Food

The winds of change are finally here. The people had high hopes from the new regime. One way to take out the country from the financial crisis was the foreign investment. The people living abroad had apprehensions about the uncertain situation in the country that prevented them from bringing their investment to Pakistan. The new regime under the PM Imran Khan has won the confidence of the foreign investors in very little time. The process has started already. The globally acclaimed food and agriculture expert Cargill, from the United States, has agreed to bring the US $200 million to Pakistan for the future investment. This contract concluded after a series of meetings that were held between the key members of …

Kehwa: Kehwa, a traditional after meal drink consumed in Afghanistan, and some regions of Pakistan as well such as Khyber Pakhtun khawan(KPK) or Kashmir. It is famous all over the country, and people love to drink it due to its health benefits.  Every region has their recipe to make, according to the culture and the taste preferences of its people. Usually, it is a combination of various ingredients including cinnamon, cardamom pods, some traditional herbs, sugar or honey (according to the preference) and a pinch of salt as per taste. Benefits of Kehwa: Kehwa has properties that improve digestion, help burning extra fats, and building one’s immunity. It also helps improve metabolism and has cleansing properties. It is also considered to …

It is difficult to think of an event formal or informal without having the desserts.  Although there are many desserts coming from all over the world, the traditional sweets of the South Asian region have no match. They are made both at home as well as on comments: the people of Pakistan and those visiting Pakistan fall in love with these mouth-watering sweets. The black Gulab jamans, the labyrinth-like jalebi, the milky barfi, the juicy ras Gulla all are a great treat for the sweet tooth people. These sweets are served almost everywhere. Considering the consumption of the sweets all over the country the government of Pakistan surveyed to find out which of these yummy delights should be declared as …

Have you ever noticed or wondered about the complicated names written on the packing of the products that we buy. One of the most common names at the back of many products is E631 also called sodium inosinate. It is sodium salt of inosinic acid, mainly found in animals, it is natural acid, but most of us don’t know about it. It is made commercially from the meat or fish or red meat. In some cases, E631 are made from the bacterial fermentation of sugars. In foods, it is also used to reduce the amount of salt. The essential feature of sodium inosinate is to enhance the taste or flavour of other ingredients, and it doesn’t have any specific taste …

Sweet Seviyan or vermicelli is the most important dish of Eid al Fitr. If Eid al Adha is known meat, then Seviyan is the delicacy of Eid al Fitr. In fact, the people of sub-continent have been cooking seviyan since ancient time. However, it has got kind of religious status in the Muslims of sub-continent who make special arrangements of this sweet dish on the holy day of Eid al Fitr. Time has been changing continuously so that many improvements have been made into the receipt of vermicelli as well. Meethi Seviyan Dry Recipe Ingredients (used American measuring cup, 1 cup = 250 ml) 5 tbsp clarified butter (ghee) 1 cup roasted and crushed vermicelli 1 and ½ cup milk …

Undoubtedly, Biryani would be your ultimate love if you are a Pakistani and plus a foodie too; no matter where ever you live across the globe. This rainbow coloured rice dish has dozens of types and preparing methods, followed differentially in various parts of the globe. What comes out the real winner is the name of ‘Biryani’ itself as it is unarguably the uncrowned king of Pakistani cuisines. Not to forget, this dish is equally popular in the other South Asian countries like India and Bangladesh. Before talking about more of this famous dish in Pakistan, where it should be known that food isn’t merely the piles of calories in our country, it has more to do with charging taste …

If vermicelli is the desserts of Eid al-Fitr, then meat dishes are the delicacy of Eid Al Adha. Beef Karahi and Mutton Karahi are the two main foods of the auspicious day of Eid al-Adha. When prepared in green chili base, reduced in tomato, mixed with spicy yogurt and contains the excellent mixture of other materials, Karahi is something special that everyone likes to have. Many of us think a hundred time before ordering a Mutton Karhai but Eid al Adha is the day when there is abundant of meat. So, make the plan of cooking Mutton Karhai on Eid al Adha. Here are some recipes. Mutton Karahi Recipe Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-EhEtjheO0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6yZKUdxs1k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAxObFHHQBs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ9Gbmojht8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0QVr1ScZcE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4N5ihN9Ux8 مٹن آدھا کلو تیل …

Winter is finally here, and people are looking for the special foods to have a fun and full enjoyment in the ongoing season. Truly speaking, winters are incomplete without chicken soup, Yakhni, peanuts, and some dry fruits. But what is more fascinating about the season is having a bowl of hot yakhni or soup. In this article, we will tell you how you can cook chicken yakhni and soup in your home. Chicken Yakhni Recipe in Urdu Ingredients (سیلری دو سے تین ﴿چھوٹی کٹی ہوئی زیتون کا تیل ایک سے دو کھانے کے چمچ پانی آٹھ پوائنٹ (پیاز دو ﴿درمیانے سائز کے ثابت چکن ایک عدد (گاجر تین عدد ﴿چھوٹی کٹی ہوئی کالی مرچ ایک چائے کا چمچ نمک ایک …

If vermicelli is the desserts of Eid al-Fitr, then meat dishes are the delicacy of Eid Al Adha. Beef Karahi and Mutton Karahi are the two main foods of the auspicious day of Eid al-Adha. When prepared in green chili base, reduced in tomato, mixed with spicy yogurt and contains the excellent mixture of other materials, Karahi is something special that everyone likes to have. Many of us think a hundred time before ordering a Mutton Karhai but Eid al Adha is the day when there is abundant of meat. So, make the plan of cooking Mutton Karhai on Eid al Adha. Here are some recipes. Mutton Karahi Recipe Video مٹن آدھا کلو تیل آدھا کپ ادرک لہسن کا پیسٹ …

Tea or Chai has a central significance in Pakistani culture. Whatever the season is, the consumption of tea always remains high. For the same reason, tea is one of the most consumed beverages in Pakistani cuisine. The interesting fact here is that despite the fact that there is no production of tea in Pakistan; still it is the third largest importer of tea in the world. The other name of tea in addition to chai is Dudh Patti that is most common in upper Punjab. However, in rest of the country, Chai and Dudh Patti stand for two different types of tea. Here is the recipe for common Pakistani tea that is consumed by billions of Pakistanis regularly. Ingredients and …

Mixed rice dishes in Pakistan are the real delicacy of Pakistani foods. It is not about Biryani only rather it is about rice that 80% population of Pakistan wants to have by any way been it Pulao, Plain Cooked Rice, Spiced Rice, Zeera Rice, Biryani or Chinese Fried Rice. For past many years, Biryani has got considerable attention in Pakistani society but still Pulao is the first preference in the Southern parts of Pakistan. Now Biryani in Pakistan is not restricted to simple Biryani only. Biryani in Pakistan has various styles like Hyderabadi Biryani, Sindhi Biryani, Egg Biryani, Shrimp Biryani, Daal Biryani, Fish Biryani and likewise others. The basic ingredients remain same except the special preferences like egg, fish, daal, …

Just like Pakistani cultures and traditions, Pakistani foods are the blend of various regional and local food traditions of South Asia. Instead of having own particular foods, Pakistani foods are the mixture of cooking traditions of Kashmir, Iran, Afghanistan, Arabian, and Indian. In addition to these regional foods, the foods in other parts of Pakistan like Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan also hold distinct tastes. Here is the list of top ten Pakistani foods and their recipes that you should learn to cook. Matar Keema Recipe ½ kg. Minced beef 250 gram. matar 2 tomatoes (finely chopped) 1 onion (large size) 6 tbs. oil 6 whole black pepper (Kali Mirch) 6 cloves (Laung) 1 black cardamom …

You can find the numbers of recipes of different kinds of salads. They vary country to country according to their culture. All of the salads have their own benefits.  Russian Salad is basically traditional dish of the people of Russia. It is not only one of the famous dishes in Russia. But also now it became popular indifferent  countries  spicily  in  Asian and European countries.   Because of  its  high demand,  it  is  now included in menu. It is not costly dish you can even make it by your own at home easily.  Here is quite simple recipe of Russian salad you can put some variation if want so recipe is: Salad Recipe Ingredients: Potatoes = One quarter Onion in Small …

It is the time of summer, and nothing can be more refreshing except for the drinks that one can have, so this is really important that you should know about some of the recipes that you can use in order to make yourself feel better in such hot season. Here we are going to let you know about some of the recipes that you can easily benefit from as all we want is simply that you should know about some delicious recipes of the refreshing drinks, so let’s see what we have here. Commonly in every house the following ingredients are present so you won’t have to spent some extra cash on them. You will need A soft drink, best …

Afghan white sauce is very simple to make but extremely delicious sauce. Those who have tasted it knows batter. It is very famous sauce, But it is not that much common as other sauces. That is why people can hardly find it in the hotels and famous restaurants. You can easily enjoy its real taste if you live in Afghanistan. Most of the people think that it is Afghan’s traditional dish as its name states, but it is not. Most of the people who live in Afghanistan even are not familiar about it. That is why it is only available in hotels. It has very simple ingredients that are available everywhere. So it is not necessary to visit to Afghanistan …

Pasalai Keerai  (Spinach) Benefits: Spinach is the best sources of vitamins like iron, calcium, folic and many more other minerals that is requirement of our body. Spinach is known by different name as Palak in Urdu or Hindi Spinach in English and Pasalai keerai in Tamil. It is rich in iron so always try to buy fresh Pasalai keerai in dark green color and avoid the yellowish leaves one because it does not contain high level of chlorophyll. It prevents our body from different diseases like Cancer, Diabetes, Asthma, lowering blood pressure. It is very effective for hair skin and for the health bones. Below are the recipes in English. Many recopies  are made by Pasalai keerai (Palak) but most …

Gajar ka Halvaa is one of Pakistani favourite Sweet dish and it can be serve as dessert. It’s very popular dish in the Pakistan that is especially made on the occasions like Eid, weding etc. Mostly its prepare in winter season, the season of carrots. People also like to gift this to friends. Gajer ka Halwa is kind of deserts serve after Lunch and dinner. Its very tasty but requires a lot of energy and effort to prepare. You can buy it but better is to make it in home.