International Appetizers & Hor D’ourves
The Middle-Eastern Indian Appetizer List

VEGETARIAN (Serve warm or room temperature)

Tiny Basmati, Wild Rice and Black Currant Pancake with chervil goat cheese, arugula pesto and Indian mango chutney

Tiny Puffed Pastry Cornucopia with curried potatoes, peas, corn, raisins and fresh cilantro. Served with cucumber mango sauce

Miniature Indian No Meat Tandoori Pies

Curry Pastie (Turnovers) with potatoes, carrots, corn, raisins and fresh coriander. Served with cool cucumber cumin dipping sauce

Indian Samosa made with short crust pastry and filled with curried potatoes, kumara (orange sweet potato) onions, peas and fresh coriander. Served with an orange tamarind sauce or Baba Ganoush (Eggplant, garlic, tahini and parsley dipping sauce)

Sesame Seeded Felafel (Chickpeas, broad beans, parsley, bulgar wheat and fresh mint) served on tiny pita and lettuce leaves with hummus, satay sauce and fresh mint garnish

Char-Grilled Indian Paneer Cheese Skewers with grilled aubergine (eggplant) grape tomatoes and leek. Served with Satay (Spicy Peanut) Sauce


POULTRY

Spicy Honey Curry Chicken in tiny pita with lettuce, roasted peppers and fresh cilantro

Mini Chicken Pita Pockets with grilled chicken masala, tabbouleh, tahini sauce and chopped scallions

Chicken Souvlaki wrapped with Lavash (Middle Eastern flat bread) tabbouleh and spicy pepper sauce into tiny boxes and tied with scallion ribbon

Miniature Chicken Tandoori Pie with carrots, peas, potato and black currants

Curried Coconut Chicken Skewer with pineapple and snap pea

Saffron, Ginger and Lemon Chicken Brochettes ( Tiny skewer)

BEEF, LAMB AND PORK

Indonesian Beef Satay Filet Mignon marinate in coconut, red chillies, cumin and lime sauce, skewered and grilled. Served with spicy peanut satay sauce

Beef or Lamb Samosa with curried potato, kumara (sweet potato), peas, onions and fresh mint served with Tamarind sauce

Lamb Kofte (Oval shaped) Brochette made with minced or ground lamb, onion, cumin and fresh cilantro grilled and served with a mint yogurt sauce

Middle Eastern lamb Boats made with minced lamb, pine nuts and garlic displayed in tiny boat shaped pasty casements with Baba Gannoush

Afgan Lamb Kebabs with spicy mango mint chutney

Spicy Lamb and Pine Nut Phyllo Triangles with Satay dipping sauce

Lamb and Couscous Stuffed Grape Leaf Skewer served with mint yogurt sauce

Pork Satay with apple and scallion spear


SEAFOOD AND FISH

Saffron, Lemon and Ginger Shrimp Skewer with roasted pepper and snap pea

Grilled Tandoori Shrimp Skewers with snow pea and mango

Jumbo Coconut Saffron Shrimp in decorative oriental spoons garnished with chive

Grilled Scallop with Ginger, Garlic and fresh cilantro in tiny phyllo tart