Appetizers
Poppudums
Samosas
4 kinds of chutneys - mint/cilantro, tamarind, mango, and homemade (Karen's mom) lemon pepper
Dinner
Naan
Rice
Potatoes Suki-bhaji
Chole
Pumpkin
Paneer Jalfreezi
Eggplant Bharta
Dessert
Jalebi cupcakes
Jalebi
Kaju rolls
Gulab Jamun
Apple crisp
Kefir (rice pudding)
Mangoes
We bought most food but some was brought by others. The Kaju rolls were a gift from Karen's boss, the Gulab Jamun was brought by Andrea and Corita, Apple Crisp was brought by Raiyan's family, and the mangoes were brought by Eli. I guess we bought everything else.
The dinners were mostly recipes from the Indian cooking classes I took a few years ago. I doubled all recipes. At first I was going to make 4 dishes, but Karen got nervous about having enough food, so I added the potato recipe because I had all of the ingredients. These recipes are hard copies from the class that I've scanned in. I'll try to add all recipes here but for now I'm only able to add the eggplant recipe. The pumpkin recipe has been posted on here previously.
The paneer jalfreezi is just paneer (2 blocks) with 4 bell peppers and some jar sauce. I also added one hot pepper for flavor because I had it from the CSA I bought the Jalfreezi sauce this time and it was really yummy. Definitely one of the best that I've made.
For the chole, I needed 2 onions but only had one left. So I used one red onion and 4 leeks. I also added one extra tomato for more sauce. I thought I had the amchoor powder that was called for, but I didn't. I found that tamarind and lime juice are good substitutes, so I added some tamarind chutney and lime juice to the dish.
I added two hot peppers to the potato suki-bhaji because I had them from the CSA and thought it might be nice. I served the potatoes cold like a potato salad but served all of the other dishes hot.
I topped everything with a little bit of cilantro. I couldn't find cilantro at safeway so I had to use the little half bag that was from our CSA. I definitely would have preferred more cilantro.
I was able to use a lot of CSA veggies to keep the ingredients fresh and the costs down. I had onions, peppers (bell and hot), leeks, potatoes, cilantro, and some tomatoes.
I used vast amounts of tomatoes. These dishes are very heavy on the tomatoes. I used 12 tomatoes and half a pint of cherry tomatoes. I also used 6 bell peppers and 5-6 onions. I guess it's just a lot of food that I made.
We have lots of leftovers so tonight's dinner is free and easy.
Poppudums: $4
Samosas: $2
Chutneys: $2.25
Naan: $8
Rice: $1
CSA veggies: $2
Spices: $3
Chick peas: $2.58
Tomatoes: $8
Pumpkin: $4
Garlic: 50 cents
Paneer: $10
Jalfreezi Sauce: $3
Eggplant: $6
Jalebi: $8
Cupcakes: $3
Kefir: $3
Total: $70.33 ($5.38 per person)
That's like one week's entire budget. But it was a party and served 13 people, so not bad. Really, pretty good. $16.14 for just our family.
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