Healthy Ramadan Snacks Simple pleasures are the last healthy refuge in a complex world, says Oscar Wilde. Usually when we imagine simple and healthy, regarding food, we don’t consider it…
Continue ReadingChicken Jalfrezi is one of the most commonly found curries on the menu of most South Asian restaurants. I grew up eating this delicious, spicy curry, made with chunks of…
Continue Reading“…the usual should be made unusual; extraordinariness should cloak the ordinary.” ~ Alphabet for Gourmets Eggs for breakfast, eggs for lunch, eggs for dinner! No, I’m not promoting some egg…
Continue ReadingNamkeen Gosht – A Delicacy from Northern Pakistan: If you have visited the Northern areas of Pakistan, you must be familiar with the hearty and soul satisfying dish of Namkeen…
Continue ReadingLove is a fruit in season at all times, and within the reach of every hand. Mother Teresa And here comes the King – King Mango, of course! Though there…
Continue ReadingDahi Baray or Yellow Lentil Dumplings are one of the most popular street food and homemade snack in South Asia. These dumplings are also known by the names of Bhallay,…
Continue Reading“Eat of the good and wholesome things that We have provided for your sustenance, but indulge in no excess therein.” – Qur’an, Taha:89 From my childhood, I remember Ramadan as…
Continue ReadingWeekend Food vs Weekdays Food: From Monday to Thursday, I try my best to stick mostly to simple, vegetarian food because weekends are usually quite indulgent at our place. Even…
Continue ReadingFlatbreads of South Asia: Flatbreads are a quintessential accompaniment to almost all South Asian dishes. But they are much more than that! Flatbreads are the centuries old heritage of the…
Continue Reading” God’s people wander in the supermarket among chemical frozen pies over processed skillet dinners nutritionless snack foods soft drinks in throwaway bottes. Like manna in the wilderness hold fast…
Continue Readingcozy+smell of pancakes-alarm clock=weekend Amy Krouse Rosenthal Nothing spells “good morning” like warm and soft pancakes and there are can be so many varieties to suit everyone’s particular shade of…
Continue ReadingIf evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?” – Milton Berle I’m sure multi functioning robots were modelled after mothers – the untiring, unflinching creatures that work,…
Continue Reading“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” . Clare Booth Luce Really I can’t imagine a simpler dish with so much depth of flavour that each bite makes your heart sing with…
Continue ReadingWatermelon Punch, non-alcoholic : “When one has tasted watermelon he knows what the angels eat”. Mark Twain Water Melon – one of Nature’s best gifts! In summers my city, Lahore,…
Continue ReadingCrispy, crunchy, spicy, sweet and tangy – these are the essential components of every ‘chaat’ – a savoury snack and popular South Asian street food that can be enjoyed any…
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