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This comprehensive list of party starters recipes will come in handy for the upcoming party season. Check them out!
This comprehensive list of party starter recipes will come in handy for the upcoming party season. Check them out!
New Year is just around the corner. While some of us can’t wait for the party to begin, there are others who dread cooking if the party is at home with a long guest list. Ordering out is an option but again the quality of food, diverse menu, sky high prices owing to peak time, food being not sufficiently hot till the time of serving, customization etc makes the job quite challenging and it is next to impossible to please every one.
That is when you feel like the problem is back to square one and you will end up preparing the food at home itself. Though it sounds exhausting, stress not. There are life saving hacks in a party menu too, especially in starter recipes, we just need to be smart enough to tweak it!
All of us know the buffets that are usually offered at various restaurants mainly consist of numerous starter recipes, which will satiate most of your hunger and you won’t dig deep into either main course or desserts, unless you have a sweet tooth like me!
Apply the same technique at home as well, have more starters in variety and quantity and cut down on main course and desserts. As far as desserts are concerned you can still order them like cup cakes, chocolate mousse, tarts etc a day before too, to make it convenient for you.
Concentrate on starter recipes as they do not take much time to prepare, have more options to explore, you can sneak some of the readymade fast foods to make the recipes simpler; you can handover some tasks to your family members or helpers without worrying much as some starters fall under no cooking-only assembling category.
Another good alternative is to plan a good mix of readymade stuff like namkeen and chips along with a very few elaborate starter recipes where you actually spend time on cooking. I guess these are enough reasons to make a party menu rich in starter recipes. Let’s check out some easy ways out now!
Few ideas for readymade starters would be different kinds of namkeen like mathri, bhakarwadi, khaakhra, bakery cookies, murukku, corn puffs, plantain chips, salted nuts etc. Also for kids you can keep some popcorn with caramel topping, butter & jam sandwiches or chocolate flakes ready. See some more options below for simple, fun party starts recipes.
Recipe courtesy Sailus Food
Recipe courtesy Archana’s Kitchen
Recipe courtesy Rakskitchen
Recipe courtesy Foodviva
Recipe courtesy Sharmi’s Passions
Recipe courtesy Tickling Palates
Recipe courtesy Tasty Appetite
Recipe courtesy Veg Recipes of India
Recipe via Passionate about Baking
Recipe courtesy Raks Kitchen
Recipe courtesy food and flavours by Shilpi
Recipe courtesy yummytummy Aarthi
Recipe courtesy Chitra’s Food book
Recipe courtesy veg recipes of India
Don’t forget to enjoy that party too!
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People say that women are the greatest enemies of women. I vehemently disagree. It is the patriarchal mindset that makes women believe in the wrong ideology.
The entire world celebrates International Women’s Day on March 8, 2024. It should be a joyful day, but unfortunately, not all women are entitled to this privilege, as violence against women is at its peak. The experience of oppression pushes many women to choose freedom. As far as patriotism is concerned, feminism is not a cup of tea in this society.
What happens when a woman decides to stand up for herself? Does this world easily accept the decisions of women in this society? What inspires them to be free of the clutches of the oppression that women have faced for ages? Most of the time, women do not get the chance to decide for themselves. Their lives are always at the mercy of someone, which can be their parents, siblings, husband, or children.
In some cases, women do not feel the need to make any decisions. They are taught to obey the patriarchal system, which makes them believe that they are right. In my family, I was never taught to make decisions on my own. It was always my parents who bought dresses and all that I needed.
14 years after her last feature film Dhobi Ghat, storyteller extraordinaire comes up with her new film, Laapataa Ladies, a must watch.
*Some spoilers alert*
Every religion around the world dictates terms to women. The onus is always on women to be ‘modest’ and cover their faces and bodies so men can’t be “tempted”, rather than on men to keep their eyes where they belong and behave like civilized beings. So much so that even rape has been excused on the grounds of women eating chowmein or ‘men will be men’. I think the best Hindi movie retort to this unwanted advice on ‘akeli ladki khuli tijori ki tarah hoti hai’ (an alone woman is like an open jewellery box) came from Geet in Jab We Met – Kya aap gyan dene ke paise lete hain kyonki chillar nahin hain mere paas.
The premise of Laapataa Ladies is beautifully simple – two brides clad in the ghunghat that covers their identity get mixed up on a train. Within this Russian Doll, you get a comedy of errors, a story of getting lost, a commentary on patriarchy’s attitude towards women, a mystery, and a tale of finding oneself, all in one. Done with a mostly light touch that has you laughing and nodding along.
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