Similar to a burger but far spicier, an aloo and daal bun kabab is the proverbial Pakistani street food snack. It features a potato and lentils patty in a tawa toasted burger bun, with lots of green chutney and sliced vegetables. I wait eagerly for Eid every year. The festivities, the clothes, family get-togethers and of course the food. I would spend days planning what I would make for Eid, determined to outdo myself from the year before. However,…
Mash ki daal kay dahi baray or dahi bhallay are delicious lentil fritters made from white lentils, which is ground into a paste. The baray/fritters are added in yoghurt, seasoned with salt and spices and topped with a sweet and tangy tamarind chutney. These are a popular snack or side in Pakistan, and are especially popular during Ramadan for Iftar. My favourite item from the iftar table is mash ki daal kay dahi baray (also known as dahi bhallay or…
If you are following me on Instagram, you would know that I was doing the Cube that Veggie 7 day Challenge in collaboration with KnorrPk. The challenge was simple. Cook seven different vegetable recipes using a Knorr chicken cube in the cooking process. It’s common for people to dislike vegetables or ignore them in favor of popular meat dishes, but the Knorr chicken cube adds a unique taste and aroma to vegetarian dishes that enhances their flavors and encourages people…
Aloo Kabab or Potato Cutlets is a versatile Pakistani vegetarian recipe made by frying a crispy patty of mashed potatoes and peas flavored with local herbs and spices. Aloo kababs or potato cutlets are a multi-purpose dish that should be part of every home cook’s repertoire of recipes. They can be served as is to guests or family members at tea-time, and eaten with ketchup, chili garlic sauce or sriracha. They can be served with roti and chutney. They are…
Bursting with flavor and lots of vibrant colors, aloo gobi matar sabzi is a Pakistani vegetarian recipe that can be served as a main meal or as a side dish with rice or roti. For the past couple of weeks, I have focused on introducing more regular recipes on the blog. Recipes that are cooked on a daily basis in the house; the daal, sabzi, gosht and chawal. Not all of them together, of course, but a combination of them…
Aloo Hari Pyaz is a simple to prepare Pakistani vegetarian recipe made with potatoes and spring onions. It can be ready in less than 30 minutes. The humble potato is a vegetable that almost everyone loves, and of course it is made in many different ways in our house. Here is another simple vegetarian sabzi featuring potatoes, and this time it’s with spring onions or hari piyaaz. It’s a simple recipe, and can be ready in under 30 minutes. Would…
Make this stuffed mushroom and cheese omelette for breakfast and serve with tea and toasted bread. Or perhaps dinner with a light green salad on the side. Breakfast being the most important meal of the day is something I must have mentioned a million times already, and it’s something I rarely miss. But due to lack of time, a leisurely breakfast is something that can only be achieved on the weekends. That’s when it’s possible to make recipes like this…