Food planning and estimates for party.
We recently had a birthday party for our son and I was looking for estimates on how much food to order for the same on the internet but could not find many sources - especially with Indian food. So I am bloggifying my experiences with the food planning for the party. This would probably be more easier in numbers than letters: Number of invitees for the party: 65 adults and approximately 35 children (ranging from months old to 15-16 year olds). All "full tray"s are 8 Quarts, All "medium tray"s are about 6 Quarts. Dish Ordered/made Outcome Mirchi Bajji Full tray Finished Onion Pakodi Medium tray About 20% left Chapatis 125 count About 40 left Malai Kofta Full tray Very little left Chana Curry Medium tray About 10% left White rice 16 cups About 5 cups left Pulihora 10 cups About 1 cup left Dondakaya (Tindora) Curry Full tray About 20% left Bendakaya (Bhindi) Masala Full Tray About 30% left Sambar Full tray About 30% left Kobbari (coconut) Mamidi (mango) Pachchadi (chut...