Nihari is a slow cooked stew which originated in the Indian subcontinent. It is mainly cooked with beef shank, however, lately due to health concerns a lot of people prefer it to be cooked with chicken, mutton or lamb instead. My husband being a nihari lover would never touch nihari made with any other meat…
Akni is a rice pilaf with a stewed tomato base, potatoes and lots of spices. Traditionally it’s made with mutton (goat meat) but there are versions of it made with chicken, beef, and in winter it’s made with shrimp or fish or both. Akni is a traditional memon dish, it was initially made with left…
Biryani needs no introduction! It’s the heart and soul of Pakistani cuisine, and you’ll rarely find a wedding or special occasion without it. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if some people attended weddings just for the shaadi ki biryani! 😂 Every region and community has its own take on this beloved dish, from Sindhi…
Here’s the gist, growing up in Pakistan my brothers favorite food was club sandwich which he didn’t like to share but always ended up sharing because I’d stare at him with my puppy dog little sister eyes. When we moved to the States we majorly missed the good old street style Pakistani club sandwich. My…
I remember first having Adana kebab on our visit to Turkey in 2015. Then later on our visit to London and Germany the following year we had a lot of Turkish food. The name Adnan’s comes from the city in Turkey where these kebabs originated. Adana kebabs are very similar to Pakistani seekh kebabs but…
Egg curry is one of those things you cook when you are tired from a hard days of work and want something warm and comforting for dinner. Growing up my mom use to make a version of this curry in addition to boiled potato cubes, I simply cut the carbs out of in my version….
There are some recipes that feed you… and then there are recipes that hold history within them. This curry khao soi is one of those dishes. Rooted in the Burmese version of khao soi, this recipe traveled through generations of my family—carried across borders, shaped by time, and adapted into something richer, deeper, and unmistakably ours….