How do you serve guests at eid?

[Decent_6Chora]

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^ na kroo Sehrysh. Rozey main tu na karoo :(

[TLK]

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^ That is a lot of yummy looking food.

And ditto to what D6C said in #19 :D

[TLK]

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@Decent_6Chora

^ na kroo Sehrysh. Rozey main tu na karoo :(

and ditto to that too :(

[Decent_6Chora]

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@TLK

and ditto to that too :(

why did you edit it :D

[TLK]

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@Decent_6Chora

why did you edit it

sheesh

[STA]

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@Sehrysh

Oh, we cook A LOT of food! We have about 100 people over throughout the evening. Here is a pic from the year before (I remembered I had blogged about it). There’s so much food and so much variety that even if we ran out of one item (and alhamdolillah, we haven’t so far), there are so many other options for the people to choose from.

Shikampur kebab:

Nauratan vegetable:

Ginger chicken:

Shish kebabs:

Zafrani rice:

Gajar ka halwa and rice noodle sewaiyan (cakes and fruits trays toround out the sweets):

Tiramisu

frandship please

[ninja_hattori]

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@Decent_6Chora

why did you edit it :D

TLK bhaiko apna roza yaad agaya ho shayad.......:D

[TLK]

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Haan I just realized ke mera tou roza hai. :D

[Moodie_Foodie]

@Sehrysh

Oh, we cook A LOT of food! We have about 100 people over throughout the evening. Here is a pic from the year before (I remembered I had blogged about it). There’s so much food and so much variety that even if we ran out of one item (and alhamdolillah, we haven’t so far), there are so many other options for the people to choose from.

Cheese and cracker tray, assorted hor d’ouvres.

Shikampur kebab:

Nauratan vegetable:

Ginger chicken:

Shish kebabs:

Zafrani rice:

Gajar ka halwa and rice noodle sewaiyan (cakes and fruits trays toround out the sweets):

Tiramisu

Sehrysh I am throwing myself at your mercy.. Do what you will hehe.. Just invite me over!!!

Kudos for the shish kabab.. Those are the first to go.. Main adha ghantay pehle aa jaongi!!!

[Sweetmoi]

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@Sehrysh

Oh, we cook A LOT of food! We have about 100 people over throughout the evening. Here is a pic from the year before (I remembered I had blogged about it). There’s so much food and so much variety that even if we ran out of one item (and alhamdolillah, we haven’t so far), there are so many other options for the people to choose from.

Cheese and cracker tray, assorted hor d’ouvres.

Shikampur kebab:

Nauratan vegetable:

Ginger chicken:

Shish kebabs:

Zafrani rice:

Gajar ka halwa and rice noodle sewaiyan (cakes and fruits trays toround out the sweets):

Tiramisu

MAshallah very nice. May I ask where you found those steal pots and do they keep the food warm throughout the event?

[Sehrysh]

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^ Those are chafing dishes and can be found anywhere including Costco/Sam's Club in the US/Canada and even on E-bay.

And yes, it does keep the food very warm. Keeping in mind that we usually heat the food before replenishing the chafing dishes, so it goes into the dishes piping hot and then stays warm.

[khattichic]

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We have 2 big gatherings on Eid. This tradition was started by parents back in the "early days" of our community when there were only about 5-6 Indian/pakistani muslim families in our area. Right after Eid Namaz, breakfast would be a traditional Hyderabadi naashta at my Ammi's house, and then the evening dinner party would be at my Nani's house.

After my Ammi passed away, we now have the naashta at my nani's house, and rotate the evening party amongst my mami's and khala's houses. We are about 65 people in the immediate family all together and we always have about another 4-5 families who are close friends who join us every year. For the dinner, we either cater, or divvy up the food amongst our selves, so the menu varies every year.

But the naashta after namaz is the same every year:

halwa/puri/aloo channa
kichri/kheema/tamatar ki chutney (hyderabadi staples)
nihari
usually a gurda/kaleji dish especially on Eid ul Adha
sheer khurma
gulab jamun

At the morning gathering...the younger kids (12 and under) are given their Eidi/gifts to keep them occupied, and I am usually in charge of some sort of game/activitiy for them. Last year I did an Islamic Jeopardy and it was a big hit!

At the dinner party, the adults (all married couples) do a gift exchange and the older kids (middle school up to unmarried college age) are given their Eidi/gifts.

[khattichic]

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@Sehrysh

^ Those are chafing dishes and can be found anywhere including Costco/Sam's Club in the US/Canada and even on E-bay.

And yes, it does keep the food very warm. Keeping in mind that we usually heat the food before replenishing the chafing dishes, so it goes into the dishes piping hot and then stays warm.

Sehrysh, we have the exact same chafing dishes!

[Sehrysh]

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^ Are they not the absolute best!

[Moodie_Foodie]

How do you serve guests at eid?

I like the islamic jeopardy idea kc!!! So fun!!!!

[khattichic]

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^ Yes!!! Such a lifesaver!!! We all share/rotate them amongst the khandaan. In fact, I just used them a couple of months ago at the Mother’s Appreciation Brunch my masjid youth group kids organized. Everyone was so impressed with the set up, lol!

[khattichic]

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@Deviliciousss

I like the islamic jeopardy idea kc!!! So fun!!!!

It was! I still have the gameboard. I can PM a pic if anyone is interested

[Hadeel]

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So umm I just invited myself to Sehryshs house for this Eid.

But before I’ll just drop by at khattis for the nashta.

[STA]

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@Hadeel

So umm I just invited myself to Sehryshs house for this Eid.

But before I’ll just drop by at khattis for the nashta.

i believe it is perfectly ok to be *bin bulaye mehmaan *when hosts are kc and sehrysh.

[Decent_6Chora]

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@Hadeel

So umm I just invited myself to Sehryshs house for this Eid.

But before I’ll just drop by at khattis for the nashta.

u need a ride?