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New: the Turkish kitchen
Kebabs, pide and Turkish tea
Turkish home and street food, with a Pakistani substitute for every ingredient.
Adana Kebab
اَدانا کباب
- ⏱ 42 min
- Hard
- Serves 4
Lahmacun (Turkish Thin-Crust Mince Flatbread)
لحم عجون (قیمے والی پتلی ترکی روٹی)
- ⏱ 1 hr
- Medium
- Serves 6
Mercimek Çorbası (Turkish Red Lentil Soup)
مرجمک چوربا (ترکی مسور کی دال کا سوپ)
- ⏱ 45 min
- Easy
- Serves 5
Mantı (Turkish Dumplings with Garlic Yogurt)
مانتی (لہسن والے دہی کے ساتھ ترکی پکوڑیاں)
- ⏱ 1 hr 15 min
- Hard
- Serves 4
Menemen (Turkish Eggs with Tomatoes & Peppers)
مینیمین (ٹماٹر اور مرچوں والے ترکی انڈے)
- ⏱ 25 min
- Easy
- Serves 2
Künefe (Crispy Cheese Pastry in Syrup)
کنافہ (شیرے والی کرکری پنیر پیسٹری)
- ⏱ 45 min
- Medium
- Serves 4
New: the Arabic kitchen
Mandi, shawarma and mezze
Home cooking from the Gulf and the Levant, with substitutes you can find wherever you live.
Chicken Mandi (Smoky Yemeni-Gulf Rice and Chicken)
چکن مندی
- ⏱ 1 hr 50 min
- Medium
- Serves 6
Chicken Kabsa (Saudi Spiced Rice with Chicken)
چکن کبسہ
- ⏱ 1 hr 30 min
- Easy
- Serves 6
Chicken Shawarma (Arabic Wrap with Garlic Toum)
چکن شوارما (لہسن والی ٹوم کے ساتھ عربی رول)
- ⏱ 55 min
- Easy
- Serves 4
Hummus (Silky Chickpea and Tahini Dip)
حمص (ملائم چنے اور تل کی ڈپ)
- ⏱ 15 min
- Easy
- Serves 6
Falafel (Crispy Chickpea & Herb Fritters)
فلافل (کرارے چنے اور ہری پتیوں کے پکوڑے)
- ⏱ 45 min
- Medium
- Serves 6
Luqaimat (Emirati Saffron Dumplings with Date Syrup)
لقیمات (کھجور کے شیرے کے ساتھ اماراتی زعفرانی گولے)
- ⏱ 35 min
- Easy
- Serves 6
New: the Indian kitchen
Dosa, pav bhaji and paneer
Regional Indian cooking, from the south to the north and from Mumbai to Bengal.
Masala Dosa (Crisp Rice Crêpe with Spiced Potato)
مسالہ ڈوسا (آلو کے مصالحے والا کرارا ڈوسا)
- ⏱ 1 hr 10 min
- Medium
- Serves 4
Paneer Butter Masala (Paneer Makhani)
پنیر بٹر مسالہ (پنیر مکھنی)
- ⏱ 45 min
- Easy
- Serves 4
Pav Bhaji (Mumbai Buttery Mashed Vegetable Curry with Bread Rolls)
پاؤ بھاجی (ممبئی کی مکھن والی مسلی سبزیاں اور نرم بن)
- ⏱ 55 min
- Easy
- Serves 4
Dal Makhani (Slow-Cooked Black Lentils with Butter and Cream)
دال مکھنی (مکھن اور کریم کے ساتھ آہستہ پکی کالی ماش)
- ⏱ 1 hr 55 min
- Medium
- Serves 6
Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani (Kachchi Style)
حیدرآبادی چکن دم بریانی (کچی طرز)
- ⏱ 1 hr 40 min
- Hard
- Serves 6
Rasgulla (Spongy Chhena Balls in Light Syrup)
رس گلا (ہلکے شیرے میں اسفنج جیسے چھینے کے گولے)
- ⏱ 55 min
- Hard
- Serves 6
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Twenty school lunches planned for you: a four-week rotation of sandwiches, wraps, rice, pasta and desi favourites, with what to cook on Sunday, what to do each morning, and how to keep children from getting bored.
A Beginner's Guide to Indian Sweets (Mithai) You Can Make at Home
Indian mithai explained: milk-based sweets like rasgulla and mishti doi, nut fudges like kaju katli, gram flour sweets like Mysore pak, and yogurt desserts like shrikhand, with the key technique for each.
A Food Map of Pakistan: Region by Region
Pakistani food changes from region to region: Punjab's wheat and ghee, Sindh's rice and fish, KP's meat and salt, Balochistan's sajji and the apricots of Gilgit-Baltistan. A regional guide.
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Bhunai, tarka, dum: every kitchen word explained simply. Tap the ⓘ on any recipe.
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