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Hosting or Dawat Dishes

Our favorite recipes that hit the two must have requirements for hosting: easy to make ahead and impressive to eat! Your guests will love the Chicken Handi and ask you to pack up that Raisha Gosht!

New to hosting or just want our best tips? Here you go, your Dawat questions answered!

> Dinner Party All Stars

These are the dishes we have made and served countless times over!

  • close up of paneer reshmi handi
    Paneer Reshmi Handi in Under 30 Minutes!
  • top down view of chicken handi
    Chicken Handi Recipe - Creamy, Boneless, Restaurant Style Curry
  • white sauce chicken pasta in a square pan with a spoon in it
    White Sauce Chicken Pasta Bake
  • A close-up of a fork holding a portion of shredded Bhuna Gosht atop a plate, with green peppers visible underneath, set on a table with a blue cloth and glass of water in the background.
    Pakistani-Style Beef Bhuna Gosht or Raisha Gosht (Shredded Meat) 

> More Dawat Inspiration

Want a little help with figuring out a menu? Take a peek at our Eid Menu ideas and adapt away!

  • two pieces of soft milk powder rasmalai on a plate with some dried roses
    Soft 20-Minute Rasmalai - Milk Powder
  • collage of eid dishes
    Eid Menu Ideas: Five Menus To Celebrate With
  • a plate of chana pulao with raita and pickled onions
    Soul Soothing Chana Pulao
  • Yakhni Pulao
    Yakhni Pulao Recipe Made Quicker with an Instant Pot
  • white biryani on a platter, a small plate with a chopped salad and a stack of plates
    White Biryani - Gloriously aromatic and EASY!
  • Chicken Biryani in a pot
    Pakistani Chicken Biryani SIMPLIFIED!
  • a dish of one pot moti pulao garnished with radishes and cucumbers
    One-Pot Moti Pulao or Kofta Pulao
  • green chutney raita in a bowl garnished with a little cumin powder and mint leaves
    Mint (Pudina) Raita or Yogurt Mint Chutney
  • top down view of a richly flavored dal gosht
    Pakistani Dal Gosht Recipe – Instant Pot & Stovetop
  • top down view of achari chicken in a dish with green chilies stuffed with achar masala
    Masalalicious Achar Chicken
  • top down view of chicken jalfrezi and rice
    Chicken Jalfrezi - Pakistani (Homestyle)
  • Chicken paratha rolls
    Chicken Paratha Rolls - Weeknight Easy + Pakistani Recipe
  • Easy Mango Mousse decorated with mangoes and whipped cream
    Easy Velvety Mango Mousse Recipe
  • Easy Pista Kulfi Recipe – No Cook, 6 Ingredients
  • Partial top down view of Nutella Cheesecake Loaf with two slices cut
    Nutella No Bake Cheesecake Loaf - Freeze & Keep!
  • Tala hua Gosht in a plate, sheermal on a board with it
    Tala Hua Gosht - 3 Easy Steps, BIG Flavour
  • Ras Malai Tres leches jars on a tray
    Ras Malai Tres Leches - EASY Cake Mix Recipe
  • 3 Partial Views of Bun Kababs on a marble board
    Bun Kabab Recipe - Pakistani
  • stack of 3 coconut cake slices with caramel sauce drizzling overtop
    Coconut Loaf Cake with Caramel Sauce
  • cajun corn dip with chips dipped halfway
    Hot Cajun Corn Dip
  • mutton raan roast in a roasting tray with potatoes and garnished with lemon and cilantro
    Mutton Raan Roast - EASY recipe
  • partial 3/4 view of a biscoff ice cream cake
    Lotus Biscoff Ice Cream Cake - 15 Minute Prep!
  • Shahi Tukray on a plate garnished with pistachios
    Shahi Tukray Recipe
  • chicken seekh kabab on a plate with greens
    Chicken Seekh Kabab - 20 Minute Prep!
  • cups of instant pot kheer on a tray
    Quick & Extra-Creamy Instant Pot Kheer
  • chicken korma garnished with rings of shallots
    Chicken Korma Simplified
  • Gola Kabab on a plate with cilantro and a bowl of chutney raita in the background
    Gola Kabab
  • tangy delicious kala chana chaat beautifully plated
    Kala Chana Chaat
  • Karahi Gosht top down view with a bowl of ginger in the corner
    Karahi Gosht - Masalaydaar Beef/Mutton Curry!
  • a plate of pakistani palak paneer
    Pakistani Palak Paneer
  • top down view of a plate of handi kabab
    Handi Kabab Masala: Easy + Fancy
  • Beef Biryani in a Pot with a serving spoon
    Craveworthy EASY Beef Biryani
  • A Kulfi Ice Cream cut into slices and slightly separated
    Malai Kulfi Recipe with Magic Crunch! - Pakistani
  • kadhi pakora in a white dish, rice in the background
    Kadhi Pakora Recipe – Traditional Flavor, Made Quicker
  • Quicker Aloo Palak in a pink dish
    20-Minute Pakistani Aloo Palak - Easy, homestyle recipe
  • Three eclairs on a marble surface
    Eclairs With Whipped Cream (Smaller Batch)
  • top down view of sabzi raita garnished with cilantro
    Sabzi Raita - Charred Veggies in Zingy Yoghurt
  • top down view of dahi baingan with sliced cooked eggplant peeking through
    Dahi Baingan or Baingan ka Raita - Sliced Eggplant in Yogurt
  • top down view of a bowl of spinach raita
    The Ultimate Palak (Spinach) Raita
  • Dum ka Keema
    Pakistani Dum ka Keema - Spicy Smoked Ground Beef
  • Kashmiri Chao in a glass mug on a coaster with a golden edge
    Kashmiri Chai - Authentic Pakistani Pink Tea
  • Murgh Cholay or Chana Chicken- Easy Chicken and Chickpea Curry

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