Indian vegetarian food for Jewish friend.

[Anonymous]

What can I make that will be well recieved for a Jewish family observing Shiva? DH thinks I should take a fruit basket but I want to take something which will be a change. I am a vegetarian and I do not cook non-veg at home.

I was thinking a simple meal of -
Cauliflower-potatoes (Gobi Aloo)
Plain basmati rice
Whole Masoor Dal (Dal makhani)
Spinach - paneer. (palak-paneer)

Is this Kosher? I will be using kosher salt and my kitchen is vegetarian.

[Anonymous]

Is your friend kosher?

For most people, that would be considered kosher. But if they are very strict, it may not be.

[Anonymous]

No, nothing from your home is kosher.

[Anonymous]

If your kitchen is vegetarian then there should be no problem. There are people who just won’t eat anything they didn’t prepare or that was prepared in a rabbi-certified kosher kitchen but that’s a pretty small portion of the population.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, nothing from your home is kosher.

I see.

Any ideas about what I can get for my friends? I do not want to offend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, nothing from your home is kosher.

I see.

Any ideas about what I can get for my friends? I do not want to offend.

Kosher is two issues: one, where and what kind of food you purchase - it has to have a specific label. Two, your kitchen has to be kosher.

Where are you? It also needs to be from a Kosher store if you are buying it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your kitchen is vegetarian then there should be no problem. There are people who just won’t eat anything they didn’t prepare or that was prepared in a rabbi-certified kosher kitchen but that’s a pretty small portion of the population.

This is not true.

[Anonymous]

Do you know how strictly observant the family is? Did you ever eat with them at your place or in some restaurant? If not, you are safer with a fruit basket (uncut fruits) or some nuts/dried fruit arrangement from a kosher place; Amazon has some.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, nothing from your home is kosher.

I see.

Any ideas about what I can get for my friends? I do not want to offend.

Kosher is two issues: one, where and what kind of food you purchase - it has to have a specific label. Two, your kitchen has to be kosher.

Where are you? It also needs to be from a Kosher store if you are buying it.

Rockville, MD. Any suggestion will be welcome.

[Anonymous]

I think there might be a place on Boiling Brook Parkway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you know how strictly observant the family is? Did you ever eat with them at your place or in some restaurant? If not, you are safer with a fruit basket (uncut fruits) or some nuts/dried fruit arrangement from a kosher place; Amazon has some.

I don't want to do any missteps. It is hard enough what the family is going through right now.

I will go with uncut fruits. Or nuts/dried fruit arrangements from a kosher place.

Thank you. Any recommendation for a Kosher grocery store?

[Anonymous]

Bolling Brook Parkway or Kemp Mill - get a gift card to a restaurant. Several Stores/Restaurants

[Anonymous]

The majority of American Jews do not keep kosher at all.

Do you have a mutual friend you could ask if she keeps kosher? What have you seen her eat?

Other than that your menu sounds amazing.

[Anonymous]

Here is a list of places - the grocery store on Bolling Brooke Parkway is gross.

https://gatherdc.org/resources/kosher-food-finder/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The majority of American Jews do not keep kosher at all.

Do you have a mutual friend you could ask if she keeps kosher? What have you seen her eat?

Other than that your menu sounds amazing.

Thank you. I will probably go with just dried fruits and nuts platter for the Shiva. I think I will get a better sense after I visit her and after this period is over I can make some meals and see if they like it? Not sure how strict they are but I think in such times people revert to their traditions for comfort. Thank you.