Journalism of Courage
While there is no end to the cuisines served in a marriage,here are a few items no wedding can be complete without
Like the hot cup of tea for the monsoons or the chilled glass of lime juice to soothe the rising mercury in summers or for that matter the hot bowl of soup that adds warmth to the chilling winter nights,there is a fourth season called the marriage season that has its own must haves. The concept of having countless food stalls for a wedding must have settled in common Indian weddings,but there are a few ‘must- have’ items that the marriage season just cannot do without!
While the selection of items varies from season to season and budget to budget,papad,pickle,buttermilk and raita are some of the items that none can imagine a marriage without. Solkadhi or mattha are the variations of buttermilk that people opt for. Papad is replaced at the most by masala papad. Potato wada can become onion bhaji or mixed pakodas,but the basic concept of having a pakoda remains unaltered, adds she.
An important and irreplaceable part of any Indian wedding is the rice that is either presented as masala rice in Maharashtrian,biryani in north Indian and fried rice in Chinese. Not many people prefer to opt for plain rice in weddings. Variations such as jeera rice,pulaao,schezwan rice are preferred by many too, adds Dhananjay Badamikar of Badamikar Caterers.
While the choice of a dessert varies from ice cream to gulab jamun and from ras malai to jalebi,mousse,cake and a mix and match of countless others,what leaves a marriage incomplete without is a masala paan at the end of the course.
I am yet to come across a wedding that does not have paan. No matter how good the dinner or the lunch,a tasty paan is just a perfect last course, says Vinay Deodhar,college student.
Been there…
Paneer
Pulav
Papad
Pakodas
Puri
Raita
Paan
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