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    South Asian Breakfast & Brunch Recipes

    Find traditional and new world fusion Indian and Pakistani South Asian breakfast and brunch recipes perfect for your next festival dinner or meal with family. With step-by-step directions and expert tips, we got you covered!

    Need a suggestion? Consider the Khagina (Spicy Pakistani Scrambled Eggs), or the Chicken Tikka Bread Pizza, or the traditional Rice Kheer! With dozens of recipes to choose from you'll never run out of brunch or recipe options!

    Assorted mini cheese balls set on a black slate platter.

    Assorted Mini Cheese Balls

    A dish with Pakistani style qeema with paratha on the side.

    Pakistani Qeema recipe | Breakfast qeema with onions | Pakistani ground mince 

    Two bowls of chawal ki kheer (Pakistani rice pudding). The bowl on the bottom left is garnished with crushed almonds and sliced pistachios. Above that, on the right corner is another bowl of the rice pudding, this one decorated with crushed almonds and dried rose petals. Next to the bowl on the left are scattered almonds, pistachios and dried rose petals.

    Rice Kheer | Chawal ki Kheer | Rice Pudding 

    Four apple biscoff turnovers on a baking tray.

    Apple Biscoff Turnovers | Apple Turnovers with Lotus Biscoff Glaze

    A muffin tray peeking from the left hand sided with two lemon blueberry muffins in it. Next to the tray are three lemon blueberry muffins on top of parchment paper. A mini light blue bowl with blueberries is at the back of the muffins.

    Lemon Blueberry Muffins - Quick and Easy Recipe

    Khagina or Pakistani style scrambled eggs in a silver serving bowl.

    Khagina (Khageena) – Spicy Pakistani Scrambled Eggs

    A pile of cake rusk on parchment paper. At the back are two cups of tea, and one of the cups of tea has a cake rusk placed on the saucer.

    How to make cake rusk | Cake rusk recipe

    Two jars of no bake mango cheesecake. There is a biscuit crumb on the bottom, topped with a mango cream cheese filling, and chopped mangoes on top. At the back is mango puree in a glass jar.

    No Bake Mango Cheesecake Jars | No Gelatin Recipe

    A plate filled with Sindhi style crispy bhindi. On the bottom of the plate are 3 lemon wedges, and on top of that is a small bowl containing chaat masala. Right below the plate is a biege colored napkin, and a coriander sprig.

    Sindhi style crispy bhindi | Crispy okra in air fryer

    An overnight french toast bake made using brioche bread is placed in a dark blue tray with sliced almonds top. The tray is kept on a blue napkin, and there is a fork on the right with a small blue bowl of cinnamon at the back.

    Overnight French Toast Bake | Baked French Toast with Almonds and Cinnamon  

    Four chicken and mushroom mini quiches with roasted capsicum on a white platter. There's a silver tong in the background.

    Chicken and Mushroom Mini Quiches | Mini Quiche Recipe

    A baking tray with roasted vegetables on it cut in cubes.

    Guide to roasting vegetables | How to roast vegetables

    A bowl of roast vegetable salad with halloumi.

    Roast Vegetable Salad with Halloumi | Roasted Vegetable Salad

    A cheese board set out for South Asians.

    How to make a Cheese Board for South Asians (Add a Pakistani Indian twist to your Cheese Board)

    Three slices of chicken tikka bread pizza on a baking tray. The bread pizza is topped with grilled chicken flavored with chicken tikka spices, onions, tomato sauce and cheese.

    Chicken Tikka Bread Pizza | Open Faced Chicken Sandwich

    A plate is topped with date and almond bliss balls flavored with strawberry and cardamom. There are 8 bliss balls on the table, and they are garnished with freeze dried strawberries and almonds. Behind the plate is a pink colored napkin, and on the left of the bliss balls is half a freeze dried strawberry.

    Date and Almond Bliss Balls with Strawberry and Cardamom

    This delicious banana bread with a hint of cinnamon is a hybrid between a sweet cake and a hearty bread loaf. Make sure you use ripe banana's for the best flavor.

    Banana Bread

    So this isn’t exactly a recipe but a super simple delicious hack that turns frozen parathas into crispy flaky puri style paratha! Just the thing to have for breakfast with chai.  Follow my step by step tutorial on how to make frozen paratha in an air fryer! 

    Air fryer paratha | How to make frozen paratha in an air fryer

    This aloo ki tarkari (potato curry) is similar to the one that you get at the halwa puri stall, just more hygienic. It's a vegetarian recipe that is super simple to make, and tastes delicious with puri, paratha or kachori. All you need is achaar on the side. 

    Aloo ki Tarkari | Potato Curry | Vegetarian

    Fresh mushrooms sautéed in garlic, avocado slices and of course lemon juice and salt come together to make this delicious avocado mushroom toast. Enjoy for breakfast, brunch or even dinner.

    Avocado Mushroom Toast

    This make-ahead dish comprises of salted caramel crepes with strawberries. Prepare a night before and bake in the morning.

    Salted Caramel Crepes

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    Hi, I'm Kiran!

    Welcome to my kitchen. Here you will find Pakistani and Indian recipes along with delicious tea time desserts. I am all about putting a modern twist to traditional South Asian recipes for the contemporary kitchen.

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    Ramadan Recipes

    • Two bowls of chana chaat, with one bowl having a spoon in it.
      Chana Chaat
    • A meal planner that will help you plan your meals in Ramadan. Plus there is a FREE sample menu guideline for sehri/suhoor, iftar and dinner.
      Ramadan meal planner + FREE sehri and iftar menu
    • A plate of lentil fritters with yoghurt, with more fritters on the side.
      Mash ki daal kay dahi baray | Lentil fritters in yoghurt | Dahi bhallay
    • A bowl of chaat masala with a spoon in it, on a white plate.
      Homemade Chaat Masala (Quick & Easy)
    • A mound of air fryer pakoras with coriander on top. Behind the air fryer pakoras is green chili sauce, and tomato ketchup.
      Air fryer pakora | No fry pakora | Healthy onion pakora
    • An image with the text 'Ramadan Food Preparation Guide. Prepare for Suhoor and Iftar in Advance'. On the back of the text is a collage of 9 pictures of iftar and suhoor snacks which includes shami kebabs, pakoras, green chutney, chaat, fried onions, and vegetable puff patties.
      Ramadan Food Preparation Guide with Recipes – How to prepare in advance for Suhoor, Iftar and Dinner
    • A golden bowl with imli or tamarind chutney in it.
      Imli Chutney w/o Dates (Tamarind Chutney)
    • A bowl of cilantro chutney with mint in a bowl, with a small spoon in it.
      Cilantro Chutney with Mint (Hari Chutney) | Green Chutney

    Popular Recipes

    • Kaali daal or khari masoor ki daal is a popular Pakistani lentil recipe made with black gram lentils. It can be served with chawal (rice) or roti.
      Kaali daal or khari masoor ki daal | Black gram lentils
    • A bowl full of Pakistani keema aloo topped with coriander leaves.
      Pakistani aloo keema | Ground mince with potato curry
    • Similar to a pilaf, aloo ki tahari or spiced potato rice is a Pakistani / Indian vegetarian dish made with rice and potatoes. Other vegetables can be used but the most popular are potatoes. 
      Aloo ki Tahari or Aloo Chawal | Spiced Potato Rice
    • So this isn’t exactly a recipe but a super simple delicious hack that turns frozen parathas into crispy flaky puri style paratha! Just the thing to have for breakfast with chai.  Follow my step by step tutorial on how to make frozen paratha in an air fryer! 
      Air fryer paratha | How to make frozen paratha in an air fryer

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