Preparing holiday spreads can be a task especially if they are special occasions and you are expecting family and friends over. The key to having a delicious spread is advanced meal prep and having an idea of everyone’s taste. If you are wondering what non-veg dishes should be included in your Christmas menu, here are a few options. Some of them sound sophisticated and tough, but we assure you they can be easy-breezy to cook with these recipes. The options are:

Drumstick chicken
Oh yes, fried chicken is a cliché but it’s something everyone dives into even before wondering what else is on the menu! We offer you the recipe for a drumstick chicken with a unique marination paste. If you have chicken lovers among your guests, make sure you prepare an extra bowl of it so that you don’t run out of them too soon! Here’s the recipe.

Goan fish curry
Goan Christmas dishes are to die for, be it their drinks, desserts or non-vegetarian curries. Goan fish curry is available commonly in Kerala too, but when prepared at home with rich coconut milk, they are another level of delicious. And this curry alone is enough to make your Christmas feast special, with appam. Here’s the recipe.

Its fragrance is also tempting and is perfect to feed a festive crowd. Photo: Onmanorama
Goan fish curry has a tempting aroma and is perfect to feed a festive crowd. Photo: Onmanorama

Duck fry
This Kuttanadan Christmas delicacy is a traditional favourite and can impress everyone across ages. Packed with flavour and perfect with anything from chapathi to a plate of rice, the delicacy can be the centrepiece of your Christmas spread. Here’s the recipe.

Brinjal beef ularthiyathu
If you don’t want to offer only exclusively non-vegetarian curry options and want to strike a veg-non-veg balance, this is the curry to go for. The brinjal beef ularthiyathu tastes amazing but offers that much-needed dose of vegetable fibre in Christmas’ non-veg heavy meals. The tender beef pieces teaming up with creamy brinjal might have more takers than the regular curries too! Here’s the recipe.

The curry can be prepared as a side-dish for breads or rice. Photo: Asha Yohanan
Brinjal beef ularthiyathu is an awesome combination of vegetarian and non-vegetarian ingredients in a single dish. Photo: Asha Yohanan

Chicken molee
The long-lost ‘brother’ of fish molee, chicken molee is just as elegant and delicious and tastes awesome with breads, appam, rice and more. And it might also make your guests intrigued, ‘What’s up with this innovative dish?’ Mind it, all age groups might take a liking to it and so, keep a watch on how quickly it’s disappearing from the curry bowl. Here’s the recipe.

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