Collection: Serving Bowls

From steaming dal to chilled desserts - serving bowls that bring the whole table together.

Serving Bowls for Curries, Biryani, Pastas, Salads & Desserts

No Indian meal is complete without serving bowls. Dal, sabzi, paneer, biryani, raita, kheer - every dish needs a bowl that looks beautiful, keeps food covered and passes easily around the table. At Whites & Pastels, our Serving Bowls collection brings together embossed porcelain bowls, ceramic serving bowls and casserole pots with glass lids, footed fruit bowls, large pasta and salad bowls and stainless steel serving bowls - all in our signature palette of white, ivory and warm gold.

Whether you're serving a weekday family dinner, a festive spread or a dinner party for twelve, you'll find serving bowls here in every size and style. For individual katoris and small bowls, see Bowl for Gravy, Soups & Dessert.

Why the Right Serving Bowl Matters

Serving bowls set the rhythm of a shared meal. Deep bowls keep gravies from spilling, lidded bowls and casseroles keep food covered as guests help themselves, and wide bowls give room to toss a salad or pasta. The material matters too: porcelain and ceramic bring elegance and are often microwave friendly, glass lets desserts shine, and stainless steel is durable for buffets and everyday use.

Serving Bowls at Whites & Pastels - Find What You Need

What Size Serving Bowl Do You Need?

For a dinner party, plan one serving bowl per dish, sized so it's about two-thirds full - it looks generous and leaves room to serve without spilling.

Serving Bowls with Lids & Casserole Pots

A casserole or serving bowl with lid keeps food covered while guests help themselves - essential for Indian meals where dal, sabzi and biryani are served together. The White Serving Bowl with Flower Glass Lid is a luxury casserole pot made from premium food-grade ceramic with a smooth, non-porous glazed finish that resists stains, moisture and odours. Its crystal-clear glass lid is topped with a sculpted ceramic flower knob in rose, lotus or marigold. It is microwave safe, dishwasher safe and refrigerator safe, and is available as a set of three - a complete casserole set for curries, dal and biryani.

The Ceramic Serving Bowl with Glass Lid holds 1500 ml and has side handles for easy passing. Its clear glass lid has a wooden knob, and the bowl (without lid) is dishwasher, microwave and oven safe. You can add a matching gold or silver stainless steel serving spoon for a complete serveware set - perfect for gifting.

Ceramic & Porcelain Serving Bowls

Our porcelain serving bowls double as table sculpture. The Standing Bear Serving Bowl and Sleeping Polar Bear Serving Bowl each have an 8-inch diameter and 1000 ml capacity, with an embossed outer pattern, cut and carved edges and a porcelain polar bear on a porcelain hill at the centre. The Standing Bear bowl is microwave, dishwasher and oven safe. They're made for salads, pasta and noodles - and they're a conversation starter every time.

The Paper Fold Serving Bowl has an embossed paper-fold design in white ceramic, in a large (21 × 9.5 cm) or small (18.5 × 10.5 cm) size, and is microwave, dishwasher and oven safe - for salads, soups, pasta and popcorn.

Everyday Ceramic Serving Bowls

The White Victorian Serving Bowl with Grey Vintage Print is 7 × 3 inches with a 1000 ml capacity, with a scalloped edge and grey lining - made for curries and gravies at family dinners. The European Embossed Grey Pasta Bowl is 6.5 inches with a 550 ml capacity, for pasta, gravies, curries and dry Indian dishes. The Nordic 8-inch Ramen & Pasta Bowl is black-and-white ceramic in zigzag or zebra-stripe patterns, 20 × 9 cm with an 850 ml capacity.

Salad Bowls, Pasta Bowls & Big Bowls

A big bowl gives salads and pasta room to be tossed and served. For salads, the wide 8-inch Bear bowls and the large Paper Fold bowl are ideal; for pasta and noodles, the Nordic 850 ml bowl and the Grey Embossed pasta bowl. The Stainless Steel Serving Bowl with Stand has a sleek half-sphere bowl tilted on a modern stand with a black rubber base to prevent scratches - for soups, curries, salads, pasta, nachos and popcorn at buffets and parties.

Fruit Bowls & Dessert Serving Bowls

The White Porcelain Footed Bowl with Gold Stand sits on a gold electroplated stand with a vertical-line texture, in small (6-inch, 500 ml) and large (8-inch, 1200 ml) sizes - a fruit bowl, candy bowl or centrepiece. Please note it is hand wash only and not microwave, oven or dishwasher safe. For desserts, the Gourmet Dessert & Grazing Bowl is borosilicate glass on an attached stand, in 10 cm and 12 cm; the 12 cm size suits fruit and salads.

Serving Bowl Materials Compared

Serving Bowl, Donga, Handi or Casserole - What's the Difference?

Indian homes use many names for serving vessels. A serving bowl is any large open bowl for sharing food at the table. A donga is the traditional word for a deep serving bowl, often with a lid, used for dal and sabzi. A handi is a deep, wide-mouthed pot - often used for biryani, dal or soup - and our Porcelain Dal Handi brings that shape to the table in 2000 ml porcelain. A casserole is a covered serving dish that keeps food covered at the table - like our Serving Bowl with Flower Glass Lid.

Serving Bowls for Festivals & Dinner Parties

For Diwali dinners, weddings and pujas, a matching set of serving bowls makes the table feel planned. Use lidded casseroles for hot curries and biryani, a large sculptural bowl for salad or fruit chaat, footed bowls for sweets and dry fruits, and small katoris for chutneys. For buffets, the Stainless Steel Serving Bowl with Stand keeps snacks and curries easy to reach. Add serving spoons and a platter or two, and your festive table is ready.

How to Serve an Indian Meal Family-Style

• One bowl per dish: dal, sabzi, paneer and rice each in their own serving bowl.
• Lids for hot dishes: casseroles and lidded bowls keep curries covered.
• A spoon for every bowl: use gold serving spoons and a spoon stand to keep the table tidy.
• Raita and chutney in small bowls: use katoris and dip bowls.
• Dessert last: bring out a footed bowl of fruit or glass dessert bowls at the end.

Care Tips for Serving Bowls

• Standing Bear, Paper Fold and flower-lid bowls: microwave and dishwasher safe; the Standing Bear and Paper Fold bowls are also oven safe; the flower-lid bowl is refrigerator safe.
• Ceramic Serving Bowl with Glass Lid: the bowl (without lid) is dishwasher, microwave and oven safe.
• White Porcelain Footed Bowl: hand wash only - not microwave, oven or dishwasher safe.
• Always check the product page for each bowl's care details.

Serving Bowls as Gifts

Serving bowls are used at every meal, which makes them a thoughtful housewarming or wedding gift. The flower-lid serving bowls come as a set of three and the footed bowls as a set of two - easy picks for Diwali gifting. Explore more in our gifting collection.

Why Choose Whites & Pastels Serving Bowls?

Whites & Pastels designs serveware for homes that love to host. Our serving bowls come in porcelain, ceramic, glass and stainless steel, in a palette of white, ivory and gold that complements every luxury tableware setting - from a weekday dal to a festive feast - and every product page lists its size, capacity and care.

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