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Wedding & Dholki Food Ideas

Menus and recipes for dholki nights, mehndi and family functions.

22 recipes

Round golden sheermal with a dotted pattern, glazed with saffron milk, stacked on a brass plateSheermal (Saffron Milk Bread)شیرمال125 min · Bread A large pot of chicken biryani being served with a big spoon, with plates and raita set out for guestsBiryani for 20 People (Quantities)بیس افراد کی بریانی (مقداریں)135 min · Main Course A pot of rich brown chicken qorma with a layer of red oil on top, garnished with fried onions and kewraChicken Qorma for Dawat (Shadi Style)چکن قورمہ (شادی والا)80 min · Main Course Two whole golden steam-roasted chickens on a platter with fried potatoes, lemon and saladChicken Steam Roast (Shadi Style)شادی والا چکن اسٹیم روسٹ80 min · Main Course Charred red chicken tikka pieces on a tray with onion rings, lemon wedges and green chutneyChicken Tikka in the Ovenاوون میں چکن تکہ55 min · Main Course A platter of golden-brown yakhni pulao with tender meat pieces, fried onions and raita on the sideDegi Pulao (Shadi Style Yakhni Pulao)دیگی پلاؤ (شادی والا یخنی پلاؤ)140 min · Main Course A bowl of deep orange gajar ka halwa topped with almonds and pistachios, steam risingGajar ka Halwaگاجر کا حلوہ95 min · Dessert A platter of Karachi biryani with red and white rice, chicken, potato halves, dried plums and fried onionsKarachi Biryani (Bombay Style)کراچی بریانی (بمبئی انداز)100 min · Main Course A large pot of pink Kashmiri chai being ladled into cups topped with crushed pistachios and almondsKashmiri Chai for 20 (Wedding Pink Tea)بیس افراد کی کشمیری چائے (شادی کی گلابی چائے)70 min · Beverage A pot of mutton qorma with tender meat in rich brown gravy, a layer of oil on top, garnished with fried onionsMutton Qorma (Shadi Wala)شادی والا مٹن قورمہ140 min · Main Course Long browned seekh kababs on skewers on a tray, with onion rings, lemon and mint chutneySeekh Kabab in the Ovenاوون میں سیخ کباب50 min · Main Course A platter of yellow and orange zarda rice topped with almonds, pistachios, raisins, cherries and silver leafZarda (Sweet Saffron Rice)زردہ (زعفرانی میٹھے چاول)60 min · Dessert A bowl of creamy raita with diced cucumber, onion, tomato and mint, next to a plate of biryaniBiryani Raita (Kheera Pyaz Raita)بریانی کا رائتہ (کھیرا پیاز رائتہ)10 min · Side Dish Deep red, glossy chicken roast leg pieces on a platter with fried onions, lemon wedges and saladChicken Roast for Eid (Shadi-Style)عید کا چکن روسٹ (شادی والا)65 min · Main Course A plate of crisp gol gappay with a bowl of green tangy water, chickpea and potato filling and tamarind chutneyGol Gappay (Pani Puri) at Homeگول گپے (پانی پوری) گھر پر70 min · Snack A bowl of glossy dark golden gulab jamun soaking in syrup, garnished with pistachio sliversGulab Jamun with Milk Powderملک پاؤڈر کے گلاب جامن50 min · Dessert A large pot of creamy kheer with a ladle, and rows of small clay bowls filled with kheer for guestsKheer for 20 People (Dawat Quantities)بیس افراد کی کھیر (دعوت کی مقدار)120 min · Dessert A shallow dish of ras malai discs in pale yellow saffron milk, topped with chopped pistachiosRas Malai with Milk Powderملک پاؤڈر کی رس ملائی50 min · Dessert Golden round roghni naan covered in sesame seeds, with a fork-pressed pattern, on a cooling rackRoghni Naan (Sesame Naan)روغنی نان (تل والا نان)125 min · Bread A large steel pot of milky chai being poured into rows of cups at a dawat, with cardamom pods beside itChai for a Crowd (20 Cups)بیس افراد کی چائے30 min · Beverage Golden chana daal halwa topped with almonds and pistachiosChana Daal Halwaچنے کی دال کا حلوہ75 min · Dessert Kashmiri pink chai topped with crushed pistachios and almondsKashmiri Pink Chai (Noon Chai)کشمیری چائے40 min · Beverage

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Dholki Food Menuڈھولکی کے کھانے کا مینوA dholki food menu for a home party of 25 to 30: chaat, samosas, pakoras, patties, Kashmiri chai, gajar halwa and a pot of biryani, with quantities. Mehndi Night Food Ideasمہندی کی رات کے کھانے کے آئیڈیازMehndi night food ideas for a home function: oven chicken tikka and seekh kabab, biryani, gol gappay and dahi baray counters, gajar halwa and drinks. Walima Menu at Homeگھر پر ولیمے کا مینوA traditional walima menu cooked at home: mutton qorma, degi pulao or Karachi biryani, steam roast, roghni naan, raita, zarda and kheer, for 50 guests.

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