Shadi wala ghar ..

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We all know , most relatives tend to come a few days earlier then the actual shadi .. and it can become really difficult and financially straining for the ghar walay to order food in every day …

So what should be the kitchen management and food handling strategy in this situation?

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daal roti, sabzi, bhujiya.

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All of my relatives flew in 2-3 weeks before my wedding, and my mom had to cook all the food. I helped her as much as i could but still felt horrible for her. NONE of my aunts ever helped out in the kitchen, even though we did everything during all of my cousins weddings :(

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typical behaviour from relatives :( ... so how did you guys manage then?

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**back home in rural India, the earlier the rishtedars come for shaadii the more love they have for the family and closer they are as well...this was their thinking!

you won't believe but it's true. according to the rural traditions, the guest's conveyance had to be paid by the host. if they follow the tradition in the present times, they will be bankrupt the next day as the relatives are all over the world...hahaha

the food is usually modest...gosht, pulao, naan everyday!!!**

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1 dish every day … can be nihari, biryani, qorma or haleem. Just make that in afternoon and have it in lunch and dinner. People normally dont complain about same dish twice unless they are really nosy and in that case, they should not be at shadi wala home this early anyway :slight_smile:

We are lucky that everyone in the family helps instead of asking kia pakka hai …pani la doo…chai bana doo. Most of them are ‘help your self’ type of relatives who will not only make for tea for themselves but also for others. If Mami is making food for her toddler, she will make extra for other toddlers in the family without someone asking her. If chachi is making chai/paratha for chacha, she will make few extra for others. This helps everyone to enjoy the wedding in true sense… life is good :k:

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Decent , loved the thought of everyone living together pyar sai :@: ....

So the tip is to keep it simple and cook one salan a day ... what about bacha party ? obviously there will be loads of kids around .. should they be left to their moms to look after and sort of keep a self help policy or should the host do some specific dish for the kids?

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uff ta,k woh gher chor ker bhag jaye:p

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that is all i want :D

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STA , plan acha hai :smilestar:

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insaan main khud aqal honi chahiye ke agar woh kisi ke ghar rehne ja raha hai tou wahan baadshah/malka ki tarah jam ke na baith jaye balke maizbaan ka haath bataye.

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oh yes let their mom/dad deal with them. some kids have sooo much nakhra that you cant tolerate them. i'll say one dish should be made and if any kid has any problem then his/her mom-dad can solve it for them. but hosts shouldnot run behind them saying "yeh kha lo, yeh bana doon" etc etc

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in a shaadi situation. my strategy would be one dish per day....daal, sabzi, gosht, chicken whatever. if any one has a problem they will go out and eat what ever they want. with that one dish side things like drinks, salad, chatni will be served but depending on the time and tiredness and budget.

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^ agree, that is what we did recently for my brothers wedding in Pakistan, had loads of family and only did 1 salan dish a day for the evening, breakfast was parata and egg, (no other option)
lunch fend for yourself and evening meal was salan and roti or salan and rice, worked a treat

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Sounds great , thanks guys :hugz:

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takay agar tum unn say pocho aaj july key kia tareekh hay toh woh bolain: July ka toh nahi pata magar aaj daal key 15 tareekh hay. :)

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^ :omg: :omg: :omg: daal ki 15 tareekh :omg: … Mirch that one was fabulous , made me laugh to no end :omg: