Kailash and Urmila Kanwantia, whose son?s wedding had a spread of Scandinavian dishes

Jamshedpur, Nov. 25: The aromatic peas pulao has been pushed out of the wedding platter by the Burmese Khowsey while the vegetable delights of navratan korma and paneer pasanda are facing competition from exotic dishes like Thai Merofoi and yellow curry.

Cuisines from far away lands like Scandinavia, Thailand and Mexico, to name a few, are making their foray into the Indian wedding scene with traditional recipes being tossed aside for the foreign ones.

Call it an invasion or simply a fashion, the trend seemed to be doing the rounds at a clutch of wedding parties where the strange names leave guests wondering about the ingredients that have been tossed in. Most people, however, seemed willing to experiment.

When it was time for a marriage at the Gargs home last week, the family thought of serving something different.

?We thought of laying a Italian table for the guests. We decided to keep it simple by including lasagne, risotto, their traditional rice and ravioli, a mixed fare of crushed vegetables,? informed a Garg family member.

Similar was the case at the Kanwatia?s when they celebrated their son Arpit?s wedding in a grand style. They tickled the taste buds of guests with mouth-watering dishes from the Scandinavian land.

?Our idea was to introduce some innovation and what better way than a new cuisine. Of course, we had our own Indian dishes,? explained Urmila Kanwatia excitedly.

The experimentation is not always at the compensation of the Indian dishes though.

?Some guests do not like to experiment. So for them, we decided to offer some cuisines from the different parts of India. The bisi bele huli anna, a traditional spicy rice from Karnataka and masoor biriyani was loved by everyone,? she added.

But, of course, you have to deal with some guests, laughed one host whose daughter got married recently, who will be curious to know what makes up say a budijaw, a spaghetti made from special white pumpkins.