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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Doodh seviyan is a must at any festival. This dessert brings back many childhood memories for me when my mum used to make this and we couldn’t wait to have a bowl. This is a popular Pakistani milk based dessert…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…