Potluck is Indian-themed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Order tandoori chicken in pieces from Indian buffet restaurant.

Chicken at a vegetarian potluck?

Well. We are not veg and want meat at dinner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No way the host is Indian.

That’s not how Indian potlucks work and no Indian would show up for this.

Since this question has been asked of OP a few times and they’ve never posted back, I’m wondering if this is a troll thread.

Sorry, got busy googling how to cook Indian food. Yes, the host is Indian.

[Anonymous]

And agree with the PP that said it makes sense with a group that gets together regularly. In this case it’s the first time we have been invited to their house ever. Very odd TBH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Host invited us and after we confirmed dates, told us it was going to be an indian-themed potluck. Host is making rice and naan and asked all the guests to bring a subji. I don’t make Indian food. What the hell am I supposed to do in this situation?

Ah, bait and switch. The etiquettes of potluck is that unlike a dinner you can decline at anytime. There is no obligation to attend since the price of your admittance is the food you bring.

I would say "Sorry, something came up and we cannot make it. Enjoy your potluck. We will catch up with you the next time."

[Anonymous]

I just posted this on another thread but this chickpea recipe is delicious. You can skip the chicken bouillon cube for veg only.

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/1004108.page#21024908

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No way the host is Indian.

That’s not how Indian potlucks work and no Indian would show up for this.

Since this question has been asked of OP a few times and they’ve never posted back, I’m wondering if this is a troll thread.

Sorry, got busy googling how to cook Indian food. Yes, the host is Indian.

Oooh host is Indian

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m willing to bet:

1. The host is not Indian.

2. Will box up the leftovers everyone else brought for their lunches that week.

Yup. No self-respecting Indian person would just have rice and naan. OP, I would come down with a cough real
fast.

+1000 I’m a white woman married to an Indian American man and this is just not done in the culture. OP has got to be a troll.

[Anonymous]

Yup.

Troll fail OP aka Gene wannabe.

You really think we would believe an Indian would tell you it’s ‘Indian Theme’ potluck. And ask a non-Indian to bring Indian sabzi!?

We don’t consider our own food to be a theme.

[Anonymous]

You all should show up with rice and naan. Then pretend that you thought the host will be providing subjis. Take just one bottle of kingfisher and pretend it was also BYOB. Then sit and sip your beer and watch them lose it!

[Anonymous]

I’m Indian American and admittedly don’t cook well or feel very comfortable making many dishes for a party, I’d honestly rather get takeout for everyone or just pizza. This is a strange invite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps a distraction, but: are people who say this is silly reacting to the potluck or the Indian? I would be surprised to find a dinner party was unexpectedly potluck (though I enjoy potlucks), but if I were doing a theme potluck, Indian would be one of the first things I considered. Am I weird? I assume most of my friends who cook, cook Indian sometimes! (I’m ethnically Ashkenazi, as are most of my cookingest friends.) Doesn’t everyone have cumin, coriander, turmeric, and cayenne on hand? Or do I exist in a weird foodie bubble?

weird foodie bubble (I say that with love - I want to eat your food haha).

Ugh. Coriander tastes like soap. I wouldn’t even need to pull the cough and sniff. I’d have to politely decline and say I’m jealous of those who can eat Indian, but a meal that tastes like shoving a bar of Dove in my mouth is not in the cards for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yup.

Troll fail OP aka Gene wannabe.

You really think we would believe an Indian would tell you it’s ‘Indian Theme’ potluck. And ask a non-Indian to bring Indian sabzi!?

We don’t consider our own food to be a theme.

Eh. I wish this was a troll fail but unfortunately real life, which is why I felt the need to post. I get the skepticism though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Host invited us and after we confirmed dates, told us it was going to be an indian-themed potluck. Host is making rice and naan and asked all the guests to bring a subji. I don’t make Indian food. What the hell am I supposed to do in this situation?

Ah, bait and switch. The etiquettes of potluck is that unlike a dinner you can decline at anytime. There is no obligation to attend since the price of your admittance is the food you bring.

I would say "Sorry, something came up and we cannot make it. Enjoy your potluck. We will catch up with you the next time."

LOL, that is not the etiquette of potluck!

[Anonymous]

OP, the hosts are really rude. Buy a cucumber tomato salad from Whole Foods or Kosher Mart. Good enough.

[Anonymous]

Indian hosts and they don't feel compelled to provide the bulk, or at least an equal part of the meal? Bizarre, and they are being super rude and inhospitable. -- Indian person.