Halal Sri Lankan & Indian Catering in Newmarket

Authentic halal Sri Lankan and Indian catering delivered to Newmarket and the GTA, roughly $20 to $30 per person (quoted on menu and headcount).

Newmarket, at the top of York Region

Newmarket sits about 45 km north of our kitchen at 328 Passmore Avenue, a 40 to 45 minute drive for us on a normal day. Larger orders booked a few days ahead are the easiest to fit into our schedule. Pickup from Scarborough on Saturday or Sunday is always an option if you would rather collect.

A lot of Newmarket catering happens outdoors in the warmer months: backyard birthdays, graduation parties, family reunions in a park pavilion. This page is written with that kind of day in mind.

A backyard birthday for 60, priced out

Here is a simple plan for 60 guests on a summer Saturday. The Ghee Rice Combo 5 is roughly $20 to $30 per person (quoted on menu and headcount) and gives each guest ghee rice with any one meat and any two vegetable dishes. Sixty guests at $15 is confirmed in your event quote.

For a backyard crowd with lots of kids, a sensible build is:

• Meat: fried chicken or a chicken curry, which most children are happy to eat
• Vegetable one: potato milk curry, mild and creamy with coconut milk
• Vegetable two: pineapple curry or green peas curry for a little more flavour

Confirm your choices with us when you order, since the available meats and vegetables are set by the kitchen. If you want a cold drink on the side, our Mango Lassi is $6 and is made with yogurt, so it contains dairy. quotes each event based on menu and headcount with a 20-person minimum.

Feeding kids and spice-shy guests

Sri Lankan food has a reputation for heat, but not every dish is hot. Potato milk curry is gentle and soothing. Green peas curry is described on our menu as mildly spicy and naturally vegan. Ghee rice itself is fragrant rather than fiery. The dishes to watch are anything labelled devil, plus maasi sambal, which is chili-heavy and made with dried Maldives fish.

A practical trick at a mixed party: set the milder trays at the start of the line and the hotter ones at the end, with a small card naming each dish. Parents can then fill a child's plate before reaching the spicy end.

Keeping food safe at an outdoor party

• Put the serving table in the shade, not under direct sun.
• Keep lids on trays between servings to keep out heat, wasps and dust.
• Use chafing dishes to keep hot food hot rather than leaving trays sitting open.
• Do not leave cooked food out for more than two hours, and cut that to one hour on a very hot day.
• Keep anything dairy-based, like lassi, in a cooler or the fridge until it is poured.
• Pack leftovers into shallow containers and refrigerate them promptly.

Park pavilions and long driveways

If your Newmarket event is in a public park, tell us which parking lot is closest to the pavilion, and have someone waiting there with a wagon or cart. Trays for 60 people are more than one trip by hand. For a house, let us know if the driveway is long or shared, and where the side gate to the backyard is.

Have a rain plan as well. Summer storms roll through York Region quickly, so pick a garage, covered deck or kitchen counter where the trays can go if the sky opens. Food should not sit uncovered in the rain, and wet chafing fuel is hard to relight.

We drop off packed and ready to serve. We do not send staff or servers, so plan who will open trays, refill and clear. Our meat is HMA-certified halal, with documentation available on request.

To book, call or text (647) 449-2924. For more party ideas, see our halal birthday party catering page or read up on how spicy Sri Lankan food really is.

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