Tag Archive for: Pakistani Cuisine

Pakistan – Keema Bhare Karely (Mince Stuffed Bitter Gourd)

Keema Bharay Kerele is a Pakistani recipe and perfect meal for lunch. It is a wonderful simple, easy and tempting stuffed karela recipe.

Pakistan – EID UL AZHA Tradition in Pakistan “Taka Tak”

Taka tak is special meat recipe made up of various meat either lamb or beef organs like kidney,lungs, heart, brain, chops and liver.
The name is given to this dish by the sound producing while making the recipe.

Pakistan – Afghani Plao

Plao is a dish which is famous in all over Pakistan. This dish is made up of rice and chicken.

Pakistan, India, Bangladesh – Lamb Leg Roast

This dish has huge fan following in Pakistan as it is a part of the national cuisine of Pakistan. This dish is specially prepared on the festival like Eid ul Azha when animals are sacrifices and the special meat dishes are prepared like this huge dish leg roast, many bar b que dishes are also top on the list.

Pakistan – Qulfi

As summer is here so we present a cool recipe of Qulfi. It is a form of ice-cream which is very famous in sub-continent. In Pakistan, Qulfi is also serve in wedding ceremonies as a sweet dish. Do you know the original meaning of the word QUALFI?

Pakistan, Bangladesh, India – Halwa Poori

Halwa poori is one of the best traditional dish of Pakistan cuisine and Indian cuisine. Halwa is specially made by suji and sugar syrup. Although, Poori is made by maida by kneading it with water.

Pakistan, India, Bangladesh – Mutton Rogan Josh

Rogan Josh is a dish usually made up of mutton and also beef is a aromatic, spicy and flavorful curry / gravy having yummy and tendered meat in it. The name of the dish is given as the word ”ROGAN” means clarified butter or desi ghee and ”JOSH” means in the sense of stew or gravy / curry.

Pakistan, India – Malai Kofta

Malai kofta is a kind of simple kofta. This dish is also very popular in Pakistan and many other Asian counties because of its juicy and spicy taste. The main component of this dish is Kofta which is made up of chicken. Malai kofta is originated from India and also from Iran and Turkey. This dish got popular from the Indian subcontinent and also during the Mughal rule.

Pakistan – Keemay Bhare Matar

Matar keema is an Indian pie of the Mughal Empire. In the Indian region, this food represents special events such as holidays. Interestingly, the Mughal family has this dish in their weekly list. In the beginning, this dish was called Matar keema, but now it is called as Keema Matar.

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.