the drop in temperature in jaipur gave smita jain the perfect reason to have a bonfire for her friends at her fathers weekend home on ajmer highway a fashiondesign student smita on tuesday night hosted a bonfire party colourful jackets being the dresscodethe friends arranged the bonfire in the garden and a tandoor for their party on one of the coldest days of the season it was great fun specially because of the chill in the air as it was very cold we had to arrange for small fires all around to keep us warm says smitamuch like smita and her friends there are several others for whom the bonfires and barbecue parties are the most inthing this season that is not all youngsters in the city are also arranging special theme parties like hukka and cigars and organising tandoori and barbeque nights these parties are not uncommon for the winter but because of the unprecedented drop in the mercury the number of people opting for such parties has gone up and they are not just youngstersrajeev sharma a resident of shyam nagar arranged a special barbecue and cocktails party recently for his close friends and extended family a gems exporter rajeev said that the party was a huge hit because of the cold weather we went out for the new years and once back decided to have a get together it was my son who suggested a barbeque and our guests just loved it he saysfrom barbeque to sarson ka saag and gajak to gajjar ka halwa the winter dishes are in great demand during the winter parties steaming paneer tikkas pakodas chicken cutlets and french fries are the most popular snacks for such parties along with these dinner the winter lunches of pakoras and churma are popular among residents of the citywe were earlier planning to have one during the lohri festival but brought forward it when friends called up to say that the drop in mercury calls for a sarson ka saag party right away says rajveer kaur a resident of jawahar nagar who had organised a dinner for friends on wednesday eveningthe bonfires and barbecues were also quite popular on the new years eve most hotels in the state capital had organised arranged for bonfires in their party which were a big hit says trivikram nayla of nayla bagh they had arranged not just for bonfire but also has a cigar section for the new years bash