No Thali

I want thali for lunch..."Thali Thali North Indian Thali". I reckon Argun was surprised I knew that word. I told him I just came from Hyderabad. Ahhh...then he explained to me that thali is only available in South India. Lunch in North India is just normal indian food...ohh...then can I eat some really yummy North Indian food in clean local joint...yeah wasn't surprised when he brought me to this multi-cuisine up-market restaurant in Connaught place...I am like "Oh". I reckon he read my mine cos he then said "This restaurant clean no problem for you if you eat elsewhere then stomach no good". I supposed he was just being genuinely concern. Argun is almost 50...I am guessing caused he told me he has a 18-year-old daughter and a 14-year-old son. He has come a long way from Himachal Pradesh - near the Himalayas and he only sees his family twice a year...well definitely better than me...I am just scraping the surface trying to make it home once a year. It was naan and malai kofta and some chicken for lunch. Not too bad!