A vegetarian house party menu from Siddhi’s kitchen: six starters, most of which Siddhi suggests for parties and guests, three drinks, and malai kulfi frozen the night before.
Most of Siddhi’s starter recipes serve 3 or 4, so double them for a bigger party. Her malai kulfi serves 6 to 8.
Every recipe in this plan is cooked in Siddhi’s own kitchen before it goes live.
The menu at a glance
| Course | Starter | Drink | Dessert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Basket Pizza Paneer Fingers Veg Kabab Corn and Peas Seekh Kebab Chinese Veg Spring Roll Sweet Corn Cutlet | — | — |
| Drinks | — | Mojito Cold Coffee Orange Kiwi Slush | — |
| Dessert | — | — | Malai Kulfi |
Course by course
Starters
Starter
Basket Pizza
Serves 3 · 15 min
Crunchy basket puris filled with pizza sauce, vegetables and cheese. Siddhi serves them right away as a party snack or for guests.
Starter
Paneer Fingers
Serves 3
Soft, spiced paneer fingers, shallow fried. Siddhi serves them hot as a party snack.
Starter
Veg Kabab
Serves 3
Crispy potato and vegetable kababs in bread crumbs. Siddhi serves them hot as a party starter.
Starter
Corn and Peas Seekh Kebab
Serves 4
Peas, sweet corn and potato seekh kebabs cooked on a griddle. Serve hot with any dip or chutney.
Starter
Chinese Veg Spring Roll
Serves 4 · 50 min
Homemade spring rolls, cut into small pieces and served hot with schezwan sauce.
Starter
Sweet Corn Cutlet
Crispy corn and vegetable tikkis, which Siddhi suggests as a starter for a party.
Drinks
Drink
Orange Kiwi Slush
Serves 2
Orange juice and kiwi blended with mint, honey and ice, served right away.
Dessert
Dessert
Malai Kulfi
Serves 6–8 · 50–55 min
Malai kulfi made with only milk and frozen overnight in cups. It serves 6 to 8.
Party timeline
- The day before: make the malai kulfi. It freezes overnight and is unmoulded the next day.
- Before guests arrive: make the spring roll stuffing and let it cool before rolling, and boil the potatoes for the veg kabab.
- When guests arrive: cook the starters and serve them hot. Siddhi serves the paneer fingers, veg kabab, seekh kebab and spring rolls hot.
- At the last minute: fill the basket pizzas and blend the mojito and slush, which Siddhi serves right away.
Shopping list, recipe by recipe
Each list below is the ingredient list from Siddhi’s recipe card, at the serving size the recipe makes. Open a recipe to scale it for your family.
Basket Pizza (serves 3)
- 30 basket puris
- 1/2 bowl pizza sauce
- 1 capsicum, finely chopped
- 1 tomato, finely chopped
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 bowl sweet corn, boiled
- 5 cheese cubes
- Oregano
- Chilli flakes
Paneer Fingers (serves 3)
- 250 g paneer (cottage cheese)
- 4 tbsp all-purpose flour (maida), plus extra if needed
- 1/3 cup coriander, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp chilli flakes
- 1 tbsp chaat masala
- Salt to taste
- Oil for shallow frying
Veg Kabab (serves 3)
- 3 medium potatoes, boiled and mashed
- 1/4 cup carrot, finely chopped
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 medium capsicum, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup coriander, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup peas, boiled
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour (maida)
- 3 tbsp cornflour
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 2 tbsp semolina (sooji)
- 2 tbsp rice flour
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 3 green chillies, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp oil to sauté the vegetables (1 tsp of it for the batter)
- 1 tsp roasted cumin powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2 tbsp chaat masala
- 1/2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- Salt to taste
- Water for the batter
- Oil for shallow frying
Corn and Peas Seekh Kebab (serves 4)
- 1½ cups peas, boiled (1 whistle)
- 1½ cups sweet corn, boiled and crushed
- 1 medium potato, boiled and grated
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tbsp amchur (dry mango) powder
- 1/2 tbsp garam masala
- 1 tbsp chaat masala
- 1 tbsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 2 tbsp corn flour
- 1 tbsp gram flour (besan), roasted
- 3 to 4 green chillies, crushed
- 1 tbsp mint leaves, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp fresh coriander, finely chopped
- Salt to taste
- Oil for greasing and cooking
- Wooden skewers
Chinese Veg Spring Roll (serves 4)
- 1 cup maida (all-purpose flour) (wrap)
- 1 tbsp cooking oil (wrap)
- Salt (wrap)
- Water, as needed for a soft dough (wrap)
- 1 tbsp cooking oil (filling)
- 1 cup cabbage, shredded or thinly sliced (filling)
- 1 cup capsicum (filling)
- 1 cup onion (filling)
- 1 cup paneer (filling)
- 1 cup corn (filling)
- 1/2 cup coriander (filling)
- 1/4 cup mint (filling)
- 1 tbsp red chilli powder (filling)
- 1 tbsp garlic paste (filling)
- 1/2 tbsp ginger paste (filling)
- 1 tbsp chaat masala (filling)
- 1 tbsp garam masala (filling)
- Chilli sauce (filling)
- Soya sauce (filling)
- Salt to taste (filling)
- 1 tbsp maida, mixed with water to a paste (slurry, to seal)
- Oil for deep frying
Sweet Corn Cutlet
- 2 cups sweet corn kernels, boiled
- 1 medium capsicum, roughly chopped
- 1 medium onion, roughly chopped
- 1 medium carrot, roughly chopped
- 1 cup chickpea flour (besan)
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
- 3 to 4 green chillies, crushed
- 1 tsp dry mango powder (amchur)
- 1 tsp black salt
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep frying, plus a little for greasing your palms
Mojito (serves 2)
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced, seeds removed
- Mint leaves, plus more to garnish
- 1 tbsp sugar
- A pinch of salt
- Crushed peppermint candy powder
- Lemon juice
- Crushed ice or ice cubes
- Sprite
Cold Coffee (serves 2)
- 1 glass chilled milk, with cream
- 1/2 tbsp coffee powder
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp chocolate syrup, plus a little to lace the glass
- 6 to 7 ice cubes
Orange Kiwi Slush (serves 2)
- 1 kiwi, chopped
- 1 glass orange juice
- 1 cup ice cubes
- 1 tbsp honey
- 5 to 7 mint leaves
Malai Kulfi (serves 6–8)
- 2 litres full fat milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- Dry fruits, finely chopped or sliced
- 4–5 saffron strands
- 1/2 tsp cardamom, crushed
FAQs
How many people does this menu serve?
Most of Siddhi’s starter recipes serve 3 or 4, and her malai kulfi serves 6 to 8. Double the starters and drinks for a party of 8 to 10.
Which dessert can I make ahead for a party?
Siddhi’s malai kulfi freezes overnight and is unmoulded the next day, so it is made the day before.
Is there a starter that is not deep fried?
Siddhi’s corn and peas seekh kebabs are cooked on a greased griddle, and her paneer fingers and veg kabab are shallow fried.
Is the mojito alcohol-free?
Yes. Siddhi’s mojito is an alcohol-free mint and lime drink.