Lots of people go for the kebabs but I find them dry and uninteresting. If you want to serve at least one dish that is non-sauced I like tandoori meats much better. Chicken is most common but tandoori shrimp or fish are also really good.

Yuck.

Lots of alcohol!
Biriyani always goes down a storm. I do a fish biriyani
Raita to tone down the spice level
Kerala chicken curry
Naan
Some kebas
If not doing biriyani some rice dish - ghee rice
I do a non indian lentil salad
Pizza for kids as backup
Plum crumble for pudding.
I keep the starters small so that people dont fill up on them

American married to an Indian. I dislike almost all Indian sweets except Gulab Jamun. All the kids love it too and it's especially good served hot over vanilla ice cream!

My DH is always cooking for non-Indian friends and usually does kabobs (either lamb or chicken, marinated at least overnight, preferably 2 days), daal, chole, some local South Indian dishes like vegetable bath, rasam and sambar.

Another favorite for parties is pav bahji - for which he uses a store-bought Pav Bajhi masala. or Bhel Puri.

I like to serve some kind of chicken curry or "dry" chicken (a tandoori chicken hack of sorts), channa masala, aloo gobi. Those tend to go over well. I cook a pot of rice with turmeric, onions and peas and people love it, even though it is so simple.

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Anonymous wrote:So what are you all making for your Indian friends? Are you saving the good stuff from the Non-Indians??

Lasagna garlic bread and a salad. I'm indian and that is what my indian friends have been feeding me.

Agreed -- lots more emphasis on "American" food at Indian parties lately, though I think it's also because there are kids/pre-teens who just don't want Indian so it's easier to have American food available for them - but then when you know adults will eat some as well, you have to have more available than just for the kids. That being said, I haven't been to an Indian party with no Indian food -- much of the same stuff mentioned here is always available at Indian parties -- samosas, paneer of some kind, chole, some kind of chicken or kebab dish etc.

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For some strange reason they like Gulab Jamuns but not Rasgullas!

What is the difference?

I'm Indian and the same is true for me -- like Gulab Jamun, cannot stand Rasgullas. I don't know what it is but a Rasgulla is like eating a sponge that is soaked in sugar; grosses me out and there's an after-taste. Gulab Jamun doesn't have that kind of after taste and typically is softer and less spongy. I don't know if one is sweeter than the other though - they're probably equally bad.

Anonymous wrote:So what are you all making for your Indian friends? Are you saving the good stuff from the Non-Indians??

Lasagna garlic bread and a salad. I'm indian and that is what my indian friends have been feeding me.

Anonymous wrote:So what are you all making for your Indian friends? Are you saving the good stuff from the Non-Indians??

So what are you all making for your Indian friends? Are you saving the good stuff from the Non-Indians??

For some strange reason they like Gulab Jamuns but not Rasgullas!

What is the difference?

Order a kebab platter with spicy And mild ones the kids can eat , daal makhani, mutter pulao , dry saag aloo, raita papad
Gulab jamun from a tin or fruit with talent I pistachio ice cream

American here-- just make some vegetable biryani and chana masala! Yum.

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Anonymous wrote:Avoid Indian desserts - most Americans find them too sweet.
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Appetizer: some sort of pakora goes down well

Entree: Kebab, biriyani, palak, chole, raita

For some strange reason they like Gulab Jamuns but not Rasgullas!

Samosas, cholle and saag paneer is well liked.

Anonymous wrote:Goan fish curry ... mmmmm ....




I love that. Recipe?

No idea. I just like it when people make it for me.
I thought this thread had crossed over from, "here's what I like to serve my guests" to "man, here's what I wish someone would make for me ...."