Salam Caterers

Food that honors the occasion.

Salam Caterers cooks for the days that matter in a Muslim household — a walima, an aqiqah, the first iftar of Ramadan — and for the workplaces that host them. Zabiha-sourced throughout, seasoned for a crowd, served with adab.

See menus by occasion Read our sourcing statement

Menus by occasion

Every gathering has its own menu logic.

An iftar is paced around maghrib; a walima is paced around joy. We plan each menu to the occasion's rhythm, then adjust dishes to your family's tastes. The menus below are our opening frameworks — final menus and pricing are set at your consultation.

Walima

Wedding feast · typically 150–500 guests

  • Chicken or goat biryani, degh-cooked mains
  • Beef nihari or lamb korma mains
  • Seekh kebab and chicken tikka platters grill
  • Mirchi ka salan, raita, fresh naan sides
  • Zarda or kheer, served warm dessert

Family-style or buffet; stage-side service for the couple's table.

Aqiqah

Welcoming a child · typically 40–150 guests

  • Goat or lamb curry from the aqiqah animal, on request mains
  • Chicken pulao for mixed ages mains
  • Shami kebabs and samosas starters
  • Kachumber salad, raita, roghni naan sides
  • Sheer khurma or gulab jamun dessert

Gentle spice levels by default — grandparents and toddlers both eat well.

Iftar

Ramadan service · homes, masajid, and halls

  • Ajwa or medjool dates and fruit chaat, plated first opening
  • Rooh afza, laban, and water service drinks
  • Pakoras, dahi baray, fruit trays iftari
  • Haleem or chicken karahi with naan dinner
  • Chai service after taraweeh, on request late

Delivery timed to maghrib for your date and ZIP — to the minute, every night.

Corporate

Office lunches and client events · 10–200

  • Biryani or kabsa trays with labeled spice levels mains
  • Grilled chicken over rice, office-friendly mains
  • Hummus, fattoush, and wrap platters lighter
  • Vegetarian and gluten-aware options, labeled always
  • Baklava or mithai boxes dessert

Individually boxed or buffet; every item halal, so the whole team eats from one spread.

Sourcing statement

Zabiha is the starting point, not a selling point.

Every meat we cook — chicken, beef, lamb, goat — is hand-slaughtered zabiha, bought from suppliers whose certification we have seen and keep on file. We do not mix sourcing by dish: if it leaves our kitchen, it meets the same standard.

We know families differ on certifiers and scholars' opinions. Ask us anything at your consultation; we will name our suppliers and show their current certificates rather than ask you to take our word for it.

  • One standard, whole kitchen. No non-zabiha meat enters our prep areas, fryers, or grills.
  • Named suppliers. Supplier and certifier named for each protein, with certificate dates, at consultation.
  • No alcohol, anywhere. Not in marinades, not in desserts, not in the vanilla.

How we serve

Three ways to have us at your event.

Drop-off trays

Hot trays with stands, serving utensils, and labels, delivered to your door on time. You host; we vanish.

Buffet with staff

Chafing-dish buffet set, replenished and tended by our servers, cleared quietly at the end.

Full service

Plated or family-style dinners with service staff, table settings coordination, and a lead on site from setup to send-off.

Enquire

We open our books soon.

Salam Caterers is finishing kitchen build-out in Chicago. Tell us about your occasion and we'll hold a consultation slot for you when bookings open — Ramadan dates will go first.

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