Another Saturday night, another bar, in the newly hip-suddenly-gentrified-cooler-than-thou part of town. Blah, Blah, Blah. Forget the same old same old and impress your friends (and yourself quite frankly) with a fantasically awesome Bollywood shindig right in your own home.
Now it goes without saying that we desis enjoy a little bit of sparkle and color. So hide that Ikea couch with a few carefully chosen saris (no, not your sister’s best wedding sari) or drape them over your windows as curtains, throw some mirrored pillows on the floor, and hang up a couple of old Bollywood posters.
Next, light some vanilla and sandalwood candles, to evoke a sexy exotic feel. Rent some classic Bollywood flicks such as Andaaz or Howrah Bridge (go Helen!) to play in the background and keep the music flowing with some mellow tunes from Talvin Singh’s latest CD, Sweetbox.
Lastly, and mostly importantly whip up some shrimp kebabs from www.barwachi.com and some Mangopolitans.
Mangopolitan
4 parts Finlandia Mango Vodka
2 parts Triple Sec
2 parts Mango Juice
1 part grenadine
Keep going and pretty soon you’ll be giving Martha a run for her money.
