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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look, you need to have an honest conversation with your DH about what his family will eat. I am Indian American.  I have relatives in India who eat everything and some who are vegetarian and also don’t eat onion or garlic. Some who are fine with any cuisine and others who only like South Indian food. So, for them the PPs suggestion of aloo gobi etc would not work, even if it seems like it should to most people. I would say that even my flexible Indian relatives get tired of non-Indian food after a couple days. So if you are trying to make them feel comfortable, I would talk to your husband about whether they will enjoy Mediterranean, pancakes etc. After two days, that would mostly be a waste for my family (although pizza, pasta, and Mexican are more popular than other non-Indian foods).

Also, make it a group effort. It seems like you aren’t Indian. They don’t expect you to have perfected everything. So meal plan with them once they get here. And I can’t tell you how many times I have been talking and gossiping with family as we cooked - each person cutting vegetables etc. etc. Make it a fun part of the trip together. You don’t have to cover this by yourself, although you wil need to take the lead. Good luck! [/quote]

Good points. If I handed my Punjabi relatives or Pathan friends a dosa (which are delicious) they’d be like “wut?” But aloo Gobi or chicken or biryani would make sense. [/quote]

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