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    Mirchi Tales » Cooking Resources » Weekly Dinner Menu

    Pakistani Weekly Dinner Menu | Week 3

    Published: Jul 22, 2018 by Kiran

    Sample weekly dinner menu 3. Deciding what to make for dinner can be exhausting. Here's a Pakistani weekly dinner menu plan that will help you decide 'what's for dinner' or as we say locally 'aaj kia pakayein'

    Sample weekly dinner menu 3. A Pakistani menu plan to help solve the exhausting question of 'what's for dinner' or as we say locally 'aaj kia pakayein'
    Sample weekly dinner menu 3. A Pakistani menu plan to help solve the exhausting question of 'what's for dinner' or as we say locally 'aaj kia pakayein'

    Monday – Aloo Bhurta.

    Start off the week with a masaledaar vegetarian recipe, and make sure to store the leftovers to make a meal for another day.

    Tuesday – Dahi Chicken.

    Marinate chicken in yoghurt and spices the night before and cook it in the morning. Can be made with boneless or bone-in chicken.

    Wednesday – Aloo Paratha with Loki Raita & Tamatar Chutney.

    Use the leftover bhurta to make crispy aloo paratha’s and serve with a refreshing loki raita and spicy tamatar chutney. Recipe HERE.

    Thursday – Chukander Gosht.

    Time for some meat this week, and a delicious earthy combination is pairing it with beetroot or chukander.

    Friday – Mutton Pulao

    Friday calls for a special meal featuring aromatic mutton pulao with green chutney raita. YUM!

    Saturday – Khaosuey

    The weekend is the perfect time to invite family over and host a khaosuey party. Just keep it one dish, and increase the number of condiments so people can make their perfect bowl. Recipe HERE.

    Originally from Burma, Khao-Suey is a popular dish among the Memon & Gujrati community of Pakistan. It comprises of noodles in a coconut or yoghurt based curry, with spicy chicken or beef and an array of condiments which will always include crisps or Slims and a squeeze of lemon juice.

    Sunday – Kitchen closed.

    Leftovers or take-away.

    To look at sample dawat menus (another popular feature on the blog), please click HERE.

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