Ras Malai As sun starts blazing in summers our heart and taste buds long for cold desserts and drinks. Before these ice creams entered our lives we had our own eastern sweets which were preservative free. There are many such desserts like kheer and kulfa but my favourite is "ras malai". Its easy and quick to make. Let me share my sister's recipe with you. Ingredients: Milk - 1 litre Sugar - 6 table spoons Cardimom - 2 (chotti elaichi) 1 table spoon chopped pistachues (keep ... Read More

Gulab jaman is a traditional and tasty Pakistani sweet dish. My sister-in-law (nand) makes one of the best gulab jaman I have ever tasted. Its very quick and easy to make. Try it! Preperation time : 20 min Cooking time: 30 min Good for: 5-6 people(12-14 balls depending on the size) STEP 1: 1 cup nido 1 tbsp. flour 1 teasp. baking powder 1 teasp. suji 2 tbsp. oil 1 egg 1. Mix and sieve dry ingredients (flour, nido powder, suji) 2 to 3 times. 2. Put oil in it and mix ... Read More

Chicken biryani is my favourite dish. I know all rice lovers find even the name of "biryani" enough to make their taste buds alive. In  Pakistan when we think of making menu for a dinner party, one rice dish is a must. Perfectly made biryani is an important part of an every dinner. The recipe which I am sharing with you now is a little different from the normal biryani we make at home. It is called the 'Hyderabadi biryani'. Hyderabad ... Read More

Yesterday I got this recipe of chicken boneless handi and on making this I finally declare this is the best chicken handi you can make, eat or taste. Highly recommended by me and you got to take my word on this! We used to love chicken boneless handi of Mr Chips (a restuarant in Jinnah Super market, Islamabad) but this is surely better. I am sorry to people who expect a housewife to post beauty tips, kitchen tips and recipes everyday ... Read More

Belated  (post long march) celebrations: Here comes a tried and tested  brownies recipe. Its yummy and easy to make. Ingredients: 3/4 cup - All purpose flour 3/4 cup - Butter 3 - Eggs 1/2 cup - Cocoa powder 1 tea sp - Baking powder 1 1/2 cup - White Sugar (powdered) 2 tea sp - Vanilla essance 3 oz / 100 gms - walnuts Method: Pre-heat oven and grease the pan. Sieve the powdered ingredients(flour, baking powder, cocoa powder) and put aside. Beat eggs well than add sugar and butter one by one. ... Read More

Coconut Delight: This a simple and easy to make recipe but has an amazing taste. You have to eat it to believe it. Ingredients: Sugar - 1 cup Coconut Powder _ 1 cup Nido(or any dry milk powder) - 1 cup Water - 1 1/2 cup Butter - 200 gms Method: Mix all the ingredients and cook on medium heat. Cook until water evaporates and it becomes thick. You will notice slight butter on sides then set it in a dish and decorate with finely cut almonds. Its a delight ! ... Read More

Harey Masalay Wali Chaanp Ingredients: Chaanp-1 kg Yogurt-250 gms Garlic (chopped)-2 teaspoons Ginger (chopped)-2 teaspoons Onion (medium size)-1 Green coriander (dhaniya)-1 cup. finely cut Green chilly- 8 Black pepper (grounded)- 1 tea spoon salt/oil- as per taste Eggs-2 Method: Finely chop green chillies and coriander and mix well in yogurt. Wash chaanp and marinate in yogurt mixture for an hour. Cut onions in form of rings and fry in oil till golden brown. Take them out. Beat eggs with salt and black pepper. Dip chaanp one by one in eggs and fry till golden brown. Fry ... Read More

Eid Al Azha is coming and we know its all about eating meat! Here is a recipe you would love to add in your eid menu. Ingredients: Qeema (mince meat)- 1kg Baisan (chickpea powder)-2  table spoon sabz mirchain ( green chillies)- 6 Khush dhaniya ( dry coriander)-1 tea spoon Sabz dhaniya- add as much as u like Podina (mint)- a few leaves Tomatoes-4 Onion-1 kg Ginger (cut into pieces)-2 table spoon Egg-1 Salt/red chillies (powder)- as much as u like Garam masala-2 tea spoon Ghee/oil- as much as u like Anar dana- 2 table spoon Method: Finely cut tomatoes, ... Read More

Ingredients: Chicken boneless 1/2kg-cut in one inch cubes Salt- 1 tea spoon Red chillies- 1 tea spoon Turmeric powder- 1/2 tes spoon Ginger/garlic paste- 1 tea spoon Fresh cream- 1/2 cup Onion- 1 large (boiled) Tomatoes- 4 (boiled) Butter- 2 oz Oil- 2 oz Powdered almonds- 2 table spoons Coconut powder- 2 table spoons Yogurt- 2 table spoons Zeera- (roasted & crushed )1 table spoon Green chillies-4 Method: Blend onions with tomatoes. Heat oil and butter in a wok.Add ginger, garlic,onion and tomato puree, boneless chicken cubes with salt, red chillies and turmeric powder and cook ... Read More

After a month of fasting Muslims all around the world celebrate "eid"(one of the most important festival in Islamic calender). I wish we all have a peaceful and happy eid day. First thing on the eid morning is to offer prayer and then festivities begin. We start our day with eating something sweet and traditionally it is the "shirkhorma". I would love to share the recipe with you all. So here it is SHIRKHORMA (sewiyan): vermicelli -1pack sugar -1 cup milk -4 cups almond -1/4 cup ... Read More