Indian/SE Asian Christmas dinner menu

[Dragonflymom]

We'll also have sri racha and a couple other types of Asian sauces for the turkey.  And I think the coconut gravy from the curries would work with the turkey too.

[Dragonflymom]

Starting the pickled veggies tonight

[Dragonflymom]

I found this recipe for the pickled veggies http://battleofthebanhmi.com/how-to-make-banh-mi/pickling/pickling-daikon-and-carrots/

And this one for the coconut pudding http://www.thaikitchen.com/Recipes/Desserts/Thai-Tapioca-Pudding.aspx  (but cooking it with pandan leaves, star anise, and ginger to make it a little more flavorful)

[Nikko-chan]

That all sounds lovely. I am getting full just thinking about it!

[Hmmmmm]

How did your meal turn out?

[Dragonflymom]

It went pretty well, thanks   Not everybody liked everything, but everybody seemed to find a fair amount that they liked. 

I may scale back on making so many dishes to accommodate everybody's issues next year though, as we wound up with an awful lot of leftovers.

[gmatoy]

So, how did it go? What was everyone's favorite? And please let us know next year what you are planning!

[Dragonflymom]

I think it went pretty well, thanks

Judging by what was leftover, I think the favorite dishes were the deep fried turkey, the Burmese ginger salad, and the Indonesian shrimp salad    The coconut tapioca was much more popular than the carrot pudding, but it was probably good to have a backup as we had two guests who really hate coconut desserts.  *LOL*

We're talking about maybe doing a mix of Central Asian and Chinese next year 

[gmatoy]

If I book early, I should be able to afford the plane fare...Oops, almost invited myself ...I hope you know that you set the bar pretty high for anyone to ever take it over from you!