To 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…
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…
Continue ReadingWe go a little over board with brunch on weekends usually! Mainly because it becomes a welcome break from the monotony of gulp-and-go weekday breakfast routine. And then everybody is…
Continue ReadingFruits are the best fast food possible ! Wash, peel and eat or chop and drizzle a simple dressing to turn them into an elegant Fruit Salad recipe. Spring/summer fruits…
Continue ReadingWhen I was a child, the long, hot, quiet Lahori summer afternoons seemed unending and infinitely boring. But a wave of excitement surged whenever a food vendor, passing from the…
Continue ReadingIt’s really easy to lose your mojo and fall victim to the routine when you have to cook for family thrice a day (at least). I was really excited to…
Continue ReadingThere are days when I feel like cooking a lot! I sort out vegetables, boil beans to freeze, cook in bulk, bake bread, make a couple of halwas to freeze.…
Continue ReadingFruit Chaat is a sweet, sour and spicy medley of seasonal fruits and vegetables with different dressings and seasonings added to it. It is a very popular street food in…
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