Aloo Tiki- Potato Cutlets in the Pakistani Manner
Ami and Nani Ami in Murree, Pakistan It’s dreadfully difficult to find ice in Rome. It’s considered an American thing- ‘ma, tu sei Americana?‘, the server joked with my sister when she requested ice in...
View ArticleAb Doogh Khiar- Cucumber Soup With Walnuts and Crunchy Shallots in the...
Her name was Bridget but we called her Aunty Brige. Not pronounced ‘bridge’, like the one which connects two points across a river, but Brige, with a long ‘i’, as in liege. She was tall and wore lots...
View ArticleFruit Chaat- Peach Salad in the Pakistani Manner
I loved those kaanch ki churiyaan; glass bangles you’d find right before Eid at the Anarkali Bazaar in Lahore’s Old City. The vendors had every colour you could imagine- neon lemon, bubble-gum pink,...
View ArticleMast-o-Khiar- Cucumber & Walnut Dip in the Persian Manner and My Birthday
That coral pink sludge we used to buy from the Sainsbury’s closest to our dorm was usually scooped up with salt and vinegar crisps. Taramosalata it was called. My Greek friend MM had introduced me to...
View ArticleMy Guest Post for ‘Indian Simmer’- Chicken Kebab Sliders in the Pakistani Manner
This week I had the honour of guest blogging for someone who has become a close friend of mine through the blogging world- Prerna of Indian Simmer. Prerna is a phenomenal cook and food writer from...
View ArticleBaingan Bharta – Roasted Eggplant / Aubergine Dip in the Pakistani Manner
I don’t remember Amma Subraayi. Our family’s seamstress, she died a few years after I was born, and by that time we had already moved to Washington, DC. My Nani Ami bought the jewel-toned fabrics for...
View ArticleKuku Sibzamini – Saffron Potato Fritters in the Persian Manner
This recipe first appeared in BBC Good Food Magazine, India, March 2013, for a ‘Persian Delights’ feature I was commissioned for. It has to be fried. And preferably spicy. And you have to wash it down...
View ArticleFeta Crostini in the Persian Manner
I remember seeing a fabulous recipe in one of my cookery books – it was a puff pastry roll stuffed with mashed potato and gorgonzola. I know, ‘carb on carb’ sounds strange (and naughty), right? Well,...
View ArticleMaygu Sabzi – Herbed Shrimp with Saffron Butter in the Persian Manner
My father loves inviting people over for dinner. Throughout my childhood, I remember he would often call my mother in the morning from his office desk, telling her that his friend from work will join...
View ArticleKarachi and My Family – Life Amidst the Bombings
A few weeks ago, I woke up a little after 6am and with my eyes half shut, I checked my iPhone, which I usually do before making my way into the kitchen for my morning caffè latte ritual. As I scrolled...
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