Re: Inexpensive Desi Dawat
Great idea about Aalto tiki, can u post a recipe. Give me some ideas for inexpensive desserts. I am known for my desserts and they get quite expensive. Suji halwa also works out cheap as well as cakes from boxed cake mixes.
Ohhh and I add potatoes to any dish, where appropriate, if i feel that there isn’t enough meat/botis. Ex: biryani, curry, etc
I also go for aloo kabobs/tikki if I don’t have other ingredients for shame kabob or want to make it very inexpensive.
For appetizer, I do channa chaat instead of samosas, etc.
Sooooo… here is what my inexpensive menu looks like
Appetizer: Chana chaat
Dry item: Aloo tikki OR Chicken Shami Kabob
Vegetarian option: Daal/Kadhi/any veggie of my choice
Rice item: Biryani or Fried RIce
Curry: Usually skip it to avoid ordering naan
Dessert: usually inexpensive to make anyways so I go all out.
My usually dawats are based on time/convenience more than cost so I make more simplistic items.
However, Hubby helps decide the menu so I do not go overboard on price.