Tag Archive for: Asian Cuisine

Pakistan – Falooda (Traditional Frozen Dessert )

Falooda is a dessert or you can say a thick creamy frozen dessert in which alot things are used like ice cream, jelly, nuts, cream and than they assemble together in the layered form to make it more attractive and the taste is that you cannot resist to it especially in summers.

The United Arab Emirates – Challah

Challah is a bread that is from the Eastern side of the European Origin. The term ”CHALLAH” is meant to be the kind of Bread and Cake. This bread is also known as ”SHABBAT BREAD”. Because on the Jewish festival Shabbat this bread is made and then serve to the Jewish members after prayer. The most traditional way to cook challah is from the plain wheat flour, eggs, salt, yeast, vegetable oil, sugar, and water to knead. There is much bread made up of similar ingredients but having some varieties and differences in shapes.

Pakistan – Traditional Boneless Mutton Karahi

The traditional Mutton or lamb boneless meat is the most popular and common dish in Pakistan. This dish is also named Karahi Gosht where Gosht means meat (although it can be chicken, lamb, or cow). The people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the founder of this delightful dish and also some food historians said that this dish comes from KPK. It is also believed that Mutton Karahi is originated from the Indian Subcontinent at the ruling of the great Mughalai Family in the early 17th century. Now it becomes famous all across the world.

Syria, United Arab Emirates – Lamb Moussaka

Moussaka is a very common dish in the Middle East. It is a vegetable and meat layered dish. This dish is basically from SYRIA. It is very popular in BALKANS and MIDDLE EAST. The history and origin of the dish are not well recognized but it has many theories regarding the naming and etymology of this dish. There are many versions of the naming of this dish like in English word, it is said that the word Moussaka is taken from the Greek Word, mousakás.

Pakistan, India, Bangladesh – Kashmiri Dum Aloo Curry

Dum aloo is a potato curry which is in orange color full of masala (spices) and dry fruits. Delicious and creamy aloo with delicate taste and the aroma is out of the world. It is prepared by soaking potatoes in spicy onions ans yogurt to give it a special touch.

Pakistan, India – Gajjar Ka Halwa (Carrots Dessert)

Halwa finds its roots in the Arabic language and it is a very dense desserts. Originally halwa was either flour based or used various nuts with sugar, milk and butter to create a sweet nutty dessert. It is commonly believed that this kind of halwa was introduced to the settlers in India through trade with the Middle East and Asia Minor during the expansion of the Mughal Empire.

Pakistan – Traditional Karak Chai

Tea is very popular in pakistan espacialy in winters. in urdu tea is called chai. 90 percent of pakistanis love tea for sure .The aroma of it is so good. Most people energy levels are low in the moring after meals therefore,its the best to consume tea after breakfast. There are many types of tea around the world.

India, Pakistan – Gulab Jamun

Gulab jamun is a second name of a dish. This dish is originated in Persia where this dish is called as Luqmat Al Qadi which is the original name of this sweet dish. This persian dish is made up of dough like balls which are deep fried in oil and then dip in liquid sugar.

Israel, Iran, Levant – Sabich Sandwiches

This dish is like a sandwich in which different vegetables, stuffed meat, sauces are served in the pita bread or some other form of bread. In this specific bread fried eggplant, hard-boiled eggs, salads, different sauces are sandwiched between pita bread or laffa bread. Their ingredients are basically from the Jews breakfast and it is also a dish of breakfast, but it is commonly found there as the street food sandwich and also in the snacks. The use of Tahini sauce and Amba pickle is also very common but it is the variety infused with UAE culture. Tahini sauce is basically a sauce from Arab and Emirati cuisine so it is a dish with different culture infusion. More specifically, Israeli cuisine, Middle Eastern cuisine, and Arab cuisine have the same roots of origin. Israel’s culinary culture is the history of 3000 years. The history of Israeli cuisine is divided into different eras of development. At the time of 1940 to 1950, there were Iraqi Jews refugee created these dishes.

Pakistan – Pakory (Traditional Pakistani Street Food)

This snack is actually a chickpea balls having Pakistani spices and some vegetables. Especially in Ramzan, aftari is incomplete without having pakora on the dinning table.