Christmas is all about relishing various types of scrumptious dishes with our loved ones and now that it is just a week left for the festival, majority of us have already started planning for it!
From buying gifts to decorating the Christmas tree, we are all set for the holiday season!
While every different culture has their own menu for the big dinner party on Christmas, there are some traditional dishes without which this festival just can’t be celebrated!
The dishes which we are talking about here are being prepared at every home since ages and there are a lot of memories attached to them.
For example, gingerbread cookies are exclusively baked for Christmas.
1. Plum Cake
The most common fruitcake which is found in every home on Christmas is a ‘plum cake’. Prepared with the goodness of plums and dry fruits, this cake is surely a treat to be enjoyed with the loved ones on Christmas! The preparation for the cake starts about a month ago when the nuts and plums are soaked in rum to get that amazing flavour in the cake.
2. Roasted Chicken
A Christmas dinner is incomplete without a meat recipe! While the traditional Christmas dinner includes roasted turkey, many of us who don’t like the taste of turkey prefers having roasted chicken instead. So, make and serve it with any continental food of your choice!
3. Eggnog
Eggnog is a delicious beverage made exclusively on Christmas. It is prepared using milk, cream and egg as its main ingredients and later, it is flavoured with cinnamon and nutmeg to give it an amazing taste! You can drink it warm or cold, that’s your choice!
4. Christmas Cookies
You just can’t miss having cookies on Christmas! Made with refined flour, butter and sugar, the Christmas cookies are often used as a return gift for the guests! To add some extra flavour and taste to your cookies, replace sugar with honey for the dough!
5. Cranberry Pumpkin Cake
Another festive cake for Christmas is the ‘cranberry pumpkin cake’! Loaded with berries, this cake has a fruity taste which will be loved by everyone in the family from kids to adults. You can store this cake in the refrigerator for about a week and pack it for your kid’s lunch.
6. Christmas Cake
Traditionally, fruitcakes are baked for Christmas and they are an inseparable part of this festival. The Christmas cake is made with nuts, raisins, fresh and dried fruits. The taste and flavour of a Christmas cake are unmatchable! So, try it now!
7. Christmas Pudding
Pudding makes everything better with its taste! Prepared with loads with love, the Christmas pudding recipe reminds us all of our happy childhood days! So, make it now and enjoy it with your loved ones.
8. Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
This is a compulsory dessert recipe that needs to be baked on Christmas and nothing can beat the aroma of freshly-baked gingerbread cookies! Adding chocolate to the recipe makes it more delectable. So, try it for Christmas!
9. Roasted Turkey
A roasted turkey is an irreplaceable part of the Christmas dinner! This delectable recipe has loads of spices, nuts and herbs in it which makes it an ideal choice for a grand Christmas dinner party! So, go for this one for the main course!
10. Special Christmas Mince Pie
This dessert recipe is well-loved by everyone! It is filled with chocolate, cream, nuts, raisins, jams and jellies, and with so many different flavours, this dessert makes it way to our plates on the joyous festival of Christmas!
