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Moodymare sought advice on cooking a vegetable and chicken curry for a lunch catering to 60 elderly guests. The community provided various recipe suggestions and tips for scaling up quantities, with some members sharing their experiences and recommending specific recipes. Ultimately, Moodymare successfully prepared the curries along with additional dishes, managing to feed everyone while saving a significant amount of money compared to hiring a caterer.

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Offline Moodymare

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Help! I have to cook a curry lunch for 60!
« on: August 27, 2013, 06:01 PM »
Can anyone please recommend recipes that will cater for the above. I need a vegetable curry and meat (think prob chicken most economical) curry. All people in their 70-80's so don't need massive quantities (prob each dish made for 40 people realistically). Medium heat.

I have looked at some recipes on this site but can't see what quantities they are for.

Any help appreciated as beginning to panic!  :'(
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Re: Help! I have to cook a curry lunch for 60!
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2013, 06:20 PM »
Are you crazy? Or are the people organising it crazy?

I can't imagine that that number of 70-90 year olds wouldn't rather have roast beef or roast chicken. Get out while you can. It will end in tears
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Re: Help! I have to cook a curry lunch for 60!
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2013, 06:30 PM »
How do you know they're not all from the sub-continent, Garp ?! 
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P.S.  See 976Bar's thread on preparing BIR food at Royal Holloway for catering-sized portions and recipes, Moodymare.
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Re: Help! I have to cook a curry lunch for 60!
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2013, 06:55 PM »
Lol Phil - I don't know that. But if they are all from the sub-continent, I would assume they wouldn't have to engage someone to cook the curry lunch who had to post on here for ideas. Perhaps children or grandchildren would have experience in the cuisine of the sub-continent.

I think they're more likely to be incontinent than sub-continent.

Perhaps Moodymare will provide us with their backgrounds to allow us to make an informed judgement ;)
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Re: Help! I have to cook a curry lunch for 60!
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2013, 07:53 PM »
Its actually a party for my father. I thought this site looked like it had some authentic curries rather then the usual cookbook rubbish. I only asked for some suggestions regarding quantities and a couple of curries that were well recommended. I did not come on here to be offended. 
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Re: Help! I have to cook a curry lunch for 60!
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2013, 08:01 PM »
Quote from: Moodymare on August 27, 2013, 07:53 PM
I did not come on here to be offended.

If you want to benefit from this forum, Moody, you will have to grow a far thicker skin.  No-one in this thread has set out to offend you, but as you will realise if you hang around, some of our members do have a slightly odd sense of humour.  Give as good as you get and don't be put off by a few somewhat flippant replies.  And read 976bar's stuff, as I wrote above :  if anyone can advise you, he can.

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Re: Help! I have to cook a curry lunch for 60!
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2013, 08:18 PM »
Yes, apologies - take Phil's advice and you will find help :)
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Re: Help! I have to cook a curry lunch for 60!
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2013, 08:32 PM »
Hi Moody this recipe is excellent and the chilli can be added or left out
https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,1823.0.html
I get around 18 serving of 300ml of sauce from this, when you add chicken you can feed around 25 people, i do use a whole tin of tomato soup and then add water to get the right consistency.

Also i have made CA's base here
https://curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,3772.0.html

And just added vegetables, simple and delicious.

Also this recipe for a Korma by MarkJ this recipe is very nice and makes around 20+, you could also have chutneys, dips, pickles so these can be added to make the dish hot or whatever.

Mark J Base
Vegetable oil to cover large pan up to a height of 3/4 inch
3 tbsp Garlic & Ginger paste
1 tbsp curry powder
1 tbsp Turmeric
1 tsp Chilli powder
10 tennis ball sized onions, chopped
2 celery stick chopped
1 green pepper chopped
2 large carrots chopped
1 tsp Salt
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Offline Moodymare

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Re: Help! I have to cook a curry lunch for 60!
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2013, 10:24 PM »
help much appreciated!   :D
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Offline Unclefrank

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Re: Help! I have to cook a curry lunch for 60!
« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2013, 10:28 PM »
No worries any more questions please feel free to ask away, if i can help i will.
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