Be it a lunch or dinner party, you can definitely please your guests with a little thought and planning. Of course, be prepared to do a lot of hard work in your kitchen. When you see a smile on the face of a well satisfied guest, how else do you need to be gratified for your efforts in throwing a home made party.

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Here are some Indian Recipes for you to choose from, when hosting a party at home.You will find both traditional and modern dishes in this Indian Party Menu.

Contemporary Indian Party Menu

This Contemporary Menu consists of dishes from different cuisines but mostly Indian and Indo-Chinese. I haven’t separated Vegetarian and Non Vegetarian items in this Menu. You would find that most of the dishes are non vegetarian.

1. APPETIZERS
2. SOUPS
3. SALADS
4. DRINKS
5. MAIN COURSE
   • Rice Bowl
   • Noodles and Pasta
   • Flat Breads
6. SIDE DISH
   • Gravies and Curries
   • Dry Side Dishes
7. KIDS MENU
8. DESSERTS

1. Appetizers

Who wouldn’t love to enjoy some steaming appetizers along with a couple of drinks as you familiarize with guests.

1. Grilled Chicken Kebabs
2. Fried Shrimps
3. Fried Chicken Sausages
4. Fish Fry
5. Grilled Teriyaki Chicken
6. Fish Cutlets
7. Sausage Crumble Stir Fry
8. Fried Masala Shrimps
9. Vegetable Cutlets
10. Kothu Parotta
11. Curried Tuna Apple Salad Sandwich
12. Hot and Sweet Fish Fingers
13. Samosas
14. Vegetable Pakoras or Vadas
15. Chips

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2. Soups

1. Simple Chicken Noodle Soup
2. Spicy Vegetable Soup
3. Cream of Tomato Soup
   

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3. Salads

1. Strawberry Sun Dried Tomato Salad
2. Lettuce and Chicken Salad
3. Boiled Peanut Salad
4. Grilled Chicken Salad
   

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4. Drinks

Here are some alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks for everyone to enjoy…

1. Home Made Grape Wine
2. Watermelon Lemon Cooler
3. Banana Apple Smoothie
   
4. Mango Lassi
   

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5. Main Course

My Main Course for a Party always consist of one Flat Bread item and one or more dishes from Rice and Noodles. For the Flat Bread, you can prepare Paratha, Naan or even Kerala Porotta. I generally buy Malaysian Parathas for my parties to save time from kneading and rolling. When it comes to Rice and Noodles, you have plenty of options.

Rice Bowl

1. Nasi Goreng
2. Simple Fish Biriyani
3. Chicken Fried Rice
4. Egg Biriyani
5. Egg Fried Rice
6. Vegetable Fried Rice
7. Kerala Fish Biriyani
8. Vegetable Biriyani
   
9. Chicken Pulao/Pulav
10. Ghee Rice
    

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Noodles/Pasta

1. Egg Noodles
2. Vegetable Noodles
3. Stir Fried Tofu Vegetable Noodles
4. Sun Dried Tomato & Sausage Spaghetti
5. Noodles with Sausage

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Flat Bread

1. Paratha
2. Appam
3. Naan
4. Malaysian Paratha
5. Kerala Porotta

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6. Side Dishes for Rice and Rotis (Flat Bread)

You need to prepare at least one gravy (curry) for your choice of Flat Bread. You can have one or more Dry Side Dishes for Biriyani, Fried Rice and Noodles.

Gravies or Curries

1. Butter Chicken
2. Vegetable Khurma
3. Chilly Fish
   
4. Chicken Curry in Whipping Cream
5. Kerala Chicken Curry
6. Chicken Masala Gravy
7. Spicy Chilly Fish Masala
8. Fish Molee
9. Spicy Beef Tomato Curry
10. Vegetable Stew
11. Mushroom Makhani (Mushroom Butter Masala)
12. Cauliflower Tikka Masala

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Dry or Semi Dry Side Dishes

1. Chicken Roast
2. Minced Meat Fry
3. Minced Sausage Stir Fry
4. Chilly Chicken
5. Chilly Prawns
6. Chilly Gobi
7. Fish Fry
8. Beef Fry
9. Chicken Stir Fry
10. Chicken Fry
11. Prawns Tomato Roast
12. Beef Kheema (Minced Beef) with Peas and Potato

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Accompaniments for Biriyani

For Biriyani, always prepare Raitha (Yogurt Mix) and Pappad as an accompaniment.

1. Raitha – Onion Tomato Raitha
   
2. Salad – Onion Salad
3. Plain Yogurt
4. Pickle
5. Pappad
6. Chips

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7. Kids Menu

Kids can often throw tantrums when it comes to food, specially when it comes to eating Rice or Rotis. So here are a few items which kids will definitely love eating.

1. BBQ Chicken Bits
2. Chicken Sausage Curry
3. Chicken Salad Sandwich
4. Scrambled Eggs and Sausages
5. Banana Bread
6. Tuna Salad Croissant Sandwich
7. Curried Tuna Apple Salad Sandwich

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8. Desserts

I would usually bake a cake on the previous day of the party and buy a few flavors of Icecream. Cake with Ice cream is the best dessert and tastes superb.

1. Cake with Ice Cream
   
2. Fruit Salad
3. Gulab Jamun with Ice Cream

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Hope you enjoyed the Contemporary Indian Party Menu !!!