A North Indian wedding is not one meal. A roka, sagan, mehndi, haldi, sangeet, wedding lunch or dinner and reception each ask for a different spread, and a different amount of food, depending on the hour and the guests. The guides on this shelf take one function at a time and answer the question families search for in the first lines, before the detail.
Start with the Punjabi wedding menu for the overall shape, then open the guide for the function you are planning. When you are ready for numbers, the food quantity calculator gives rough cooked quantities for your guest count, and the cost per plate guide explains what a quote should list so two caterers can be compared fairly.
Every guide names its sources where it uses outside figures, and says what is a planning guide rather than a promise. To plan a menu for your own date, see wedding catering or send Baljeet the details from the form below.
Weddings follow Dev Uthani Ekadashi (20 November); the first vivah muhurat listed is 21 November.
Live counter ideas for an Indian wedding
The live counters that work best at an Indian wedding are chaat, a tandoor with tikkas, dosa or pasta, and a hot jalebi or kulfi counter. Choose 3 or 4 rather than 10, so each queue stays short. Tell us your guest count and venue and we will plan the counters with you.
5 min read Order: Wedding catering in Panchkula and Chandigarh
Mehndi and haldi food menu: veg ideas for both functions
A mehndi and a haldi both want light, easy-to-hold vegetarian food: chaat, mini samosas, paneer tikka, fruit, cold drinks and chai, then a simple lunch or dinner if the function runs long. Plan 2 to 3 snack pieces a guest, keep it finger food, and book a wedding caterer for the full menu.
6 min read Order: Wedding catering in Panchkula and Chandigarh
Punjabi and North Indian wedding menu list: veg, non-veg and Jain
A Punjabi wedding menu runs from starters and live counters to dals, mains, breads and rice, then a sweet table. Our menu lists 103 dishes across nine courses in Pure Veg, Non-Veg and Jain versions. The table below goes course by course, and each ceremony from roka to reception has its own spread.
Guide
Sources: Drik Panchang: festivals in Kartika 2026 (Dev Uthani Ekadashi, 20 November) · SmartPuja: Vivah muhurat 2026 (first date 21 November)
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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.