How to serve food in a group as per the scriptures?

The Sanatana dharma has given directions for our each and every activity.

Our elders have given directions for us to follow when we serve the food in a group of people.

These are a few:

(1) First you should serve a sweet after keeping water.

(2) Then, you should serve the sour food item such as curd pachchadi.

(3) Then you should serve the side dishes.

(4) Then you should serve the boiled rice or any grain food.

(5) Then, you should serve the liquid preparation (Such as masala, dhaal, South Indian Sambar, etc) that is mixed with grain and eaten.

(6) Finally, it is good to serve curd rice whatever food they had eaten so far as curd calms don the stomach.

SEQUENCE OF SERVING FOOD TO THE PERSONS:

(7) First you should serve the food to the children in the ascending order of their age.

(8) Then, you should serve food to the guests who visited our house.

(9) Then, you should serve to the elders in the group.

(10) Finally, all the other male and female members should eat.