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    • Christmas/Easter Party Menu

    by Maria on December 17, 2008

    Christmas/Easter Party Menu

    Lekha, one of my readers from Bahrain, mailed me sometime back with a suggestion….she wanted me to post a party menu. I liked the idea very much, but then I was not sure how to go about it. Different types of food are served at different parties right? As usual, my thought process was completely occupied with the party menu, but nothing worked out :(

    Recently when I was thinking about the Xmas special post, Lekhas party menu said hi to me like a long lost friend :) Am glad that I met that friend at the right time ;) Thanks a ton dear Lekhas for that suggestion. I hope other readers will also find it useful.

    Am presenting the Xmas menu to you, dear friends….just putting together some of the recipes that I’ve posted before. You can use it as a Xmas lunch or dinner menu.

    Get set ready…                                                                                                     xmas bells

    The party starts rolling with Xmas cake & wine, followed by…

    4 Course lunch/dinner menu for Xmas party

    First Course:

    Chicken/Fish snacks

    Choice of  chicken/fish appetizer:

    greek fish

    Fish fry

    chinese chkn fry

    Chinese chicken fry

    Second  Course:

    Cutlet & salad,  Appam/bread and curries.

    Choice of cutlets:

    Meat Cutlet

    Meat Cutlet

    fish cutlet

    Fish Cutlet

    Choice of Appam & side dishes:

    kallappam

    Kallappam

    Palappam

    Palappam


    Nadan Mutton curry

    Nadan mutton curry

    chicken mappas

    Chicken Mappas

    Third Course:

    Biriyani served with raitha, pickle & pappad.

    Choice of biriyani:

    mutton biriyani

    Mutton biriyani

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    Prawns biriyani


    Fish Biriyani 5

    Fish biriyani

    Kindly note that you can prepare chicken biriyani using the same recipe & method of mutton biriyani.

    Fourth Course:

    Puddings

    Choice of puddings:

    pineapple pudding

    Moose pudding with stewed pineapple & praline

    Caramel Custard

    Caramel custard


    Pecan tortem

    French chocolate pecan torte

    Check out the new additions to the Christmas Party Menu below:

    choc-fruit-cake

    Kerala Chicken Stew

    Hope you find this menu useful.

    Wish you all a Merry Xmas. May this Xmas bring you & your loved ones happiness, peace & joy!!  May god bless you!!

    Happy holidays & Happy cooking :)

    Luv

    Maria

    xmas bells

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    • http://varshaspaceblog.blogspot.com varsha

      Awesome roundup Maria..:)

    • http://mykitchentreasures.blogspot.com/ Happy Cook

      If you are serving up this menu i am flying over there to hve them.
      All the dishes look so yumm.
      Wish i get mutton here, that nadan curry looks so yumm

    • ammu

      Wow..thats a yummy course!! Reminds me of the family xmas celebs we had when we were all younger ..with every kind of non veg on table from karimeen, prawns to chicken, mutton, beef..and wht not!!!missing it all soo much ..And ur new site design looks quite classy..esp with that ethnic kind of background colour..and i love the metric converter on that home page!! the new arrangement seems to have a lot of food pics on home page n i love it more..and u got a sweet pic there of urself!! :)

    • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

      We just completed a site re-design and the comments were switched off. Pls let us know if you have any difficulty using the site.

      I’d really appreciate it if you could also provide us with your feedback on the re-design.

      Happy Christmas!

    • http://trulygodsown.blogspot.com/ Godzown

      I like ur pic the best:-)sundariyaayitundu:-)
      Site design kollatto..looks classy!

    • merrit

      great work maria!!!!!though i visit ur site almost everyday and have tried many of ur dishes,this is the first time i am leaving a comment..my favorites are bread pudding,carrot cake,chicken mappas,unnakkai,biriyanis ,mushroom and peas masala etc etc…..keep it up!!!!!!!expecting to see more !!!!!!!!!!

    • http://curryworld.wordpress.com veenajan

      Hi Maria.

      ADIPOLI ..Menu kandittu evide irkikkan patunnilla…
      X-MAS adichu polikkoo ttoo..Wish u and ur family Merry X-mas and wonderful NEW YEAR..

    • sam

      hi Maria,

      MERRY X’MAS TO YOU AND YOURS…..
      here in Dubai, it hardly seems to be festive season!
      awesome menu idea…
      enjoy

      sam

    • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

      Varsha – thanks a lot :)

      Happy Cook – thank you and welcome home anytime :)

      Ammu – I too miss the celebs back home and all the fun we had :( anyways thanks a lot for your sweet words.

      Godzown (Emy) – thanks a lot dear :)

      Merrit – very happy to see your comment and excited to know that you have tried many dishes. Please do try other recipes and also post comments :) woud love to hear your feedback.

      Veena dear – thanks a lot, avide erikkanda engottu vannolu, nammal neighbors alle :) wish you too a wonderful new year!!

      Sam – thank you :) I think the festive mood in dubai will be much better than Bahrain. As long as you are happy & excited, its always a festive season :)

    • Nimmu

      Hi Maria,

      Hey as the party starts off with the X mas cake and wine you should post some recipe for the same.Do you have any good recipe for X mas Cake (Fruit one) with fondant icing.

      Regards,
      Nimmu

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Nimmu

        I will try to post the recipe for cake & wine, but not very sure about it. I always plan to post it, but didnt happen so far :(. Hopefully, this time I will be able to do that.

        Let me see whether I have any good fruit cake recipes with fondant icing.

        Cheers
        maria

    • aswathy

      hai, happy easter. ur pictures are really yummy. i am a working housewife in dubai. from 7am to 8pm. goes for traffic & office. too short time i get for the kitchen. that too very tired. naturally with a mind that hates the ancestors & all who discovered cooking. & wastes my precious short time that i get for spending with my kid & hubby. so i heartfully express my ‘kushumbu’ to u all. ie, who cooks so deliciously. i wonder hw u all enjoy cooking. my cooking is never so yummy & looks delicious. how ur dishes comes so … when seeing itself mouth is watering. hmmmmm vere paniyonnum illa alle. manushyane depressed aakkan. (my kushumbu). its (cooking) a ‘mala marikkunna pany’ for me . any ways (tips) for making cooking enjoyable & looks yummy like urs.

    • Kavita

      Hi Maria,
      This menu luks really yum nd definitely wud b a hit with any party….Beautiful pics..really mouthwaterin….gud photography skills undallo…..i tried some of these recipes and they came out really well….Keep up the gud work..

      Cheers,

      Kavita

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Kavita,

        Thank you so much for the lovely comment :). Happy to know that you tried recipes from here & liked it too.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Veena Boby

      This party menu is really usefull.. thanks maria… ur website is awesome..!! i spent most of my time browsing ur website.. keep up the good work…!! keep posting ur recipes….!

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Veena

        Thank you so much dear for the lovely comment :) Its a pleasure to know that you visit this space often & you like it.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • mike

      Hey Maria, You were a great help with your menu i could get the idea

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Mike,

        Great to know that you found the menu helpful. Wish you a Merry Christmas & a Blessed New Year!

        Cheers
        Maria

    • JASMIN

      Hi Maria,
      I was thinking of the right party menu for X mas and luckly i got into this link where i got some idea about what should i be cooking for this time as well as a few good recipes…
      Thank you for your contributions and wish you and family a joyful X’Mas!

      Regards
      Jasmin

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Jasmin,

        Nice to know that you found the party menu helpful. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones.

        Thanks for your wishes & wish you a wonderful new year!

        Cheers
        Maria

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