24 Times Indian Food Was Served In Everything But Plates And Bowls

Some of these are pretty innovative tbh!

1. These samosas that were about to go on a little trip.

Samosas on a bike. from WeWantPlates

2. And these parathas were being...umm...transported straight to your stomach.

Choo choo! All aboard the impractical train. from WeWantPlates

3. And so were these pakoras.

How shall we serve our Indian snacks? Load up the miniature wagon! from WeWantPlates

4. While these pakoras and samosas were deeply political.

Samosas and pakodas on a communist truck. from WeWantPlates

5. Perhaps these appetisers were playing musical chairs?

Matthew Rowley @mbrowley

Friends took us to dinner last night at an Indian joint in La Jolla. Appetizers came on twee little wooden chairs. Not a fan of plated cuteness for adults. Or questionable sanitation. Because I’ve spent years in restaurants, though, I knew how to close it down properly.

02:30 PM - 14 Apr 2019

Twitter: @mbrowley

6. Would you fancy your food with a side of twigs?

Indian food served on decorative twigs from WeWantPlates

7. This rather morbid way of serving biryani.

Mughlai biryani served on wooden plank with meat impaled by giant nail in center. Yoghurt sauce on little altar from WeWantPlates

8. These pani puris that also wanted to give you chemistry lessons.

Test tubes, syringes, and a random metal basket? from WeWantPlates

9. These phuchkas have great chemistry.

When the Drug Den plan fails and you gotta pivot to being a Restaurant from WeWantPlates

10. Colourful golgappas — straight from the h̶e̶a̶r̶t̶ cart.

At an Indian restaurant. from WeWantPlates

11. This mystery box.

WHAT'S IN THE BOOOOXXXX? Oh. from WeWantPlates

12. This great example of how you can put your umbrellas to use when it's not raining outside.

This inverted umbrella was tipping all the time from WeWantPlates

13. These paneer tikkas that are rich in...er...iron.

Friend went to a restaurant and they served him paneer tikka on an iron from WeWantPlates

14. Forget shirts! Here's some well-ironed paneer.

Anybody fancy a steam ironed curry from WeWantPlates

15. These naans that were simply added to cart.

If only there was a non-shopping type of basket to serve these naan in!! from WeWantPlates

16. All I ever wanted was to eat rice out of a beer mug and rotis straight from a shopping basket.

Of course, the curry which followed was served on an oversized metal disc instead of a normal plate from WeWantPlates

17. And this hanging naan.

Let's hang up the naan bread on a coat hanger, guests love that! from WeWantPlates

18. Brb. Just hanging some parathas on the clothesline.

Ordered some bread and curry. Looks cool but slightly impractical. from WeWantPlates

19. Gardening enthusiasts will appreciate this.

Just in time for gardening season from WeWantPlates

20. Ah! Just wanna "dig" into this.

Who doesn't want their food served in a trowel and a shot glass? from WeWantPlates

21. Dustpan parathas. Yummy!

Eating naan bread off a dust pan. from WeWantPlates

22. When you've run out of chai so you pour curry into the kettle instead.

Curry in a teapot from WeWantPlates

23. Hello officer? Yes, I want my plates and bowls back.

Don't tell me what but atleast tell me why? From a cafe in Mumbai, India from WeWantPlates

24. And finally, Maggi served in a beer mug.

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