I am having a dinner party for eight people. I love Indian food, so I am planning an spring dinner with an Indian flavor.
Books and sites I referenced.
- Indian Instant Pot Cookbook: Traditional Indian Dishes Made Easy and Fast by Urvashi Pitre
- Indian Light Cooking by Ruth Law
- The Joy of Cooking
- https://www.epicurious.com
Things to Buy
GROCERIES
Costco List
- Mangos
- Red or yellow potatoes
- Lemons
- Whole Pineapple
- Cherry tomatoes
- Bell Peppers
- Spinach
- Cucumber
- Raspberries
- Leg of lamb
Grocery List
- Whole Pineapple (if not purchased at Costco)
- Basmati Rice
- Yogurt
- Fresh ginger
- Garlic
- Yellow or white onion
- Red onion
- Frozen peas
- Frozen carrots
- Jalapeno chilies
Specialty Grocery List
Asian Market
- Cilantro 5 bunches
- Mint 4 bunches
- 5 Serrano chilies
Amazon
- Desiccated Coconut
- Curry leaves (though these might be at the Asian market)
- Chickpeas
- Chana Masala
Penzeys Spices
- Cumin
- Coriander
- Garam Masala
DECORATIONS
Decorations used and purchased.
- Elephant runner for dinning table
- Flowers
Recipes
- Pineapple sesame, page 79 Indian Light Cooking
- Potato Patties, page 66 Indian Light Cooking
- Mint-Coriander Chutney, page 285 Indian Light Cooking
- Coconut Green Chutney, page 66 Indian Instant Pot Cookbook
- Fried Spiced Paneer
- Cucumber Raita, page 62 Indian Instant Pot Cookbook
- Tomato and Green Pepper Salad, New Delhi Style, page 280 Indian Light Cooking
- Chana Masala, page 86 Indian Instant Pot Cookbook
- Cumin-Spiced Potatoes, page 106 Indian Instant Pot Cookbook
- Carrot and Green Pea Porial, page 178 Indian Light Cooking
- Basmati Pilau, page 72 Indian Instant Pot Cookbook
- Naan, page 611 The Joy of Cooking
- Tandoori Spiced Leg of Lam, https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/tandoori-spiced-leg-of-lamb-109172
Timeline
- Make grocery list and figure out how much to buy based on head count
- Date 4/2 – (Friday) – Do a head count of people coming
- Date 4/7 – (Wednesday) – Order specialty items
- Date – 4/8 (Thursday)
- Buy all groceries
- Buy flowers
- Date – 4/9 (Friday)
- Soak Chickpeas overnight
- Set deboned Leg of Lamb to marinate overnight
- Make Coconut Green Chutney
- Mint Coriander Chutney
- Cucumber Raita
- Date – (Saturday)
- 7:00 AM Start Naan
- 8:00 AM Start Chana Masala
- 8:30 AM Finish up Naan
- 9:30 AM Tomato and Green Pepper Salad
- 10:00 PM Make Cumin Spiced Potatoes
- 10:40 AM Steam potatoes for patties in Instant Pot
- 11:00 AM Set table (Normally I would do this the night before.)
- 1:30 PM Prep appetizers
- 2:00 PM Cook Pineapple sesame
- 3:30 PM Start Basmati Pilau (rinse rice and let it sit)
- 4:00 PM Put water on the table with sliced lemons, ginger and raspberries and fresh mint leaves
- 4:30 PM Turn Instant Pot on to cook Basmati Pilau
- 4:40 PM Fry potatoes patties
- 4:50 PM Fry paneer cheese
- 4:55 PM Pre-heat grill
- Guest arrive at time 5:00 PM – Party Time!
- 5:10 PM Put Lamb on grill
- 5:30 PM Carrot and Green Pea Porial
- 5:40 PM Check lamb and turn it over
- 5:40 PM Reheat Naan in oven
- 5:40 PM reheat Cumin spiced potatoes and Chana Masala
- 6:00 PM Remove Lamb from Grill
- 6:10 PM Remove flowers from table and carry food to table
- 6:15 PM Time to eat!
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