Today we fancied a non meat dish and so I cooked a dhaba style maash ki daal (white urid daal). This is immensely popular throughout Pakistan and is cooked with onions, tomatoes and spices. We enjoyed this with coriander chutney,…

I just lurrrrve daal! So quick and easy to make and so tasty. There are so many varieties of daal and so many different ways of cooking it. Daal is a wholesome and delicious meal full of goodness. High in…

After eating at Nando’s a few times I was inspired to create my own Peri Peri chicken. I threw some ingredients together and it somehow seemed to work and taste even better! ‘Peri peri’ is used within several African languages…

Chicken Pilau is a firm favourite in our house. This dish has so many memories for me, from eating it as a child to eating it with my cousins in Pakistan.  Pilau is a popular dish that is present at…

Aloo keema mattar is a dish that everyone loves. I have a few different ways of cooking this dish. The different methods give different flavours and textures to the dish. This is a popular Pakistani meal normally served with roti…

Chicken and Palak, the perfect combination. I have been eating chicken palak from when I was a young child and it’s one of my favourite things to eat.  It is a classic Pakistani dish cooked with chicken and spinach and…

These curried noodles are one of our favourite meals in our home and is a family meal passed down from my mum. This dish has many childhood memories for me where we would slurp the noodles. The noodles are cooked in…

Vegetables, there are so many different types from all around the world and so many different ways of cooking them. Today I cooked bhindi, known as Okra or Ladies Fingers in English. There are a few ways of cooking bhindi…

Isn’t it amazing how simple vegetables can make such a tasty dish?! Mixed sabzi is a popular Pakistani dish. It’s full of flavour and the best thing about it is you can use up the leftover vegetables from your fridge.…