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Indian Party Menu

If you are hosting a party at home, then probably you would be wondering how to fascinate your guests with home made food.

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.

  • Please visit this Page, if you would like view a Kerala Style Christmas Party Menu.
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  • Please check out this page for a Complete Kerala Menu.

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. Chicken Cutlets
  7. Kerala Fish Cutlets
  8. Healthy Fish Cutlets
  9. Sausage Crumble Stir Fry
  10. Fried Masala Shrimps
  11. Vegetable Cutlets
  12. Kothu Parotta
  13. Curried Tuna Apple Salad Sandwich
  14. Hot and Sweet Fish Fingers
  15. Spicy Fried Chicken
  16. Samosas
  17. Vegetable Pakoras or Vadas
  18. Chips

Grilled Chicken Skewers Fried Shrimps - Chemmeen Vada Chicken Sausage Fry Kerala Fish fry Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Kerala Chicken Cutlets Kerala Style Fish Cutlets Pan Fried Fish Cutlets Sausage Crumble Stir Fry IMG_7291 Healthy Vegetable Cutlets Kothu Parotta Curried Tuna Apple Salad Sandwich Spicy Fish Fingers Spicy Fried Chicken

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2. Soups

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

Simple Noodle Soup Simple Vegetable Soup 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
  5. Tuna Pasta Salad

Strawberry Sun Dried Tomato Salad Low Fat Lettuce and Chicken Salad Boiled Peanut Salad Grilled Chicken Salad Tuna Pasta 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. Chocolate Flavored Cold Coffee
  5. Mango Milk Shake
  6. Mango Lassi

Colored Grape Wine Watermelon Lemon Thirst Quencher Banana Apple Smoothie Chocolate Flavored Cold Coffee Mango Milk Shake

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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
  11. Shrimp/Prawn Biriyani
  12. Chicken Biryani

Nasi Goreng Kerala Fish Biriyani Chicken Fried Rice Egg Biriyani Egg Fried Rice Vegetable Fried Rice Kerala Fish Biriyani Vegetable Biriyani Chicken Pulav Ghee Rice Shrimp Biryani Chicken Biryani

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Noodles/Pasta

  1. Egg Noodles
  2. Vegetable Noodles
  3. Masala Flavored Shrimp Noodles
  4. Indo Chinese Chicken Noodles
  5. Stir Fried Tofu Vegetable Noodles
  6. Sun Dried Tomato & Sausage Spaghetti
  7. Spaghetti with Minced Meat
  8. Vegetarian Mee Goreng

Egg Noodles Vegetable Noodles Shrimp/Prawn Noodles Indo Chinese Chicken Noodles Stir Fried Tofu Vegetable Noodles Sun dried Tomato and Sausage Spaghetti Spaghetti with Minced Meat Vegetable Mee Goreng

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Flat Bread

  1. Paratha
  2. Appam
  3. Palappam (Kerala Rice Crepes)
  4. Naan
  5. Malaysian Paratha
  6. Kerala Porotta

Triangle Parathas Palappam Traditional Palappam

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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
  13. Paneer Butter Masala
  14. Mint Chicken Curry
  15. Tomato Chicken Curry
  16. Asian Chicken Curry in Peanut Sauce

Indo Chinese Chilli Fish Butter Chicken Vegetable Khurma Chicken Curry in Whipping Cream Kerala Chicken Curry Chicken Masala Gravy Chilly Fish Masala Fish Molee Indian Tomato Beef Curry Mixed Vegetable Stew Cauliflower Tikka Masala Paneer Butter Masala Mint Chicken Curry Tomato Chicken Curry Asian Chicken Curry in Peanut Sauce

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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
  13. Indo Chinese Style Chicken Kheema

Kerala Chicken Roast Minced Beef Fry Minced Sausage Fry Chilly Chicken Chilli Shrimp Spicy Cauliflower Fry Kerala Fish fry Kerala Beef Fry (Ulathiyathu) Kozhi Varattiyathu - Chicken Stir Fry Kerala Chicken Fry - Kozhi Porichathu Prawns Tomato Fry Minced Meat with Peas and Potatoes Indo Chinese Ground Chicken (Kheema)

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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. Mint Cilantro Chutney
  4. Plain Yogurt
  5. Pickle
  6. Pappad
  7. Chips

Onion Tomato Raitha Ulli Salad Mint Cilantro Chutney

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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
  8. Homemade Pizza

BBQ Chicken Pieces Chicken Sausage Curry Chicken Salad Sandwich Scrambled Eggs and Sausages Sweet Banana Bread Tuna Salad Croissant Sandwich Curried Tuna Apple Salad Sandwich Home made Vegetable Pizza

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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 !!!

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