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Author: Maria Nasir

A former English language and literature teacher, Maria is a hands-on mom for whom cooking is an expression of love, generosity and warmth. She handles parties for over forty people at her home single-handedly with ease. Besides cooking, Maria enjoys reading books and painting.

Maincourse / Chinioti Kunna Gosht, Braised Lamb Curry

August 21, 2018November 16, 2024 / Maria Nasir /

What is Kunna Gosht The name Kunna Gosht is derived from the round clay utensil used to cook the dish, also known as Matka.This kunna or matka was buried under…

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Desserts / Easy Rocky Road Brownies

August 4, 2018November 17, 2024 / Maria Nasir /

“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…

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Entrées and Sides / Shrimp & Mango Stirfry with Apple Cider Reduction

July 23, 2018November 17, 2024 / Maria Nasir / 2

I created this recipe in answer to a 5 ingredients food challenge on aGoogle Plus food community .The ingredients list was really short and simple. What I most like about…

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Maincourse / Dum kay Kebab, easy recipe

July 18, 2018November 18, 2024 / Maria Nasir /

Dum kay kebab is a Lakhnawi cuisine that has a staggering variety of mouth watering non veg recipes, especially scintillating kebabs. It is believed that the royal chefs of Nawab…

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Breakfast / Spicy Homemade Tater Tots with Egg Breakfast

July 9, 2018November 25, 2024 / Maria Nasir /

What are tater tots? The king of fried junk food: greasy, crispy, sinful Tater Tots. If you don’t indulge frequently in such food, I guess it’s okay to cheat once…

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Maincourse / Punjabi Tinda Shorba, Apple Gourd Curry

July 2, 2018November 25, 2024 / Maria Nasir /

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)…

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Maincourse / Dhwan Dahi Gosht, Smoked Chicken Curry

June 22, 2018November 25, 2024 / Maria Nasir / 9

Smoked Chicken Curry- 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 a…

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Desserts / 5 Quick and Easy Eid Desserts

June 14, 2018November 25, 2024 / Maria Nasir /

Eid 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…

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Entrées and Sides / Warqi Samosa, Layered Stuffed Pastry

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 / Maria Nasir / 17

My 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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Salads / Paludah, Persian Melon and Peach Salad

May 29, 2018July 3, 2018 / Maria Nasir / 16

What 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.…

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Maincourse / One Pot Chicken Pulao

May 25, 2018May 26, 2018 / Maria Nasir / 4

” 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!…

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Salads / Spicy Chaat and Fruit Salad Recipes

May 16, 2018May 16, 2018 / Maria Nasir /

Before 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…

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Maincourse / Easy Vegetable Biryani

April 19, 2018March 20, 2019 / Maria Nasir / 4

It’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,…

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Maincourse / Choliya Pulao, Green Chickpeas & Rice

April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 / Maria Nasir /

Have 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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Breakfast / Chai Spiced French Toast

March 31, 2018March 31, 2018 / Maria Nasir /

We 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…

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