Ideas for Desi Picnic

funguy · Jul 9th, 2008, 11:24 AM

What would be the perfect menu for a desi family picnic?

Food items?
Games for mixed gender
Games for kids

Any ideas?

hareem01 · Jul 9th, 2008, 11:41 AM

Food:

Chana Chaat (dahi bhalay)
pakoray
biryani
shaami kebab
kheer or firni
fruits

Games for mixed gender

pillow fight

games for kids

hop scotch

Pareezay · Jul 9th, 2008, 11:43 AM

i like hareem's list,
uno is fun to play also.

hareem01 · Jul 9th, 2008, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by shay9164

i like hareem's list,
uno is fun to play also.

uno? woh kya hai?

Pareezay · Jul 9th, 2008, 11:51 AM

its a card game, not the real taash though with jack, king, queen or anything, but rather numbers in different colors. you throw one and the next person has to either throw the same color or number and thats how it keeps going. whoever finishes their cards first wins.

Mirch · Jul 9th, 2008, 11:52 AM

You can do some on-site BBQ also , everybody gets involved and have lots of fun.
You need more than one games there to play as you are going to be in the picnic grounds for long hours.
You can buy a kit from Walmart which has 6 to 10 outdoor games and is pretty cheap. It works as disposable game kits for our picnics.

hareem01 · Jul 9th, 2008, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by shay9164

its a card game, not the real taash though with jack, king, queen or anything, but rather numbers in different colors. you throw one and the next person has to either throw the same color or number and thats how it keeps going. whoever finishes their cards first wins.

sounds good....i'll try with my kids.

Ruiner · Jul 9th, 2008, 02:13 PM

badminton and volleyball are fun. the uncles get so competitive it's hilarious.

Lusi · Jul 9th, 2008, 02:22 PM

sandwiches, pasta, fruit, and bbq

for games you can have card games, badminton, football, cricket

PrinceMS · Jul 9th, 2008, 02:47 PM

volley ball ... bestest game for BBQ period (provided you have green soft grass).

Its less intense. Everyone can participate ...

fazeelat · Jul 9th, 2008, 03:24 PM

chaat , dahi bhaly
mangoes n lassi ( in pakistan)
pullao
gol gappy
bbq
chicken naan
fried chicken

games

bait bazi
name, thing, place,
hide n seek
aankh macholi
truth or dare

Ira · Jul 9th, 2008, 04:26 PM

We had a smaller family only picnic/bbq over the long weekend and here is what we took: chicken tikkas and beef kababs on skewers that we bbq at the spot, macaroni salad, fresh watermelon and pineapple upside down cake.

liek shay said, UNO is a great game. We have been playing it since we were kids and our parents enjoy it as much as we do. Its also very kid friendly.

Monk · Jul 9th, 2008, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Lusi

sandwiches, pasta, fruit, and bbq

for games you can have card games, bedminton, football, cricket

next time invite me over too, lol

Afro-Sheen · Jul 9th, 2008, 04:40 PM

you can even play soccer, very easy...make teams out of aunties & uncles

food:
take halal hot dogs as well with normal chicken/kebab items. Maybe make some shrimp skewers adding onions/bell peppers in between and grill them when u get there.

U can even try salmon or tuna steaks...very yummy!

Femme Fatale · Jul 9th, 2008, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Lusi

sandwiches, pasta, fruit, and bbq

for games you can have card games, bedminton, football, cricket

Lusi how do you play bedminton? winkwink. tell us more

Lusi · Jul 9th, 2008, 11:35 PM

I am too shareef to tell how it is played

oh man that was a typo...lol

funguy · Jul 10th, 2008, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Femme Fatale

Lusi how do you play bedminton? winkwink. tell us more

Required Ingredients for Bed-mint-on:

Bed
Mint
ON

The last ingredient is dependent upon the quality of participants. If pressure cooked, it can turn out to be a quick finish to the game.

mizzrani · Jul 10th, 2008, 03:21 PM

^ tututtu tauba

Femme Fatale · Jul 12th, 2008, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Lusi

I am too shareef to tell how it is played

oh man that was a typo...lol

haha. Between the wonderful pillow fight suggestion and bedminton I was seriously having doubs about this being a picnic. BTW who has pillow fights at picnics? never even heard of it

Rukhsarbibi · Jul 12th, 2008, 07:52 PM

we have an auntie who always takes her jalebi mixture to the picnics and fries jalebis on the spot - hot and yummy lol