The question behind every catering order is the same: how much food is enough? Too little embarrasses a host, and too much is money in the bin. The guides on this shelf turn guest counts into kilograms and pieces for the dishes people actually order: dal, sabzi, paneer, rice, rotis, biryani and sweets.
Each one states the planning figure, shows how it was worked out, and says which figures are the kitchen's rule of thumb. Start with the food quantity calculator for a full menu, or the halwai ka parcha in Hindi for the raw-material list a halwai asks for.
Figures are cooked weight, and they change with the menu, the meal and how many guests are children. Tell Baljeet your guest count in the form below and he will adjust the numbers for your menu.
How much food for 100/200/500 guests at an Indian wedding
A common planning rule is 550–650 grams of cooked food per adult guest across all dishes: 55–65 kg for 100 guests, 110–130 kg for 200 and 275–325 kg for 500. It is a sanity range, not a recipe; order against the dish-by-dish figures below. Method: Shahi Swaad kitchen planning figure (cooked weight).
Calculator
हलवाई का पर्चा (Halwai ka parcha): 100 लोगों के लिए सामान लिस्ट
हलवाई का पर्चा (Halwai ka parcha) यानी शादी या फंक्शन के लिए सामान की वो लिस्ट जिसमें दाल, चावल, पनीर, तेल-घी और मिठाई की अंदाज़न मात्रा लिखी होती है। 100 मेहमानों के लिए कुल खाना लगभग 55–65 किलो बैठता है, पर सही मात्रा मेन्यू के हिसाब से बदलती है।
Guide
Tell Baljeet the occasion, the date and the number of guests. WhatsApp opens with your message written out.
Tell us your guest count and your budget. Baljeet replies with a menu that fits it and lists what the quote includes: food, staff, crockery, travel and GST.