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"PAKISTANI FOOD"



"Most of Pakistani Dishes are spicy. Spices do not necessarily make the food hot .Various combination of spices give a variety of taste to the food. No matter where you go, people eat and enjoy the spicy Pakistani Dishes. Here are some of the most common Pakistani Dishes which are loved all over the world."








  NIHARI




INGREDIENTS:


  • 2 kg Beef Undercut

  • 1 tsp Dry Ginger

  • 1 tsp "Saunf"

  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds ("Zeera")

  • Green Cardamoms

  • 4 to 5 Glass water

  • 1 tsp Tumeric Powder

  • 1 tbsp Ginger + Garlic Paste

  • ¾ Cup Flour(mixed with water)

  • Red Chilli Powder To Taste

  • Salt To Taste

  • 2 Onions Cut Finely

  • 1 Cup Butter Oil ("Ghee") Or any Cooking Oil


    METHOD:


    1. Firstly heat oil and put in the onions till brown.

    2. Then put the beef and mix well.

    3. Then put ginger,saunf,zeera and cardamoms and mix well.

    4. Then add tumeric powder,ginger+garlic paste, red chilli powder, salt and ghee and stir well.

    5. Let it cook till beef is tender.

    6. Make paste of flour and add in it and continuously mix it.

    7. Cook for another 10 minutes.

    8. Just before serving, put freshly fried onions alongwith hot ghee.

    9. Serve the delicious spicy nihari with sliced ginger, green chillies and corriander leaves.



    HALEEM




    INGREDIENTS:


  • 1 kg Wheat(grounded to the size of large sugar crystals and soaked over night)

  • ¼ Cup Of All Kinds Of Pulses

  • ¼ Cup Rice

  • 2 kg Beef (boneless)

  • 2 tbsp Ginger+Garlic Paste

  • ½ Kg Tomatoes

  • Red Chillies To Taste

  • Salt To Taste

  • ¼ tsp Tumeric Powder

  • Mint leaves, corriander, green chillies and lemon for garnishing.


    METHOD:


    1. Firstly cook beef with ginger and garlic paste, tomatoes, red chilli, tumeric powder and salt till beef is tender.

    2. Put the wheat in a big bowl with a good amount water till tender.

    3. In another bowl ,boil all the pulses and rice till tender.

    4. Then grind the pulses properly.

    5. Continuously mix the wheat on medium flame.

    6. When it gets a little thick,add the pulse mixture and mix properly.

    7. Now add in the beef mixture.

    8. Mix very well for 10 minutes.

    9. Put fried onions alongwith the hot ghee used to fry the onions in.This is the "baghar" and it gives taste to finished haleem.

    10. Cook on low flame.

    11. Garnish with corriander,green chillies and mint leaves and serve hot.



    KACHI BIRYANI




    INGREDIENTS:


  • 1 kg Chicken(or beef)

  • ¼ Cup Yoghurt

  • ¼ Cup Fried Onions

  • 2 tbsp Ginger+Garlic Paste

  • ¼ Cup corriander, green chillies and mint leaves crushed

  • 1 tsp Kewra Essence

  • 1 tsp Garam Masala powder

  • 2 tsp Chilli Powder

  • 1 tsp Paste Of raw Papaya

  • 1 kg Rice

  • Salt To Taste

  • 2 Tomatoes Chopped

  • 1 Cup Oil

  • ½ Cup Milk


    METHOD:


    1. Firstly mix yoghurt , paste, garam masala, chilli powder, papaya paste, salt and tomatoes and mix well.

    2. Then fry the onions in half cup oil and leave the rest half cup for the end.

    3. Put the fried onions in the chicken and leave it for 4 to 5 hours.

    4. Boil rice with salt till half boiled.

    5. Then spread the chicken in a big pan and put the half cooked rice over it and level it.

    6. Now put half cup oil on top.

    7. Mix kewra essence with a pinch of yellow colour or saffron in the milk and spread on top.

    8. Sprinkle fried onions on top and the crushed green chillies, corriander and mint leaves.

    9. For 10 minutes cook on high flame.

    10. Then cook on low flame for 20 minutes.

    11. Serve hot and enjoy.



    NARGISY KOFTAY




    INGREDIENTS:


  • ½ kg Ground Meat

  • 2 Eggs

  • 3 Onions

  • 1 tbsp Ginger+Garlic Patse

  • Salt To Taste

  • Red Chilli To taste

  • 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder

  • 1 tsp Corriander Powder

  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds

  • ¼ Cup Chana Dal

  • ¾ Cup Butter Oil ("Ghee")

  • 2 Medium Sized Tomatoes

  • Green Corriander And Green Chillies


    METHOD:

    1. Firstly put chana dal with the meat and add in the ginger agrlic paste, salt and red chilli powder till tender and water dries up.

    2. Then grind the mixture very finely.

    3. Hard boil 5 eggs.

    4. Now add garam masala in the ground meat.

    5. Now take one egg and cover it with the mixture of meat so that no egg can be seen and it forms a ball.

    6. Do the same with all others.

    7. Now heat oil and fry chopped onions.

    8. Add in the tomatoes and mix well.

    9. Then add salt, ginger+garlic paste and red chilli powder , cumin seeds and corriander powder all 1 tsp and mix well.

    10. Cook for 5 minutes.

    11. Heat the ghee.

    12. Beat another egg and dip the balls in it and fry till brown.

    13. Now cut eggs straight and place on the prepared gravy.

    14. Garnish with corriander leaves.



    SPICY KARHAHI CHICKEN



    INGREDIENTS


  • ½ kg Chicken

  • 2 tsp Ginger+Garlic Paste

  • 1 tsp Thinly Sliced Ginger

  • Salt To Taste

  • Red Chilli Powder To Taste

  • ¼ Cup Ghee

  • 1 tsp Black Pepper

  • 3 Green Chillies

  • Green Corriander Leaves As Required


    METHOD:


    1. Firstly add ginger+garlic paste, salt and water in the chicken and cook till tender.
    2. Now heat oil and add ginger garlic paste and cook a little.

    3. Then add the chicken and cook adding ginger slices, salt, red chilli powder, pepper and green chillies and cook until little brown.

    4. Serve hot with corrinder leaves on top.




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