“My first sensation of life was the smell of machli ka salan, a spicy fish curry, rising through the floorboards,” recalls Hassan Haji in Richard C. Morais’ The Hundred Foot…
Continue ReadingKashmiris are known as meat lovers in our region and of all the meat variety mutton/lamb is their favourite. Harissa or Hareesa is a traditional Kashmiri dish prepared with basically…
Continue ReadingThe juice of the grape is the liquid quintessence of concentrated sunbeams. Thomas Love Peacock Could it be described more beautifully? Can’t you almost taste the sun as the sweet…
Continue ReadingNothing fancy today – just some simple, homely but utterly comforting Aloo Matar or Potatoes & Peas Curry with steamed rice. You know I’m not a huge fan of fancy…
Continue ReadingTeriyaki is a Japanese style of cooking in which food is broiled or grilled in a glaze like sauce. Teriyaki chicken and beef became popular in Pakistan a long time…
Continue Reading“Meatballs are the ultimate cure-all for anything that ails you.” The New Meatball Shop Cookbook Meatballs are universal! Yes, think of any cuisine and you will find some version of…
Continue ReadingChiniot is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the river Chenab. It’s famous for intricate wooden furniture, ornate architecture, mosques, and an early 20th century mansion –…
Continue Reading“Childhood smells of perfume and brownies.” — David Leavitt When I started my blog, nearly six years back, my daughters were 8 and 12. I started cooking kids’ recipes with…
Continue ReadingI created this recipe in answer to a 5 ingredients food challenge on a Google Plus food community . . The ingredients list was really short and simple. 1. One…
Continue ReadingLakhnawi cuisine has a staggering variety of mouth watering non veg recipes, especially scintillating kebabs. It is believed that the royal chefs of Nawab Asa-ud-Daula included one special ingredient or…
Continue ReadingWhat are tater tots? The king of fried junk food: greasy, crispy, sinful Tater Tots. If you dont indulge frequently in such food, I guess it’s okay to cheat once…
Continue ReadingTo be honest, growing up I despised the long list of similarish, kind of bland summer vegetables, like tinda, tori, kadu, ghiya (apple gourd, sponge gourd, pumkin and bottle gourd)…
Continue ReadingDhwan Dahi gosht – the name is quite self explanatory but still intriguing, right! We are familar with smoked chicken roasts and cold cuts of red and white meat but…
Continue ReadingThere is a reason Eid ul Azha is called Meethi Eid (sweet eid) in Pakistan – the day begins with sweet Vermicelli and dates pudding, people give sweets and cakes…
Continue ReadingMy earliest memories of samosas are from Ramadan when I was only seven or eight years old and had fasted for the first time. In Pakistan, the first roza/fast of…
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