Christmas (Xmas) Party Menu - Create your own menu with these traditional recipe ideas

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…

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:

Fish fry

Chinese chicken fry

Second Course:

Cutlet & salad, Appam/bread and curries.

Choice of cutlets:

Meat Cutlet

Fish Cutlet

Choice of Appam & side dishes:

Kallappam

Palappam

Nadan mutton curry

Chicken Mappas

Third Course:

Biriyani served with raitha, pickle & pappad.

Choice of biriyani:

Mutton biriyani

Prawns biriyani

Fish biriyani

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

Fourth Course:

Puddings

Choice of puddings:

Moose pudding with stewed pineapple & praline

Caramel custard

French chocolate pecan torte

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

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

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
JUBAL JESSICA

Hi Maria,

i am Suja from Kochi. I am looking out for a dinner menu which can be given for christmas carol singers. Can u please give me some suggestions. The dinner menu should be preferably light
- http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose
  
  Hi Suja,
  
  I’ve posted a Christmas menu, sometime ago. Please have a look at it on the site.
  
  If you are looking for a light menu, may be you can go with appam with fishmolly/chicken stew, cutlet and some cake.
  
  Hope your menu comes out well :) All the best!
  
  Cheers
  Maria

Christmas/Easter Party Menu