Today's Lunch

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Ridge gourd curry

Tarka Dal
Chapattis

Persian Rice with Dill and Broad Beans

Mustard Spiced Carrot Salad

Royal Wedding Lunch

Everyone is coming round to celebrate.  We are going to watch TV together and then we are having a barbecue what ever the weather! .
Menu
Mishkaki (beef)
Seekh Kebab (beef)
Shish Kebab (Lamb)
Piri Piri Chicken (Salima)
Nan Bread
Green Salad (Salima)
Tabbouleh
Coriander Potato Salad
Fruit Crumble (Muni)

Recipes and photos to follow.

Navroz Menu

Biryani

Bateta champ

and
Lapsi

Dinner Party

Carrot Pickle
Raita
Green Salad
Tomato Salad
Prawns and Aubergines
Tandoori Chicken
Vegetable Biryani
Orange Juice
Afghan Bread

Mother's Day Lunch

Tod Man Pla - Thai Fish Cakes - made by Ben and Emma
Spicy Thai Green Beans - made by Cliff and Pari
Yam Nua - Thai Beef Salad - rest made by Saju
Thai Chicken Penang Currry
Fragrant Jasmine Rice

Kitchen is done

And we started using it yesterday. The first dish Chachi cooked was sufro for Zayn's Majlis - Muthia.
We are celebrating the kitchen and Mother's day tomorrow. Pari, Muni and I are going to make a Thai inspired meal.

Tod Man Pla - Thai Fish Cakes
Spicy Thai Green Beans
Yam Nua - Thai Beef Salad
Gaeng Kieow Wann - Thai Green Curry with Chicken
Fragrant Jasmine Rice

Fresh Fruit

Eid & Chachi's Birthday Dinner

I am back! It was Chachi's birthday on Eid day so we had a double celebration, no a triple celebration as it was Shaheen's birthday on Sunday. We really missed our Australian family after getting used to them being here this summer, Ben and Dylan were also missed.

• Chilli and Garlic Olives
• Papad / papadum
• Sambharo (stirfried carrots and cabbage with whole green chillies)
• Chicken samosa
• Sichuan Green Beans (made by Zayn, recipe to follow)
• Vagharelo mogo (Spicy Casava)
• Lamb akhni (pulao)
• Kachumbar (tomato and onion salad)
• Greek Salad sans cheese
• Almond cake (made by Muni)

It was a feast.

Eid Dinner

For our Eid Dinner, we decided to combine the Syrian, Indian and Khoja Ismaili cuisine. This is what we came up with, it went down well!

Menu
Syrian Meze:
Houmus: chickpeas and sesame seed dip
Aleppo Muhamarra: hot pepper and walnut dip
Baba Ganoush: Aubergine dipPitta bread
Fattoush Salad with toasted pitta bread pieces
Tandoori chicken and Potatoes
Saffron Seera with almonds and pistachious
Lamb Pilau

Chachis Birthday Lunch

Yesterday we celebrated Chachi's 75th Birthday
The whole family was here, we ordered the food, I just made the salad. Menu was:

Chicken Tikka
Seekh Kebab
Vegetable Samosas

Pomegranate and Walnut Tabouleh salad (recipe to follow)

Jeera chicken
Mixed Vegetable Shaak

Lamb Biryani
Nan Bread

Friday Evening Meal

On Fridays evening we normally go to khane, so eat our dinner earlier than usual. 6.00pm, in case any of you is passing by!
Since childhood we always had the same menu on Fridays, Dar (Dal), Masala Machi bateta, rice and chapatti. More recently it varies slightly, instead of Machi bateta, we may have a prawns or chicken dish, but dal, rice and chapatti are always on the menu.
The variation on the prawn dishes includes Methi Prawns and Mushrooms, prawns dopiaza, prawns with red peppers. The chicken dishes include Methi chicken, Red pepper and chicken palak.

So today’s menu
Dal
Masala Machi Bateta / Masala Fish and Potatoes
Rice
Chapatti


Recipes on the way.

Kheer, Puri ne Bateta jo Shaak

In my childhood a real treat was a nutty kheer with saffron, whole wheat puri and spicy potatoes, sometime it was just kheer and puri, sometime spicy potatoes and puri, and when we got really lucky we had all three!!

This is what we had for supper a few days ago. I went easy on the kheer, but love it nonetheless.

Recipes coming up asap

• Puri
• kheer
• bateta jo shaak

The Food

I find it very difficult to take good pictures of food in the evenings, when there is little or no natural light.
Has anyone got any hints?

Anyway here is the final menu of the Triple Birthday Party:

Starters
Meze consisting of Hummus, Tzaziki and Taramasalata with hot pitta bread
I did not make any of the above, as I did not have enough time, there is a great recipe of hummus on Aly Khan's A treat a week blog
Chilli and Garlic Olives
Bharela Mircha / Stuffed Chillies
Main Course
Tandoori Chicken
Roast Potatoes with Tandoori Masala
Greek Salad - recipe to follow
Herbed Pilau
Chana batata
Chevro / Chevda - great recipe by Trupti on The Spice who loved me
Blackcurrant Cake - recipe to follow
Pistachiou Kulfi - recipe to follow

Triple Birthday Party at our house tomorrow

Menu
Tandoori Chicken
Roast Potaotes in Tandoori Masala
Greek Salad
Herby Rice Pilau
Spicy Chickpeas
Blackberry Cake

Recipes to follow

A Mad Puri Party

Anita is having a puri party at the Mad Mad Tea Party Place. I just could not resist it anymore, must have some puri and join the party!

Khari Puri, with Aubergine Curry



And Masala Puri with my nephews; Pyarali and Sean, I miss them (they are in Toronto now)

A Celebration for Gemma's 40th Birthday

Starters

Maki Sushi with:

1. cucumber, pepper
2. Tofu,spring onion sesesme oil

Gyoza / potstickers / dumplings with shikate mushrooms and spring onions

Pani Puri with Kaala Chana Chat

Main Courses

Lotus root/new potatoes in Spicy Coconut Sauce

Sweetcorn with peppers

Nutty Nawabi Pilau

Desert

Celebratory Lapsi with lots of nuts, raisons and apricots

Vegan Lunch: A Menu

Hi Everyone,
Next Sunday, I will be cooking lunch for my vegan friends. This should not be very difficult because a lot of Indian cooking is vegetarian. I just have to omit the dairy and the eggs, should not be difficult right?! ;)
It is amazing how often we use yogurt or butter / ghee in our cooking, but I can get soya yogurt and use vegetable oil or margerine.
This is my tentative menu. I am after suggestions and constructive critisism from by readers and fellow bloggers.

The theme is Asian cuisine, I am mixing and matching as I want to try new things for my blog - of course :)

Starters
Vegan Sushi (my entry for JFI: Rice),
The fillings I thought of are: cucumber / sweet peppers - other suggetions welcome.
Vegan Gyoza / pot stickers stuffed with shikate mushroom/spring onion mix
Pani puri with Kaala Chana chat

Main Courses
Lotus root / Potato Green Curry
Sweetcorn and red and green peppers in a Spicy Tomato Sauce

Rice - I am not sure whether plain or a shahi pilau type thing -advise please

Dessert
Vegan Lapsi with lots of nuts and dried fruit

Luncheon Party in Toronto

Menu
Pani puri (Saju)
Bread rolls stuffed with Spinach and cheese (Maria)
Smashed Potatoes (Karim)
Stuffed Kerala / Bitter Gourd (Chachi)
Tandoori Chicken (Joanne)
Sweet Corn Shaak (Chachi)
Blueberry and Almond Salad (Joanne)
Mango salsa (Joanne)

Recipes to follow

Tuesday Supper in Edmonton

• Beef Kofta Kebab
• Mutter Pilau - Pilau with Peas
• Red Leaf and Orange Salad with Caramalised Almonds
• Tomato, Red Onion and Coriander Salad
• Cucumber Raita

Chefs - Shemin and Saju

Recipes to follow (too tired tonight!)

Pyarali's Birthday Picnic Menu

Here is Pyarali with his younger brother Sean




Curry Puffs
Dhokri
Chilli and Garlic Olives
Tabbouleh Salad
Chicken Caesars Salad

Lisa's Birthday Menu

Garlic and Chilli Olives
Curry Puffs - made by Chachi and Saju
Caesar's Salad - Made by Lisa and Saju
Seafood Risotto - made by Saju and Lisa
Mushroom and Pepper Risotto - made by Saju and Lisa
Fruit Salad - made by Mohsin and Shaheen
Baklava - bought by Mohsin and Shaheen
Birthday Cake (Cherry) - made by Muni

Recipes to follow