HELP! No pork, no beef - what can I cook for our Indian friends? They are staying a MONTH! Already breakfast was a problem...

[StarryStarryNight]

I am so lost. We have friends staying from India for a whole month, and they dont eat pork and beef, and I am running low on dinner options. There is just so much I can do with chicken and lamb!

Also, they dont eat cereals and milk, and they are not keen on sandwiches, and so they had no idea what to eat for breakfast today, so ended up frying some eggs. Any ideas?

Can they cook for you?

sorry but

you have friends stayin for a month?

lunatic

Get a vegetarian cook book asap!

I'd suggest you ask them

If they're staying for a whole month, I'd imagine that they'll want to do a bit of cooking themselves at some point. I'm sure they'd jump at the chance to rustle up some of their favourite foods!

What do they have for breakfast at home?

They have come a long way, no point visiting just for a week, first time out of India. My husband works there, so we have a flat out there. It is hard enough for me to feed my family when I am there, and now to feed them while they are here is proving tricky!

Not a good veg cook at all! But I do dabble in coconut milk a lot... And need to cook food that the kids can eat too...

TAke them food shopping with you and they can choose stuff they like.

If it was me I would take the opportunity to sample some of their Indian cooking.

there was woman on radio the other day talking about running a british restaurant in india. she said she used lamb for beef recipes and chicken for pork.

yes eggs, baked beans, mushrooms etc with toast for brek.

Go buy some Quorn pieces or mince. Tesco or any supermarket will have it and just use it as a meat substitute. Hey presto!

I'm veggie by the way

can you not just open the kitchen to them so they can make themselves at home

treating people in your house like 'honoured guests' for an entire month will be draining on all sides

I assume you have the whole curry concept covered

do they eat fish? .. stir fries
soups
roast dinners
chilli con carne

No way I am cooking an indian breakfast of idli and rice and what not, our neighbours in India gets up at 5 to cook breakfast for the menfolk when they get up at 7, to leave for work at 8. Not doing that. Not with two kids to get ready and take to school and nursery... Thought they would be able to try some toast and jam, and cereals and do it OUR way, but not so.....

my kids love spicy foods

you can use lamb mince in any beef mince recipe

Nobody's suggesting you get up at 5am! Or even cook anything special.
Why not let them cook?

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pancakes and fruit in the morning?
yogurt?

I was planning spaghetti al forno today, but froze my beef mince and ran out to buy lamb mince, I am sure that will be fine....

I would let them cook, though the girl was squrming saying she only knows how to cook onion pakoras. and the guy? he is not used to cooking at all.

I will love this month of cultural exchange and enligthenment!

I will let them get housewarm and hand them the key to the larder!

Lamb chops and fruity couscous is very easy.

Vegetable chilli with rice or corn chips.

Lamb stew with lentils.

Breakfast is trickier...

it seems a bit rude to go stay with someone and refuse cetain foods. ok i can understand if they are based on religion but surely there are some things they can TRY??!

Yoghurt and fruit for breakfast? Doesn't need cooking at least.

I'd also make lots of lentil things, dahl, fish with puy lentils, and salads, eg cous cous salad, pasta salad. Soups - veg, chicken, mushroom, spinach. Bean stew? Spanakopita (easy to make). Chicken and lamb kebabs/burgers fishcakes. Quiche. BBQ if the weather changes. Also could you go out to eat or get takeaways sometimes to give you a break?

Do you have any takeaway menus about your person?

Oh, Starry. Guests for a whole month???

Who's big idea was that?

What a nightmare! Just how well did you know these people before you invited them into your lives for a month?!