Tag Archive for: World Cuisine

Pakistan – Traditional Besan Ke Ladoo

Ladoo is sphere shaped sweet. They are probably the most popular of ladoo. Ladoo are made from flour, ghee, sugar, almonds, pistachios, walnuts etc. Ladoo is prepared for festivals like weddings, graduation etc.

Bafoussam, Western region Cameroon – Pounded Beans and Irish Potatoes

Pounded beans is known in french as pomme pile. The original name is the French appellation which is pomme pile. The origin of this name is due to the fact that it tells the story of the bafoussam locality which is known for its fertile soils and lands.

Pakistan – Beef Nihari

By Arbaz Khan INTRODUCTION Beef Nihari is a traditional dish of Pakistan. It is well known because of its taste. Its little amount contains a lot of calories that’s why you can eat this only in small amount. People make this dish in some special day like Eid. Eid is a religious day of Muslims. […]

Pakistan, Bangladesh, India – Cake Rusk

The meaning of “RUSK” is a dry biscuit or ” twice cooked bread”. Rusk is a type of simple or a brown bread which is made by sugar, butter and eggs. We bake it, chilled it and then sliced it.

Pakistan – Traditional Palak (Spinach) Pakora and Baingan (Eggplant) Pakora with Tamarind Sauce

The best and popular snack in Pakistan is pakoras. Lahore is a famous place to eat pakoras. Pakora is a combination of gram flour, vegetables and some spices. You can put whatever vegetables you like in pakora.

Nigeria – Turwo Shinkafa

Turwo shinkafa is a Nigerian cuisine, mostly eating by the Hausa tribe. This is made from non-parboiled rice. This is made from non-parboiled rice because, parboiled rice will give a different look or finishing.

Angola – Fish Calulu

Fish Calulu is a recipe from Angola, noted as the national dish, that comprises of dried fish and vegetables at large. Some people add a fried fish too, to make it more interesting to anyone who prefer fried fish from dried ones.

Cameroon – Mafechoutee

Mafechoutee is a delicious meal gotten from pounding black or red kidney beans and Irish potatoes. This meal originated from the people of the west region of Cameroon mostly the bamilike and the bafoussam people who consider it as one of their favorite dishes.

Pakistan – Roasted Spicy Batair

Batair is a word used for QUAIL in urdu. It is a bird usually found in northern areas of Pakistan and is legally allowed to hunt it and cook in our own traditional way.

United Arab Emirates – Kabsa

This is known as MIXED RICE PLATTER also NATIONAL DISH OF ARABS. This dish is very versatile and popular in the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. The word KABASA means to squeeze out. In this dish, this word means to cook all the elements like meat portion and vegetables with rice is squeezed in one pot. There are many varieties of KABASA served in UAE according to the different addition of ingredients.