Weddings are a big affair in India from decoration to food items everything is looked after with great care. In India, around 39% of the population prefers vegetarian food; thus, at weddings, you have to keep the option for vegetarians and non-vegetarians. In this article, we will talk about all the choices you can keep on a wedding menu for vegetarian guests.
4. Ah! This is everyone’s favourite.
Paneer is one of the most used
ingredients in vegetarian food and
let's face it the majority of the
public loves paneer. Paneer tikka is
a great option to keep at a
wedding, almost the whole
preparation can be done prior and
when the guests arrive only the
roasting part of it is left. Though it
is a little expensive option you may
also add a lot of vegetables in it
like capsicum, tomato and onion.
You can even add boiled potatoes
to the recipe as it increases the
quantity and guests might find it
new from regular paneer tikkas.
6. This is the most famous dish at
weddings. It is common but for Indians,
this is a must-have dish at all weddings.
If you don't keep it there will be
definitely some relatives gossiping
about your food menu. Pani Puri is a
very easy-to-go option as well and
caters to both vegetarians and non-
vegetarians. Whole preparation can be
done prior to the wedding, only the
serving part remains when the guests
arrive. You can have potato and ragda
as the filling option and of course 2
types of water, one that is made of mint
leaves and another one made out of
Imlis. You can have two workers serving
Pani Puri, one can keep filling the puris
with potato and ragdas and another one
can keep filling the water and serve it to
the guest.
8. You get a lot of options in Chinese.
And by adding Chinese to your
menu you can say that you had a
multi-national cuisine at the
wedding. In Chinese, you get
options like Manchurian, Chinese
bhel, noodles, manchow soup,
paneer chilly, veg crispy etc.
Chinese is a good option because it
can be cooked in large quantities so
the caterer won't have to cook it
again and again. So supposedly if
you are keeping Manchurian on the
menu, the dry balls can be pre-
made, vegetables will be pre-cut
when the guests start arriving the
caterer will just have to fry all of
them together in sauces and it will
be ready in a matter of few minutes.
10. Another cuisine to add to your
menu is Italian. You can keep
pizza and pasta under this
section. Red and white pasta
would be sufficient and for
pizza, you can have all the basic
vegetables such as onion,
tomato and capsicum as the
topping. Pasta is a very easy-to-
cook dish with all the
preparations done pre hand and
pizza would be a great option if
you get a large oven which can
bake a lot of pizza in one go.
Italian cuisine is appreciated by
both the younger ones and the
elders as well.
12. This is generally found in the
breakfast menu but with the
changing trends, many
people keep it in lunch and
dinner menus as well. You
can have dosas with a variety
of fillings. Instead of keeping
the normal Idli, you can keep
Thatte Idli which will be
something unique to your
guests as well. You can also
have pineapple sheera as one
of the dessert delicacies
again something which is not
found in regular weddings.
14. Under the Main course, you
can have different types of
bread such as Tandoori
roti, Naan or even stuffed
kulchas. For Sabzi you can
go with 3 dishes with gravy
and 2 dry sabzis. For siders,
you can have dal dry or dal
makhani and of course
raita. Jeera rice or pulao
can be served as well to
make your menu more vast.
16. You need to have dessert at a
wedding. Desserts are there on
every celebratory occasion, it
marks the happiness at every
wedding. And also it is part of the
three-course meal. You can have
halwas, ghewar, sweets, cakes etc.
as options. Ice creams are always
great options. Flavours like
chocolate, dry fruits and
strawberries can be kept. At Indian
weddings, you will also find
falooda kulfi as one of your
options and it is loved by the
guests. In Halwa, if you are hosting
a winter wedding trust us your
guests will appreciate Gajar ka
Halwa more than anything!
18. In beverages, you can have
different types of juices and
shakes, such as watermelon
juice, pineapple juice, kiwi
juice etc. A Strawberry
shake will be appreciated as
well.
So here was a list of ideas
which you can have for
vegetarians at a wedding.