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ginger martinis and our Indian dinner party



May 4, 2015

Since we’ve been having monthly mini dinner parties, I’ve been getting more adept at planning complete dinner menus, which of course, includes a drink component! Last Friday, we had some dear friends over for a dinner of Indian food. This cuisine is great because it is naturally vegetarian and meat eaters don’t even notice the absence of meat. It can be made vegan without a flick of the eye either!

As many of you might know there is no traditional alcoholic drink to pair with Indian food, which had me scratching my head for a few days. But thinking of the flavors we use in cooking, I thought a ginger martini would be a natural addition!

 

 

Ginger Martini

 

  • 1.5 oz ginger liqueur
  • 1.5 oz gin
  • juice of half a lime
  • garnish with crystallized ginger
  • rim the glass with the excess sugar from the crystallized ginger.

For those of you wanting to host your own Indian dinner, here’s what our menu consisted of…

  • Vegetable Samosas (from Trader Joes) 
  • Vegetable Pakoras (also from Trader Joes) 
  • Billy’s Chana Masala
  • Raspberry Tort (also from trader joes)

As you can see, I like to mix a few homemade items (our masala and martini) with ready to go products. Trader Joe’s is great for this! (and no they did not sponsor this post).

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  1. Sarah I says

    May 8, 2015 at 8:50 pm

    This looks delicious. Will be trying these out for sure. x

    Reply
  2. Shauna says

    May 26, 2015 at 3:23 pm

    Yum!!! I have always wanted to buy that Domaine de Canton because of the gorgeous bottle!! We'll have to copy this menu soon!

    Reply
    • mandi brady says

      June 3, 2015 at 5:59 pm

      We've made DELICIOUS ginger margaritas with it too! A new favorite for sure.

      Reply
  3. Megan Taylor says

    September 30, 2015 at 5:15 am

    We literally needed this recipe a month ago. No joke.

    Reply

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