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    Christmas menu ideas directly from a chef

    • Food
    By Rachana Nakra
    Dec 20, 2019
    A rectangle table with a roast duck, Roast duck, Roast chicken, Ham leg,Yule log, Pumpkin soup served in the pumpkin and other dishes placed on it - Beautiful Homes

    A roast and vindaloo, yule log and bebinca, together make for the perfect mix of festive traditions if you are planning on hosting this Christmas

    As the Culinary Director of Impresario, Chef Gresham Fernandes crafts menus for the Social, Smoke House Deli and Salt Water Café chain of restaurants. But as an East Indian raised in Bandra, Mumbai, come December the most important meal for him is the big festive meal for Christmas that he plans for the restaurant and his family. We thought he would be the perfect person to plan a Christmas party menu for you to get inspired from, and he gave us 24 ideas for that abundant table we all dream of.

    Gresham brought the meal to life with a mix of Western traditional roasts and desserts along with East Indian elements such as pork vindaloo and bebinca, creating a perfect balance. “The Christmas dinner is so much about nostalgia. So even though as a chef I like to experiment with my food, my family insists on the traditional recipes on this day,” he adds. The dishes also got his signature genius twist. Roasted in seaweed butter, the classic roast duck has a Japanese touch. The pork is roasted in marmite while the leg of ham got a good 3-4 days in brine before going into the oven. The vindaloo has been slow-cooked in the traditional way, which means it is cooked a week in advance and re-heated till its mature, rich and juicy. 

    A top down view of a spread on a table with a quiche at the centre, a plate of cut strawberries, roast chicken, flowers and a yule log - Beautiful Homes
    A quiche is a good option for the vegetarians at the table.

    But the piece-de-resistance is easily the plum cake that has been 10 years in the making! “Since the time we started making the cake 10 years ago, we whip up a batch and save a quarter of it that goes into the mix for next year. Every two months we stir the mix and close it up. This way it matures and keeps getting better every year,” adds Fernandes.

     

    Here is the list of all the 24 dishes for your inspiration to cooking the ultimate Christmas dinner:

     

    1. Roast duck
    2. Roast chicken
    3. Ham leg
    4. Roast pork with crackling
    5. Panettone
    6. Yule log
    7. Stuffing
    8. Cheese platter
    9. Meat platter
    10. Gingerbread men
    11. Hot toddy
    12. Pumpkin soup served in the pumpkin
    13. Roast potatoes
    14. Christmas pudding
    15. Fruit trifle
    16. Sausage meat pie
    17. Quiche
    18. Honey glazed carrots
    19. Pork vindaloo
    20. Bebinca
    21. Stollen
    22. Egg nog
    23. Hot chocolate with marshmallow
    24. Mulled wine

     

    If you wish to enjoy a Christmas feast of your own without slaving over the stove, you can head to Salt Water Café that is currently serving a special Christmas menu.

    A place setting with golden cutlery, golden butterfly and a menu on it - Beautiful Homes
    Using gold adds an element of luxury to the place setting. A menu printed for the occasion helps personalise the theme.
    Cheese on a white marble cheese platter with muffins and other christmas food placed on a dining table - Beautiful Homes
    Using platters of different styles, heights and materials adds depth to the table setting making it look attractive.
    A table with a christmas pudding with berries on top - Beautiful Homes
    Chef Gresham Fernandes likes to add a twist to every dish he creates except the Christmas Pudding, which is kept completely traditional.
    Gingerbread and a miniature christmas tree placed on a black platter along with a couple of glasses of wine around it with a whole christmas spread on a table in the background - Beautiful Homes
    Mulled wine and hot toddy are perfect for the winter.
    A roast and vindaloo, yule log and bebinca, together make for the perfect mix of festive traditions - Beautiful Homes
    A roast and vindaloo, yule log and bebinca, together make for the perfect mix of festive traditions.

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