Curry for 12 but what to serve with it?

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Other than rice? Shop bought nan is never like the local takeaway. Not doing a starter and guests have split pudding and cheese board between them.

Look at a takeaway menu for inspiration ..that's what I always do.

Why not get naan from the local takeaway? It will stay warm in a low oven.

Usually we serve chappatis, pompodoms and a variety of rice, pilau, plain & chana and a few small dishes of chutneys and relishes. Our takeaway won't sell naan bread on it's own only part of a takeaway order. Shop naan isn't great but we will serve it occassionally as the kids like it OK :)

Do sag aloo. Spinach and potato is a nice creamy filler instead of bread.

Naan is suprisingly easy to make ... Naan

How about Delia's saffron roast potatoes or a lovely masala mash?

Fab ideas. Thank you very much.

love these with curry peshwari (sp) naan

In Asda's ethnic section they have flat breads- the lovely buttery ones that are really good. Can't remember if roti or puri but much nicer than shop bought nan.

Thanks

oh this is making me hungry!

sag aloo is one of my favourite indian dishes. i absolutely love curried potatoes, and love spinach in curries, so definitely agree to do this as a side dish.

and chapatti. it is easy to make from scratch or you can buy them from a supermarket (ok) or international supermarket (nicer).

and of course poppadum, pickles, raita.

and beer.

Waitrose do decent paratha - nicer than the usual chapatis/naan breads in Sainsbo's etc.

Make my coconut chutney stuff - dessicated coconut, finely chopped green chilli, coriander, yoghurt and salt and pepper.

Mattar paneer is easy and delicious and will make the curry go further.

Bowl of diced onion, cucumber, tomato with mint and lemon juice.

Yoghurt and mint raita.

Asda's were paratha! Lorraine Pascal making flatbread tonight- now!

Can I come too??

Raita, pickles, popadoms, lemon rice (M+S ooooo yummity tum), breads (deffo get from local takeaway) or maybe heat pita or deli wrap type thingies. I love dahl in all forms, and mutar paneer. Actually, the M+S indian foods are very nice indeed.

Does anyone know how to make the cold salady disk that looks like rice crispies with onion and tomato? Sounds lovely I know but I had it at someone's house and it was yummy. Also, is it poori, the small crispy dumplings filled with yoghurt?

I am hungry again!!!!!

Pani poori - gosh, I LOVE panni poori!

Rice crispy things are called bhel iirc and can be bought in specialist shops.

Frozen parathas definitely (Tesco, Asda and Sains all sell them round our way). I get loads of compliments when I serve these, but I do them as a side to basmati rice. It's easy to cook good rice (I pride myself on being better than the takeaway), just takes some practice to get the water quantity correct.

Rice must be steamed. U-huh. I am a rice queen.

All curries are wonderful.We serve ours over rice.However,it is necessary to
"Calm the Palette" down with a little Side Dish of Cold Cranberries.It adds a
nice Zing all its own.We use Slices of cold cranberries.

Dahl, bhajis (onion, potato) - there are baked varieties, spiced onions, raita, plain natural yogurt, aloo jeera (chunks of warm potato tossed with cumin and turmeric), lime pickle, bananas with yogurt and mint, bombay potatoes,