Do you go to Dawats quite often? Invite people home every now and then?
This thread is for you … report back with the menu details please… lets see what varieties in menu exist out there … 
The menu’s can be desi/non desi/chinese / some other planet , anything …
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I will start with mine ... I just invited someone over three days back and this was my menu :
Kari pakora
Boiled Zeera Rice
Chicken Ginger
Naan
Seekh kabab and Chicken tikka mix grill with some home made french fries.
Dessert: Cake , Vermacelli
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My sister in laws are coming on Saturday to spend their children's summer holidays for two months. They will have lunch with us so I am still in process of thinking about the menu, currently I have two options:
Option 1:
Chinese fried rice
Chicken manchuriaqn
Russian Salad
Option 2:
Chicken steak (I'll make it with some gravy)
white rice
Steamed vegitables
And for sweet dish we have decided to serve mangoes as they all love to have it and it's their hot fav summer fruit
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Do tea parties apply?
I had some people over for afternoon tea last weekend,and I made:
dahi bare
chole
samose
pakore
chicken chapli kebabs
fruit chaat
strawberries/cream/meringues
lassi
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Yes Charmed , tea parties apply too … 
I am loving all this food talk 
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I love to do brunches and my regular menu is
Vege Quiche
Breakfast Casserole
Blueberry Muffins
Cheddar biscuits
Shrimp Masalah with Parathas ( for the desi in me)
Lots of cut fruit
I love inviting people over in the summer, yay for BBQs!
I love to do brunches and my regular menu is
Vege Quiche Breakfast Casserole Blueberry Muffins Cheddar biscuits Shrimp Masalah with Parathas ( for the desi in me) Lots of cut fruit
Please share your recipes!!
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I love inviting people over in the summer, yay for BBQs!
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What your menu?
I recently made
Biryani
Chicken Karahi
Grilled tikka
Pineapple delight
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Tea party:
chicken macaroni or spaghettis
dahi baray /channa chaat
samosas
sandwiches (egg or chicken)
chicken steam roast
home baked cake
tea/coffee/green tea
Dawat (Desi):
mutton karahi
chicken pulao
(or vice versa)
chicken masala roast (cooked in yogurt with masala jaat 
)
fish fried
seekh kababs or kabab masala
sometimes haleem (my mom used to make it…never tried myself)
salads (fresh, macaroni, beans)
raita, chutney
Drinks
IceCeam or some delight
Green tea
Chinese:
Soup
Egg fried rice
chicken manchurian
Chicken with vegetables or almonds
Chicken roast
Fish fried
Chinese macaroni or spaghettis
Russian salad (or any other salad)
Drinks
Dessert (IceCream or delights)
uffff…sabb likh kar bhook lag gayi hai 
miss mom k hath ka khana 
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Oh this gives me a lot of ideas to prepare menu for the weekend lunch.
CB, some of ur threads are as yummylicious as ur title. 
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Jalpari 
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two weeks ago , a friend invited us for breakfast ... and this was the menu:
Waffles
Donuts
Club Sandwiches
Cheese Sandwiches
Boiled Eggs and omelette
Halwa poori
Tea
I am planning another brunch for late June.This is what I usually make,but any new ideas gratefully received :)
chikar chole
aaloo
shami kebab
achari or dum ka qeema
baingan bhurta
karahi chook
halwa
kheer
parathas/pooris
mango milkshakes or lassi,
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Charmed this sounds good
I had a couple over for dinner this weekend .. and this was my simple sa menu:
Chicken boneless baked and put on wooden skewers with simla and onions in between every piece.
Chicken biryani
Kofta curry
Naan
and Green chutney
It was fab , just a bit of trouble with kofta’s turning a bit too salty .. but it was manageable.
sounds delicious..
chicken biryani, how did u make those chicken skewers..did u bake them in the oven like that or then bake chicken and then put together on wooden skewers..
do u have electric or gas oven?
sounds delicious..
chicken biryani, how did u make those chicken skewers..did u bake them in the oven like that or then bake chicken and then put together on wooden skewers..
do u have electric or gas oven?
I was going to ask the same thing. Did you cook it and then put it on skewers.. how did you steam the veggies??
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went to a dinner party recently and this what they served
karhi
zeera rice
baingan ka bhurta
mango chicken
karhai chicken
tandoori chicken
personally I thought it was too much variety. They had TONS of leftover food which is such a waste. I like to make 3-4 things max so everyone can enjoy the food rather than be over burdened by so many options.
typical dinner I would do something like:
butter chicken
karahi gosht
matar pulaao
daal dish
and even with that I had leftovers.
for tea I recently did:
cut fresh fruit / fruit salad
hummus
samosas
cookies and crackers to go with the tea
I find keeping a few things and simple stuff is best. Most of the folks tend to be on some sort of diet and don't like to eat a lot of oily fatty stuff.
For a regular dawat we usually serve the following menu:
Starters
-NONE
Dinner
-Chicken pulao
-Gosht karahi or Koftay
-Chicken Jalfrazi or Haleem
-Chikar Cholay
-Salad
-Dahi Bharay
-Chicken Chowmein or Burger Macaroni
-Chicken Tikka and/or Seekh kabobs
-Mint Chutney
-Naan
Dessert
Kheer or Falooda or Custard Trifle
Tea usually follows served with homemade gulab jamans (yum!)