{"id":12546,"date":"2016-02-11T12:52:08","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T12:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=12546"},"modified":"2016-02-23T14:57:33","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T14:57:33","slug":"indian-thali-kulhad-masala-chai-on-air-india-flights-across-indian-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/indian-thali-kulhad-masala-chai-on-air-india-flights-across-indian-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Air India Flights Serve Indian Thalis and Kulhad Masala Chai on Board in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Both non-Indian and Indian airlines are experimenting with inflight menus to offer their customers an exclusive dining experience on board. <strong>While other airlines are trying exotic means and partnering with renowned chefs, Air India has taken inspirations from Indian heritage and culture.<\/strong> The national carrier of India has started serving typical Indian food and chai (tea) in a traditional way on its domestic flights in the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Air-India-inflight-menu-with-indian-thali-meals-kulhad-masala-chai.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12552 size-full\" title=\"Air India's new inflight menu with indian thali meals and kulhad masala chai for domestic flyers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Air-India-inflight-menu-with-indian-thali-meals-kulhad-masala-chai.jpg\" alt=\"Air India flights, Inflight dining, Air India food menu, traditional Indian food, Air India pre-order meal service\" width=\"656\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On February 1, <strong>Air India introduced Indian thali meals and kulhad masala chai (masala tea in clay pots) on Delhi-Mumbai-Delhi flights<\/strong>. Passengers have been enjoying Indian thalis at lunch and dinner on this route. This traditional inflight food service will be extended on to other flights across Indian cities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Kulhad chai (tea in earthen pots) is not unknown to Indians. It has been unique to <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/luxury-train-travel-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\">train travel in India<\/a><\/span> for decades.<\/strong> Sipping tea from clay pots is a typical Indian experience, which is now available on Air India flights in India. Unlike regular tea, masala chai is made using some special ingredients. Having it in kulhad is an altogether different experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The new Indian thali on Air India flights between Delhi and Mumbai has seven items including rice, dal, roti, bread, salad, yoghurt, vegetables and curry (paneer or chicken)<\/strong>. All dishes on a thali are heated separately and plated unlike regular inflight meals. Air India has circulated instructions on how to plate the thali and how to prepare masala chai to its cabin crew.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>For the first and business class travelers on select <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/cheap-flights-from-united-states-us-to-india-in\" target=\"_blank\">international USA to India flights<\/a><\/span>, Air India offers <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/air-india-pre-order-meal-service-on-usa-india-flights\/\" target=\"_blank\">pre-order meal<\/a> <\/span>service<\/strong> which lets premium flyers order their favorite dishes from the inflight menus to the chef.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Read More<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/role-of-tea-in-indian-economy-culture-society-and-politics\/\" class=\"ss-button default\"><strong>Role of Tea in Indian Society<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Travel Beats<\/span> is a fast-growing news portal by IndianEagle, a leading international travel organization. Travel Beats publishes the latest news from airlines, lounges, airports, USA and India.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both non-Indian and Indian airlines are experimenting with inflight menus to offer their customers an exclusive dining experience on board. While other airlines are trying exotic means and partnering with renowned chefs, Air India has taken inspirations from Indian heritage and culture. 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