My hubby’s best buddy’s wife is German. They invited us for dinner a few times and I am thinking of returning the favour in a few weeks.
Anyone knows what the German specialities are , that I can successfully prepare for the dinner?
Any ideas , what i can have on the menu? 
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Well did she cook german for u? Or did she cook pakistani.
There are no specific german dishes. They mostly vary from region to region. I think there
potato salad with fish, Sauerbraten (roast beef cured in vinegar and wine) and Schnitzel
are verry common.
Here are some weblinks:
German Food - By Category
Travels Through Germany - German Food
Frankfurters!
Sorry hun, had to post that.
Can I ask a very silly question-is she desi german or non-desi german? I’m assuming that would make a difference to menu choices?
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sauerkraut.
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^haha..You Racist!! 
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Sauerbraten mit kartoffel klosse (pot roast and dumplings)...??
I think you should stick to Pakistani cuisine....and then maybe serve some German desserts like *apfel strude*l (apple strudel), or a *kuchen *(cake) of your choice....
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Well the Germans I spent time with were always eating Turkish/Arabic food.. they apparently liked couscous salad and doner kebabs/falfels etc.. Out of desi cuisine they were a huge fan of Pakoras and potato cutlets ..and Mango lassi too(made with canned mangoes)
So maybe you can make a mixed menu instead of sticking to one theme?
Will post more if I remember any..
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Well , shes non-desi german … and her husband is desi german .. and he cooks all desi food .. and she does all german food … but everytime we go , he makes the worlds bestest nihari and haleem and all the desi food … ( his dishes are truly truly mind blowing )
but she hardly eats the desi food even though its minimum spice … :hinna: … so I promised her that i will make some german speciality only for her , when we invite her for dinner soon inshallah… now i am thinking should i go for a german special kind of soup and salad and dessert and for the main course , just prepare chicken steak and lamb steak 
PS … kindly respond in english 
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Soup & bread + boiled potatoes + steaks with its sauce + some vegetable + some salad + pistashio icecream + coffee or beer :D
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*Got these recipes off the Internet. Hope they help. They don’t sound overly difficult, but then again, I’ve never made them. I tried to include a variety (main meal, salads, dessert)
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Vienna Schnitzel**
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veal (2 pieces x 150 g)
2 tbsp. flour
1 egg
4 tbsp. butter
salt, pepper to taste
Beat the veal chops with the kitchen hammer, but don’t make them too thin, the schnitzel chops should at least be 4 mm thick. Prepare one plate with flour, and another plate with the beaten egg. Season the chops with the salt and pepper from the both sides, put into the plate with flour and and remove the spare flour from the chops. There shouldn’t be too much flour on the meat. Put the floured schnitzel chops into the plate with the beaten egg and place it into the hot buttered frying pan. Fry the chops for about 1 minute and a half on the lower side until golden brown, then turn to the other side, and fry for about 2 minutes. Fry the chops on the medium heat not to make them too dry.
Remove the schnitzel from the pan, and put on the dishes. Serve with the fresh green salad or potato salad.
*Sauerbraten
*1kg piece of beef
1/4 l vinegar from red wine or a mixture 50:50 red wine and vinegar
2 bay leaves
2 tbsp whole black pepper
2 big onions
1 big carrot
200g potatoes
1/4 l bouillon
2 tbsp sour cream
salt, pepper, oil
Place meat in a high saucepan, fill with vinegar (or mixture) until fully covered. Add bay leafs and pepper and place the saucepan in the refrigerator. Leave there for 2-3 days, turn the meat around a few times. Get the meat out of marinade and dry it. Spice meat with pepper all around. Cut onions, carrots and potatoes in little cubes. Heat oil, place meat in it and roast until brown from all sides. Add onions until golden brown, too. Salt the meat, add potatoes and carrots, then the bouillon, and, optionally, some more red wine (esp. if you used only vinegar before). Add also some marinade (without leaves and pepper). Simmer for at least 1 1/2 hours on low heat in a closed pot, turn once. Get the meat out of the pot and keep warm. Puree the sauce, let reduce a little. Add sour cream, salt and pepper to your taste. Cut the meat into slices, serve with dumplings or vegetables.
Kartoffelkloesse*** **(potato dumplings)
**2 tbsp butter
1 loaf white bread, cut into cubes
flour
2 pounds boiling potatoes, peeled, cooked
1 egg
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
pepper
In small skillet heat margarine until bubbly and hot, add bread and sauté, stirring constantly, until bread has absorbed the margarine and is browned. Set aside. Measure out and reserve 2 tablespoons flour. in mixing bowl combine remaining flour with potatoes, egg, and seasonings, mixing well, portion dough into 24 equal mounds. Flour hands with reserved flour and shape mounds into balls, press 3 bread cubes into each ball and seal closed, forming dumplings.
In 5-quart saucepan bring water to a boil, use slotted spoon to gently lower several dumplings into water (they will sink to the bottom), when dumplings rise to surface, cook for 3 to 5 minutes longer. With slotted spoon, remove dumplings to warmed serving platter. Repeat procedure with remaining dumplings. Makes 12 servings of 2 dumplings each.
Sauerkraut Salad:
2 cups sauerkraut (1 lb. can)
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. thinly sliced celery
1/2 c. thin strips green pepper
1/2 c. shredded carrot
1/4 c. chopped onion
Cut sauerkraut strands in shorter pieces if required. Stir in sugar and let stand 1/2 hour. Add remaining ingredients. Cover bowl tightly and chill in refrigerator at least 12 hours before serving.
Makes 8 servings (1/2 cup each).
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** *Lentil Salad (Linsensalat)
*250 g small lentils
Dressing:
7 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp each:
vinegar, white wine, mustard
1 pinch cinnamon
1 tsp each:
sugar, pepper
1 middle-size carrot finely chopped
1 bunch parsley
olive oil
salt
pepper
Cook the lentils until soft for 20 minutes in the salted water. Put all the ingredients of the dressing (except for the carrot and parsley) into a small pan, cover with a lid, and shake well.
Chop the carrots into tiny cubes, and stew slightly with olive oil. Add parsley and mix everything together with lentils.
Here’s a link to desserts:
Here’s a link to soup recipes:
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1918,151185-244197,00.html
You can serve bread rolls and soup as an appetizer. For the main course, you can serve a meat dish with a salad and either potato pancakes (popular in Germany) OR potato salad.
For dessert, you can even make or buy a German chocolate cake or attempt making some other German dessert.
Best wishes.
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I would say go with german potato salad, steak or some sort of braised beef or lamb with vegetables and bread.
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Sounds good , thanks so much ladies and germs 