Dish and Destination: Simplifying Global Food & Travel
It’s fascinating studying the migration and what takes certain populations of one nation to another. In this post, and through this dish, we learn about the memon community (population of Muslims known from modern-day Pakistan) who migrated to Burma (modern-day Myanmar) in Southeast Asia. I married a memon, and the memons have a strong level …
How is that a Ramadan tradition for a Pakistani-American is kunafa? Well, read on (or skip to the recipe). I used to go to 4-5 different masjids/mosques for Ramadan. The way my father taught me to learn about life and it’s people, and our faith, was to expand our knowledge and go to different mosques …
Please leave rating, and comment below with any questions or if you tried it! I am always excited to experiment with a dish that I’ve had before and recreate based on memory, taste, sight and smell. This dish is something I had once a year, always in Ramadan during my teen years. This desi inspired …
I absolutely love the beauty of biryani, and playing around with different forms because the possibilities are endless. There are several cooking methods: stove-top slow cooking (today’s method), pressure cooked or in the instant pot (a separate method I like for convenience), and then layered and baked, and the list goes on… some biryani in …
Ingredients For a “Global Curry Collaboration” I wanted to show the masses that no two curries are the same! While they have a curry powder in West Indian cooking, in traditional Pakistani and Indian cuisine, there is no “curry powder” per se, but different levels and amounts of spices for different dishes. Below is a …
When you do not have an indian/pakistani grocery store, I would recommend you purchase the spices you need to make your own garam masala. I remember always referencing back to google to see a picture of the spices on the list when I was in my teens so hopefully that helps you! Ingredients 4 tbsn …
So here it is– the world sees it on TikTok under a certain name and attributes it to South Korea (Dalgona). As a brown person, I think… Nescafe whipped desi coffee in India and Pakistan (just a cold version?), and the Greeks are wiping their phones with Windex trying to discern how their beloved frappe …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Td-8hQii0&t=21s This chicken pulao is great for two reasons: unique flavor profiles and modified for the Instant Pot. This is a famous chicken pulao that my mother-in-law is really a mastermind behind with the aspects of the blending of green chilis and cilantro. RECIPE Please tag my IG page if you make the meal, or …
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This is a recipe for desi chai, cooked chai, masala chai- and however else you want to describe it!