 7 PM to 10.45 PM

8. Kesariya

Location: 55, Goenka Chambers, Jeevan Griha Colony, 19th Main, Phase 2, JP Nagar, Bengaluru

Serving delectable Rajasthani dishes which is authentic and traditional. The ambience of the restaurant is friendly and superb. They serve a welcome drink as soon as you enter the restaurant, which refreshes and relaxes the guests. The staff is friendly and the service is excellent. You can pre-book your table for lunch. The special Navratri thali includes two types of vegetable curries with sitaphal and paneer, rice, sabudana papad, sahi aaloo jeera, pudi( kuttu ka atta), cucumber raita and special sweet.

Price: INR 1000 for 2 people

Time: 12 PM to 3.30 PM and 7 PM to 11 PM

9. Baati Chokha

Location: 37 / 1 Near City Style Mall Purna Das Road Gariahat, Kolkata (Calcutta)

Baati Chokha is one of the best and popular restaurants in Kolkata offering Navratri special thalis. It is a vegetarian-friendly and vegan-friendly restaurtant. They had special menus for the Navratri thali, perfect for those who are fasting and looking for authentic foods. The ambience is excellent, staff is friendly and service is prompt. The dishes are North Indian focused that are tasty and savoury. The prices are also reasonable and affordable. The decor of the restaurant reflects the rural life in a traditional background. The cuisine is of the traditional Varanasi style. The dishes include dal baati churma, litti chokha, handi dal, paneer makhni, masala khichdi, moong halwa all flavoured with ghee.

Price: INR 600 for 2 people

Time: 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM and 6:30 PM to 10:30 PM

10. Cloud Social

Location: 145, Rash Behari Avenue, 6th Floor, Spencer's Building (Next to Basanti Devi College), Gariahat, Kolkata

Newly opened luxurious roof-top restaurant, located in one of the prominent locations in Kolkata. Offering authentic vegetarian dishes amid a spectacular roof-top view of the city, it is a pleasure to visit the restaurant. The special navratri thali served to the foodies comprises of dishes from the North Indian cuisine. It's perfect to dine-out with family and friends. They have home delivery facility as well. The service is excellent with the staff being courteous in serving the guests. You can also enjoy some live music and entertainment at the restaurant. It's the biggest cafe in Kolkata. Serves a wide variety of appetizers, starters,  mocktails and a huge spread of main courses and to end with a good amount of sweet dishes.

Price: Varies from INR 900 to INR 2000

Time: 1 PM to 3:00 AM

Hope you have enjoyed this short virtual tour of the popular and authentic restaurants serving special Navratri Thalis. Just hop on into one of them and enjoy the delectable dishes. 

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