Baby shower food ideas indian

A baby shower is an occasion of warmth and hope. If you are the one hosting a baby shower at your place, make it a memorable for the mom-to-be and for the guests as well. Food is the heart and soul of every party, so the menu you decide for a baby shower should also be impeccable. To help you plan the best baby shower, we bring some fantastic food suggestions for you. Here are some ‘tasty’ food menu ideas for your baby shower. Consider the options and take your pick.

When it comes to baby shower food ideas, budget recipes offer an astounding variety and are the best bet.

1. Welcome Drinks

• Lemonade: Squeeze some lemons into a jug of cold water and add some sugar. Stir well, your lemonade will be ready to serve.

• Mocktails: You can substitute cocktails with an apple juice, cranberry juice, and orange juice. You can mix these, add crushed ice, and serve in attractive glasses.

• Mojito: Muddle mint leaves lime wedges in a jar. Add sugar and crushed ice to it. Then add plain soda and stir. The goodness of mojito will make each and every guest happy.

• Cherry coke: Add some wild cherry mix to a soda drink and get a tangy cola drink.

• Infused water: Leave cut fruits of your choice in water for an hour. Let it cool and serve at the party. Wow your guests with the fruit-infused drink.

• Milkshake: In a blender, take some milk and vanilla ice cream. Add vanilla extract and sugar(if required), chocolate sauce, and blend. Let it cool, then serve.

• Retro Juice: Make a juice of any fruit of your choice, and serve in retro cola bottles for a fun experience.

• Cider: Take apple cider, cinnamon sticks, cloves, star anise, and orange juice in a pot and bring it to a boil. Turn off the heat, and strain. Serve warm.

• Tea: Serve some hot lemon tea in you are hosting the event on a Sunday afternoon.

• Fruit punch: Make a fun punch with the juices of several fruits and offer guests a tangy surprise.

2. Starters

• Grilled cheese: Make batches of grilled cheese sandwiches and cut them into bite-sized pieces.

• Sausage wraps: Grill some sausages. Spread mustard sauce on tortillas, then place sausages on the centre of the tortillas, shred some cheese, and roll them.

• Nachos: Serve a platter of nachos with mayonnaise and guacamole dips for a fuss-free finger food option.
  
  
  

• Chicken tikka: Chicken Tikkas are one of the most loved starters, and we are sure that your guests will love eating these. You can make chicken tikkas at home or order it from outside if you don’t want to get into the lengthy process of making them.
• Tomato-cheese skewers: A toothpick, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella balls, olive oil, and spices of your choice are all you need for this delicious option.

• Sliders: Cut up your burger bread into four wedges and slide in some ham and cream cheese.

• Bhajiyas: Bhajias are common snacks that we love to eat any time of the year. And so will your guests. Make this traditional Indian snacks to delight your guests.

• Mac ‘n’ Cheese: Cook a batch of everyone’s favourite macaroni and cheese and serve them in small muffin baskets.
  
  
  

• Crackers: Line up some cheese on crackers to make the simplest starters of all times.

• Popcorn: It doesn’t have to be a movie night to eat popcorns, you can make it just about anytime. You can serve popcorn as starters too.

3. Main Course

• Pulav: When it comes to baby shower food ideas, Indian is the way to go when deciding food for the main course. Start with a simple, tasty pulao that can accompany any other dish.

• Fried rice: If you don’t want to make pulao, you can make fried rice. It’s much easier. Sauté all your favourite veggies, add cooked rice, and mix well. Add some roasted cashews if you like. Your fancy rice is ready for fancy rice dish!
  
  
  

• Open sandwiches: With some cream cheese and natural food colours, make the most interesting of open sandwiches where each guest gets her own special combination.

• Stuffed peppers: Scoop out the insides of your yellow and red bell peppers and stuff them with healthy meat fillings. Let these stuffed peppers be the highlight of the main course.

• Churro banana bites: To make these, combine sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and whisk until they mix. Heat coconut oil in a pan, add banana slices and cook them. Add sugar and cinnamon mix on it and cook well. Your churro banana bites are ready to serve.

• Lasagna: This yummy Italian dish is quite popular in India. If you want to serve a dish that is rich in cheese, lasagna should be your choice.

• Pancakes: Make a batch of mini pancakes and place them in attractive plates so that your guests can help themselves. Le them dip these tasty pancakes into honey and maple syrup bowls and enjoy.

• Sandwiches: Cut off the crusts of your sandwich bread and cut them diagonally for the most dainty cucumber sandwiches ever.
  
  
  

• Veggie wrap: Don’t underestimate the power of vegetables. You can place veggies and meat slices in a wrap, and serve good health to your guests.

• Pizza: Order pizzas from your favourite outlets and serve them to your guests.

4. Salad

• Pasta: You can make pasta at home without much fuss. Boil pasta, add your favourite veggies, olive oil, salt, and the spices of your choice. Your pasta salad is ready to eat.

• Fruits: Buy fresh fruits from the market, wash them, cut them into uniform pieces and place them in a glass bowl. Serve your guests some healthy fruit salad.
  
  
  

• Peas ‘n’ shrimp: The perfect summer food, mix some snap-peas with shrimps for a light meal.

• Cucumber ‘n’ Ham: Slice cucumbers into thin strips and toss them with ham slices.

• Meat: Make a warmer salad with broiled tomatoes, meat, and baby cress.

• Bananas ‘n’ nuts: Chop up some bananas and almonds, drizzle with honey.

• Salad bar: Instead of mixing the salad and watching it go soggy, dice the veggies and set up a salad bar!

• Quinoa: Surprise your guests with an exotic Mediterranean quinoa salad.

• Caesar bowls: Make small bowls of the all-time favourite, Caesar salad.
  
  
  

• Avocado tuna: For your fish-loving guests, dice some avocado and toss it in a tuna mix.

5. Dessert

• Yoghurt parfait: Fill up some store-bought ice-cream cones with yoghurt and cereal, to create the perfect parfaits.

• Strawberry bowls: You can serve fresh strawberries with chocolate dip, and your guests will love them.
  
  
  

• Oreo surprise: Take vanilla ice cream in bowls, add oreo cookies on top, sprinkle some crushed Oreo cookie on it and serve.

• Coconuts and chocolate: Slice some coconuts and drizzle them with chocolate for dessert on the go.

• Cake bites: Buy a celebratory cake and divide it into bite-sized pieces, and serve them to your guests.

• No-bake choco balls: You can also make no-bake coconut and chocolate balls for the guests who love anything and everything that has chocolate in it.

• Cake pops: Bake some quick cake pops with any cake mix you have at hand.

• Ice-cream sandwiches: Use any digestive biscuits to make Ice cream sandwiches. Take one biscuit, layer some vanilla ice cream on it, top it with other biscuits. Make some more and give it to your guests.

• Melon bassinet: Cut a quarter of a watermelon out and carve out the insides to make a baby-themed bassinet that guests can eat out of.

• Fruit bowl: Add your favourite fruits and berries in vanilla ice-cream and a tasty dessert will be ready in no minutes.

These were some food menu ideas you can consider for your baby shower party. So sharpen your knives and with just a little effort, put together a feast that your guests and the mother-to-be will remember forever.

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Spices and passions

What food is considered healthy and unhealthy in India

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Brijesh Chowdhury, chef from Mumbai

India knows how to create a culinary masterpiece from the simplest ingredients.

Our cuisine is based on three main ingredients: rice, seafood and freshly ground spices. It seems to be nothing special, but the Indians come up with such bizarre combinations by adding other products that the dishes become unique and are loved all over the world. It is curious: in our restaurants and cafes, mostly men cook, and only women cook at home. nine0004

Indian laborers picking fruit at a market near Hyderabad

Dairy products have a special place.

And this is understandable, because milk comes from a sacred animal for us - a cow. In the north of the country, ghee is often used - and this is also a symbol of well-being.

A cow in Rishikesh, India

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India is a predominantly vegetarian country.

It is forbidden to eat beef, again because the cow is a sacred animal. There are many Muslims in the country, so pork is rare here. But chicken and fish are popular. nine0004

Cooking in India is also an extremely complex philosophy.

Going on a gastro tour around the country, you need at least in general terms to study the basics of the Hindu creed about food, its types and methods of taking. Ayurveda, a system of Indian medicine, is known all over the world for its serious approach to nutrition. According to ancient tradition, the well-being, mood and fate of a person directly depend on the way of eating. All food is divided into three types.

Ayurvedic medicine

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Rajasic . Very tasty, spicy. Meat, alcohol. This stimulates the body and causes hyperactivity, irritability, promotes passion and ignorance.

Vindaloo with rice, a popular meat dish

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Tamasic . Fatty and sweet foods, canned food, pasteurized foods, flour products, reheated food. Such food makes a person stupid and lethargic.

Traditional Indian dish

Sattvic . Vegetables, cereals, fruits, juices, nuts, fresh dairy products. It has a beneficial effect on a person, fills with vital energy, is easily digested, cleanses the body, and calms the mind. It should be noted that food must be prepared in a favorable, positive environment, otherwise even a sattvic dish will become tamasic.

For example, onions and garlic are not liked in India.

It is believed that they make a person aggressive, awaken passion. Tomatoes and beets are also rarely eaten because they are the color of blood. nine0004

Red onion

Many sauces are used.

The most beloved and popular is chutney. Its taste is built on the contrasts of fruits, vegetables and spices. Chutney is even called differently: both sauce, and seasoning, and salty jam, and marinated compote. And they serve it both with the main dish and with pastries.

Green chutney

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Indian cuisine is full of healthy sweets.

God Ganesha is depicted with a laddu tray in his hands. These are sweet balls of chickpea flour with nuts, butter, sugar and spices, rolled in coconut, sesame or almond crumbs. In Hindu culture, they symbolize abundance and prosperity. nine0004

Jalebi served with rabri. A popular Indian dessert

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The meal is usually completed with "Indian chewing gum" pan - betel leaves, which are wrapped in crushed betel nuts and spices.

Both men and women chew. It is a good mouth freshener that is good for digestion.

Pack of betel leaves

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Elvira Borislavskaya, connoisseur and lover of Indian cuisine

My first encounter with Indian cuisine can be called romantic.

I got carried away by this country: culture, traditions, history and, of course, food. An incredible variety of dishes with the simplest basic products at the base. But quite unusual for the uninitiated taste - new and unexpected. It's all about the spices and their combinations.

The discovery for me was that you can live without meat!

And I am a meat eater, what else to look for. But in six months in India, she only ate chicken once, and that was by accident. And no meat chips. nine0004

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These dishes are probably one of my favorites.

Kheer . A very popular pudding-like dessert in India. Remember when we were given sweet rice porridge in kindergarten? This is it, only in an Indian way: rice well boiled in milk, seasoned with cardamom seeds. Hindus cook khir on special occasions: for guests, for family and religious holidays, in honor of the birthday of Ganesha, for pujas for offering to Shiva. Served as the final dish of a festive feast. It is not only tasty, but also useful: it helps to remove excess salt from the body, to cope with swelling. nine0004

Kheer Sweet Rice Pudding with Nuts and Raisins

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Okra Curry . Faceted green pods, outwardly reminiscent of hot peppers. In India they are called "bhindi", in Europe - "okra", in Russia - "ladies' fingers", in the East - "gombo". A very simple, tasty dish. And a good side dish for any meat. Served both hot and cold.

Masala tea with milk and spices . This spicy Indian drink will warm both the soul and the body. Masala in India is a traditional mixture of spices and seasonings: cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, black pepper (or pippali pepper), and fennel seeds. By the way, in the West, the word "masala" is most often associated with a warm spicy drink prepared by boiling black tea in milk with spices. They drink it to keep warm and feel a surge of strength. Most gourmets note that this tea has invigorating properties and a wonderful aroma, which makes you want to enjoy life and love the whole world. nine0004

Masala-tea is a good alternative to coffee, it tones well and is indispensable with drowsiness and lack of energy

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Recipes

Chicken Curry

Ingredients:

Large onions - three to four pieces

Head of garlic (medium) - one piece

Zira - half a teaspoon

turmeric - one teaspoon

Garam Masala - one teaspoon (with a hill)

Acute pepper - one pod

ginger root (with walnut) - one piece

Cardamom - 2-3 grains

Sunflower oil - 30-50 ml0004

Wash and dry the chicken well, cut into pieces (I cut the thigh into four pieces). While the meat is drying, prepare the marinade.