Yesterday, we had invited around 11 German office friends for dinner. These colleagues were very much interested in knowing the food from an another culture. Some of them had already visited India and hence wanted to refresh their memory of the food tasted in India.
So, we thought of making some of the typical Indian dishes for the evening. We had been preparing for past one week as Germans are known to be so perfect and hence everything was planned so that there is no scope for any embarrassment.
As my wife loves to cook hence it was easier to have the option of having variety of dishes. Following menu was finalized.
Starters
- Snacks consisting of Masala chana
- Samosa
- Salad
- Palak Paneer
- Rajma
- Pulao
- Green Peas rice
- Baked potatoes
- Dal Tadka
- Gajar ka halwa
- Juices
- Cola, Pepsi
- Wine
We had a very good evening, with lots of other kids. We shared our inter cultural experiences about the street roads, driving rules, closely family relations, kids etc...
We had tried not to make the food spicy but the kids who were tasting Indian food the first time had a difficult time. Some of them were even crying. We felt so bad, but later on they ate the non-spicy food like the lentils with the Green Peas rice and bread. Shvant was as useful very playful and active as always. One of our colleagues who also had a 10 months old daughter were sharing the same experiences, the story of every mother looks to be the same.
We bid good bye to each other with Indian tea. This was the only thing made by me and fortunately they liked it.
We had a great time together and thanks to Shamli, my wife for being such a good cook. She was asked about the recipes for most of the food items that she cooked. On a earlier occasion also she was asked about the recipe when our deparment German colleagues has been to our place. Hats off to her for being able to manage the show all alone as i was managing only Shvant.
Pics of the moments spend together:
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