“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…
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Chiniot 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 ReadingEid ul Fitr – Sweet Memories of a Sweet Celebration There is a reason Eid ul Fitr is called Meethi Eid (sweet eid) in Pakistan – the day begins with…
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…
Continue ReadingWhat do you cook when the city is sizzling at 44 degrees C and in the kitchen the temperature easily rises another 10 degrees when the stoves are turned on.…
Continue Reading” I like rice. Rice is great if you are hungry and want 2000 of something”. Mitch Hedbert Pulao is not just any rice dish, its a celebration of rice!…
Continue ReadingBefore Ramadan we make elaborate plans and promises to actually refrain from indulging in lavish food and keep are sehr and iftar diet as simple as possible. Come Ramadan, we…
Continue ReadingIt’s wonderful to take a break from kitchen sometimes but, I’ve noticed, it’s always harder to return to the routine after the break. No matter how lazy you are feeling,…
Continue ReadingHave you ever enjoyed the rare delight of Choliya or Green Chickpeas? The humble but very versatile chickpeas are usually dried when they reach us or packed in tins and…
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