Recipe collections
Menus for Ramadan and Eid, dishes for guests, the seasons, and lists worked out from the recipes themselves.
Occasions and seasons
- Ramadan sehri recipesFilling, slow-release sehri food: parathas, eggs, daliya, khajla pheni and lassi.12 recipes
- Ramadan iftar recipesThe iftar table: pakoras, samosas, chana chaat, fruit chaat, dahi baray and sherbet.25 recipes
- Eid ul Fitr recipesSheer khurma for the morning, and the festive mains and desserts for Eid lunch and guests.24 recipes
- Eid ul Adha (Bakra Eid) recipesWhat to cook with qurbani meat: kaleji on day one, then karahi, raan, kababs, nihari and more.34 recipes
- Dawat (guests) recipesDishes for guests that look and taste special and can mostly be made ahead.80 recipes
- Winter recipesSarson ka saag, nihari, gajar ka halwa, shaljam and the warming food of the cold months.60 recipes
- Summer recipesLassi, sherbets, raita, lighter sabzi and daal for hot days.23 recipes
- Lunchbox recipesFood that travels well to school and office and tastes good at room temperature.34 recipes
- Sunday breakfast recipesThe slow weekend breakfast: halwa puri, nihari, paye, parathas and chai.19 recipes
Quick, budget and vegetarian
- Vegetarian Pakistani recipesNo meat, chicken or fish: daal, sabzi, chaat, breads, drinks and desserts.92 recipes
- Quick recipes (40 minutes or less)Ready in 40 minutes or less, prep and cooking included, with no marinating or soaking.21 recipes
- Budget recipes (about Rs 150 a serving or less)Estimated at Rs 150 a serving or less at this week’s official average prices (PBS SPI). Spices and some vegetables are not in the SPI, so the real cost is a little higher.61 recipes
By region
- Punjabi recipesFrom Lahore to Multan: saag and makki roti, chanay, lassi, fish and the dhaba classics.21 recipes
- Sindhi recipesSindhi biryani, sai bhaji, Sindhi kadhi, bhee and the fish curries of the Indus.5 recipes
- Karachi recipesBombay biryani, bun kabab, bihari boti, nihari and the street food of Burns Road.7 recipes
- Pashtun and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recipesPeshawari karahi, chapli kabab, namkeen gosht, dumpukht and Kabuli pulao: few spices, a lot of meat.7 recipes
- Balochi recipesSajji, rosh and kaak: slow-roasted meat with salt, and bread baked on hot stones.3 recipes
- Gilgit-Baltistan recipesMountain food from the north: chapshuro and other hearty dishes for the cold.1 recipes
- Kashmiri recipesPink Kashmiri chai and the dishes of Azad Kashmir.1 recipes