Spice Up Corporate Catering With Mouth-Watering Indian Food for Breakfast

Posted by Kimberly B. on Thursday, September 18th, 2014 with Comments Off on Spice Up Corporate Catering With Mouth-Watering Indian Food for Breakfast Comments

Each year, people journey from all over the world to visit India. Is it the famous Taj Mahal that attracts them to this magical land? Or perhaps the lustrous Golden Temple? While there’s plenty about this special place to entice visitors, one of its biggest draws is its cuisine. Like the country itself, Indian food is vibrant, colorful, and wildly varied.

Thankfully, there’s no need to make the trek to India in order to soak up the smells and tastes of delectable, authentic dishes like tandoori chicken and samosas; we have the good fortune of being able to order from one of the myriad Indian restaurants right in our local area. The only question remaining is: how to best take advantage of this abundance of delicious opportunity?

There’s such a wealth of appealing Indian dishes from which to choose that it helps to have some guidance when narrowing down our orders, especially for a group of employees whose tastes are apt to vary. Since September marks Better Breakfast Month, why not aim to expand beyond the traditional morning fare? To ensure that everyone on staff comes away satisfied, here are some tried-and-true suggestions for the best Indian dishes to order for the most important meal of the day at the office.

Dreaming of dosas

What better way to start the day than with a fresh, hot Indian breakfast? But instead of going for a dish with which most people are familiar, like samosas, trying giving some lesser known Indian treats — such as dosas and uttapam — a shot. Dosas are an extremely thin pancake or crepe, wrapped around a filling that varies depending on what kind you choose. Served warm, they also come with an assortment of sauces including coconut chutney, sambar (a lentil stew), and ghee (Indian butter). The pancakes are made from a rice-based batter, which means that dosas are both wheat-free and gluten-free.

For the conservative eaters in the office, plain dosas are an easy introduction to this tasty morning treat. However, chances are that most of the office will be up for exploring more: the masala dosa (spiced potatoes) is sure to hunger-sating hit; the vegetable dosa (stuffed with steamed veggies) is yummy and nutritious; and an egg dosa is full of hearty protein. As with most Indian food, it’s completely fine to eat dosas with our hands. There’s nothing more satisfying then tearing off a piece of a warm masala dosa packed with spiced potatoes, dipping it into chutney or ghee, and tasting the subsequent explosion of flavors.

Healthy vegetable uttapam

A nice alternative and/or addition to an order of dosas is vegetable uttapam. Like the dosa, this is another warm breakfast pancake that’s gluten-free and wheat-free, served with accompanying sauces in which to dip. However, the uttapam pancake is both thicker and fluffier than the thin dosa crepe; it sits flat, with veggies, onions, and potatoes already mixed into the batter and cooked inside. This is a light, tasty dish that will surely please anyone on staff — even those who may be too hesitant to try the dosa. Both dosas and uttapam are authentic Southern India dishes. There can many different ways to cook these meals, so having an open mind is helpful.

Spiced chai tea

No traditional Indian breakfast would be complete without a steaming cup or two of chai tea. This drink is served all over India: from train and bus stations (and on board these moving vehicles), to family gatherings, restaurants, and gas stations — chai is the drink of India, made with black tea, plenty of milk, spices, and sugar. It can be akin to a liquid dessert, depending on how much sugar you add, and how rich and creamy the milk is. If you’d prefer to offer employees a healthier option, let them add their own sugar, so they can moderate the amount. Similarly, having some sugar-free sweeteners and low fat milk on-hand are useful for health-conscious staff. And since black tea contains caffeine, a nice hot mug of chai will leave the office ready to start the day, full of energy.

While dosas and uttapam are excellent options with which to treat your employees, these simply scratch the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Indian dishes. Once your staff get a taste of what’s possible with food from this incredible country, there’s bound to be frequent requests for more of this flavorful cuisine. Waiter.com is ready and waiting to help you bring the best Indian food to your office — what will you order this week?

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