If there is anything I love more than Pizza, it is my Mom’s homemade Pizza Pinwheels. Who doesn’t love mini pizza swiss rolls with layers of marinara sauce, your favourite toppings and loads of melted cheese? Fabulous appetizers aside these Pizza Pinwheels make a great mess-free, no-toppings-sliding-off-the-base snack for the little ones too. If you…
Category: Appetizers
Samosa Chaat
Samosa Chaat is a popular Pakistani savoury snack in which flaky Punjabi Aloo Samosas are topped with ragda (a gravy made with chickpeas), yogurt sauce, and tangy spicy chutney. I never imagined aloo samosas could get any better until I had samosa chaat or what I like to call aloo samosa 2.0. Every spoonful of…
Punjabi Aloo Samosa
Punjabi style aloo samosas are a much-loved snack in the Indian Subcontinent. For these samosas flaky pastry is filled with a spiced potato mixture and deep fried or baked till golden and crispy. Although potatoes are the most popular choice, peas, onions, paneer, and meat are also used as a filling. What distinguishes Punjabi samosas…
Baba Ganoush
Not that it needs an introduction, but Baba Ganoush (also spelt as Baba Ganouj) is a Middle Eastern smokey, creamy dip made from eggplants. Traditionally, eggplants are roasted over an open flame or wood fire, giving them a smoky taste with a hint of sweetness. It is not practical to roast eggplants over an open…
Potato Filled Mini Samosas
First of all wishing all my Pakistani followers a very happy Independence Day. Today we cherish the ones who made our independence possible. Freedom is hard to get, but we are blessed to have it. This Independence Day I was asked to share a recipe that defined the flavors of Pakistan for me. When I…
Beef Gyoza
I do not have a sweet tooth but I can say without a doubt ‘Umami’ is the flavour I live for. I know I have a hit dish in hand, when I am successful in extracting a pleasant savoury taste, from a set of given ingredients. Goes without saying ingredients with a high umami profile…
Prawn Tempura
Prawns are my favourite protein to work with, not only because they are easy to store, defrost and cook but also because they are so versatile. You can BBQ them, add them to soups, serve them as appetizers or feature them in your mains. They taste delicious in wraps, on pizza, in salads, you can…
Paneer Tikka
Paneer or Indian Cottage Cheese is a spongy, unsalted and non-melting fresh cheese made by curdling milk. Paneer is a rich source of milk protein and is often substituted for meat in Indian vegetarian recipes. Paneer Tikka is a vegetarian version of the delicious and well known Chicken Tikka, chunks of marinated chicken grilled over…
Tabbouleh
Tabbouleh is a Levantine herb salad mainly consisting of chopped fresh parsley, tomatoes, mint, onions, and soaked bulgur. The dressing used in a Tabbouleh salad is a simple mixture of Olive oil and lemon juice seasoned with salt. In many Arab cultures Tabbouleh is usually served as part of a Mezze. The ratio of parsley…
Cheesy Baked Asparagus
The first time I had Asparagus was at a restaurant, served as a side to an overcooked steak, its bland taste and squishy texture did not appeal to me. Since asparagus is not readily available in Pakistan, I never bothered experimenting with it. Germans on the other hand take their asparagus very seriously. Supermarkets, farmers…
A Foodies Wish 