Gluten Free Indian Menu

Here are my gluten free Indian menu options to chose from for your next Dinner Club. Explore rich, earthy dishes made with fragrant cumin, coriander and cardamom to create a culinary adventure. Divide the recipes among friends or let them chose their own. Then gather in the kitchen to bring it all together. That's what Dinner Club is all about.

My friends and I started a Gourmet Dinner Club decades ago and simply refer to is as Gourmet. We've cooked our way around the globe, hosted elaborate multi-course dinners, tasting events, and have had a year of restaurant dinners. (Wouldn't gluten free restaurants be an awesome theme!) There's no end to ideas and I've shared eight of my favourite menus to inspire you to start a Dinner Club.

Indian Recipes To Plan Your Menu

There's nothing like a great menu that someone else put together. Yet for me there is often one dish I want to change. In my Dinner Club we sometimes get an email from the host who has chosen a main course. We then get to pick from a list like this and whoever replies first gets the best selection.

Starters

• Deep fried vegetable fritters, pakora
• Spinach Salad with Mango Chutney Dressing

Main Course

• Tandoori Chicken from scratch
• Mango Chutney Chicken
• Grilled Tandoori Shrimp, perfect for a summer menu.
• Whole Roasted Cauliflower for a vegetarian option.

Sides

• Zucchini Tomato Yellow Split Pea Dal
• Spicy Tomato Raita
• Paneer and Peppers in Fragrant Gravy
• Fruited Jasmine Rice

Dessert

• Lemon Kulfi with strawberries and pistachios (don't forget them like I did).

Gluten Free Indian Dishes with a description

Gluten Free Vegetable Fritters (Pakora)

These naturally gluten free Vegetable Fritters, called pakora, are dipped in a spicy chickpea flour batter then deep fried. An Indian specialty not to be missed.

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Spinach Salad with Mango Chutney Dressing

This spinach salad has a tangy mango chutney dressing and is packed full of tart green apple, chopped green onion and roasted whole peanuts.

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Gluten Free Tandoori Chicken

Prepared sauces use red food colouring to enhance the colour of this dish. I prefer to make it from scratch using tomato paste and chili powder to achieve the taste and red colour of a more authentic dish.

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Gluten Free Mango Chutney Chicken

This is one of those sweet, sticky oven-baked dishes that everyone loves. Green onion and coconut finish it off so don't skip them.

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Grilled Tandoori Shrimp

It just wouldn’t be summer without making my Grilled Tandoori Shrimp. Cooked on the barbecue and served with fresh lime this is a must try!

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Whole Roasted Cauliflower

Serving a whole Roasted Cauliflower with East Indian spices is a "wow" vegetarian main course or impressive side dish. It's easy to create a full meal with dahl, rice and a salad but this presentation will steal the show!

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Zucchini Tomato Yellow Split Pea Dal

Zucchini Tomato Yellow Split Pea Dal is a long time favourite dal recipe. The spiced zucchini-tomato mixture on top is next level!

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Spicy Tomato Raita (Indian Yogurt Sauce with Green Chili)

This yogurt salad provides a cooling contrast to the spiciness of curries and other Indian favourites.

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Paneer and Peppers in Fragrant Gravy

This is a flavourful East Indian side dish or vegetarian main course. When I'm entertaining this is always on the menu.

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Fruited Rice Pilaf with Pine Nuts

Fruited Rice Pilaf with Pine Nuts is a delicious rice dish that can be served as part of any Indian meal. This is what I call 'special rice'.

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Lemon Kulfi

Lemon Kulfi is often referred to as traditional Indian ice cream and is said to be more dense and creamier than other ice cream.

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