15 unconventional desi dishes you should definitely have at your wedding..

[Indus Falcon]

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This is not wedding food. Itna khana toe sirf ek admi apni plate main dalta hai, shadi main!!

 

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15 unconventional desi dishes you should definitely have at your wedding
By Sana Lokhandwala



For a Pakistani wedding to be successful, we, the guests, can forgive anything except the variety of food you serve us. When we talk about your wedding five years down the line, we talk about it because the food was fantastic! To help those stuck in this matrimonial dilemma, madeeasy.com.pk has literally made life easy by giving us a variety of memorable, non-clichéd, wedding dishes that we can make use of. Here are some of our favourites:

Let’s start with some appetiser options:

This delightful fish doesn’t only fit the bill for classy and tasty, it works as both, an appetiser and main-course dish too! Here is the recipe here.

The ultimate desi appetiser, a wedding just isn’t complete without this. So while we know you’ve seen it around a lot, this is something a shaadi menu just can’t do without. You will find the recipes here and here.

This desi quesadilla is the perfect appetiser an unconventional styled menu. Desi enough to give them a taste of what is to come next and enticing enough to kick-start their appetite, this starter is perfect! Here is how you make it.

These aren’t the ordinary seekh kebabs people eat at every wedding, but is the perfect treat to satiate that craving that all our barbeque lovers have. Not messy and very presentable, this definitely makes it on our list of top dishes to have at your wedding. Here is the recipe.

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Hey, could you please put up some special veg pakistani dish that can be made at home?

 

[Mughal-Prince]

Maar dala zalim office main hn aur bhoka baitha Daikh raha hn en dishes ko haaaaiiiii

 

[ghazi52]

Hey, could you please put up some special veg pakistani dish that can be made at home?

A trio of daals: The rich and true taste of aromatic comfort
By Sumayya Usmani

All I remember is eating that daal with chapattis and those green chillies. PHOTO: SUMAYYA USMANI

I could go on about my saviour, the simple daal. It is the ultimate non-stodgy comfort food that I reach out to each time I feel blue or homesick. I look back at the moments in my life where I sought out this humble bowlful of loving care and I don’t quite recall why I needed it. I just know that I felt better with the first mouthful. Possibly because nothing compares to the places this simple flavour and texture take me – one reminiscent of home, safety and smiles of loved ones.

My clearest, most revisited memory would be the one of me entering my Dadi’s (paternal grandmother) home on Sundays. The edible experience would begin long before I walked into her kitchen. It was a sensory and sensual experience from the moment I stepped through her main gate; the night bursting with the intoxicating pungent scent of fresh curry leaves abundant on the sole tree along her garden path, the waft of green spiciness of chillies and freshly cut lemony coriander.

As soon as I would enter the house, the heavy air with the earthy smokiness of freshly cooked chapattis from the kitchen would hit my nose. Through the door of the kitchen, I would be greeted by five aunts and a grandmother, all effortlessly creating a wholesome meal for the whole family. There was Bhindi, Korma, chapattis, basmati rice and daal – one item that was always there! I would sample everything, spicy and aromatic laden abundant with flavours of spice, which to me is the true taste of Pakistani cooking alone.

However, I was always drawn to the plain and simple yellow daal, sitting there in a pot, making no apologies for its’ sloppy demeanour. Its plain, comforting earthy essence was yet to come alive with a hot hit of tarka with garlic, cumin seeds and red chillies in ghee, bringing it to life and transferring its shy yellowness to glistening pride.

The meal was ready to be served and everyone at the table was ready to relish this lavish yet simple meal. It was the love and dedication with which this dish was made that added to its richness. One ingredient no table at my Dadi’s was without were fresh and long unforgivingly hot green chillies by the dozens. Consumed with each bite of food, no one was ever excused from trying them. All I remember is eating that daal with chapattis and those green chillies. An acquired taste to say the least, but it is one that I crave always.

A true taste of home and comfort for me will always be daal, roti aur hari mirch ka navala (a morsel of daal, bread and green chillies).

This recipe takes 25 minutes to prepare and cook.

Ingredients:

Masoor daal – 50 grams

Maash daal – 50 grams

Moong daal – 50 grams

Turmeric – ½ tsp

Garlic – 1 clove (thinly sliced)

Salt – To taste

For tarka:

Ghee – 2 tsp (you can also use vegetable oil mixed with 1 tsp melted butter)

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

Garlic 1 clove (thinly sliced)

Dried red chillies – 2 to 3

Fresh curry leaves – 3 to 4 (optional)

Garnishing:

Chopped coriander

Chopped green chillies

A pinch of garam masala

A handful of fried crispy red onions

Photo: Sumayya Usmani



Method:

1. Mix all the daals together, wash them and drain.

2. Heat enough water in a saucepan to immerse the daals and add one sliced garlic clove, turmeric and mix well. Let it cook for approximately 12 to 15 minutes on medium heat. Keep stirring to avoid it from sticking to the pan and add more water if it dries up quickly.

3. Let the daal cook thoroughly and mash up the daal with the back of a spoon. Once cooked, add the salt according to taste and mix well. Pour into a serving dish.

4. In a small frying pan, heat the ghee. Once hot, add the cumin seeds and cook for 10 to 20 seconds. Next add the garlic clove and red chillies and let it brown slightly for a few seconds. Add the curry leaves and cook for a couple of seconds. Pour over the daal immediately.

5. Add on the garnishing and eat hot with roti, rice or by itself.

Sumayya Usmani

 

[illusion8]

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A wedding reception in Pakistan?... those servings wouldn't even last a second on the table depending on the way you attack the food..

 

[ghazi52]

Not in Pakistan.
Only for namalom afraad.
For drinks...........................................................

 

[banvanaxl]

A wedding reception in Pakistan?... those servings wouldn't even last a second on the table depending on the way you attack the food..

WTF!!!!! This for real ????

 

[rockstar08]

Looking at the waste of Food in Wedding , i believe Pakistani people should feed poor instead of Bhooke nangay Baraati ..

 

[Zibago]

Aik butt bula lo sub khatam kar day ga haina @Armstrong

 

[ghazi52]

Total waste of food. But the people will still do this. Very Sad.

 

[Indus Falcon]

Looking at the waste of Food in Wedding , i believe Pakistani people should feed poor instead of Bhooke nangay Baraati ..

Aur zindagy bhar beti koe tannay sunwana!!

 

[GURU DUTT]

15 unconventional desi dishes you should definitely have at your wedding
By Sana Lokhandwala



For a Pakistani wedding to be successful, we, the guests, can forgive anything except the variety of food you serve us. When we talk about your wedding five years down the line, we talk about it because the food was fantastic! To help those stuck in this matrimonial dilemma, madeeasy.com.pk has literally made life easy by giving us a variety of memorable, non-clichéd, wedding dishes that we can make use of. Here are some of our favourites:

Let’s start with some appetiser options:

This delightful fish doesn’t only fit the bill for classy and tasty, it works as both, an appetiser and main-course dish too! Here is the recipe here.

The ultimate desi appetiser, a wedding just isn’t complete without this. So while we know you’ve seen it around a lot, this is something a shaadi menu just can’t do without. You will find the recipes here and here.

This desi quesadilla is the perfect appetiser an unconventional styled menu. Desi enough to give them a taste of what is to come next and enticing enough to kick-start their appetite, this starter is perfect! Here is how you make it.

These aren’t the ordinary seekh kebabs people eat at every wedding, but is the perfect treat to satiate that craving that all our barbeque lovers have. Not messy and very presentable, this definitely makes it on our list of top dishes to have at your wedding. Here is the recipe.

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but what will you do about the food fights so every one can enjoy the food in peace

 

[ghazi52]

We are good eater and do not want anything in between...............

 

[Screambowl]

kion harami ban rahy ho yaar .....tum logo ne yeh thread kis liye post kiya hai humey sab pata hai bc... jo log bahar reh rahy hai.. unki bajane ke liye... kionki unko yeh sab khany ko nai milta .. beta dekh lenge sabko.

 

[Indus Falcon]

@ghazi52 @Akheilos Guess what this is?