BLOGS From “Rida M Zafar”
6 Things That Happen When Someone Uses Your Kitchen
Your kitchen is your special place, your safe haven, your territory.On days when the going gets tough and you find yourself having very little control over your life your kitchen c...
8 Desi Food gems we would miss out on if it weren’t for Aaloo
It’d be a real challenge to find someone who doesn’t appreciate the absolute blessing we have in the guise of a vegetable – aaloo. It’d be equally hard to f...
5 weird food traditions every Desi family has
When you grow up with a tradition or a custom, it’s easy to automatically embed it in your system. This expectation can have dangerous consequences… but not when the s...
7 random food combinations made in Heaven
1. Biryani and Zarda [img]496[/img]“WHAT? THIS IS ANARCHY!” you scream as you grind your teeth in disgust at this combination. You’re supposed to have zarda AFTE...
FatSal’s – A Refreshing Reminder of Comfort Food
FatSal’s is a newcomer to Karachi’s gourmet-fast-food scene. Situated on main Bukhari Commercial in the city’s Defence Housing Authority (D.H.A.), the cute little...
Why cleaning a Desi kitchen is SO much harder than the actual cooking ….
Whether you love cooking or loathe it; whether you’re an expert in the kitchen or a total amateur; whether you cook for pleasure or cook out of majboori, there’s one th...
9 food items you’ll recognize if you’re a Desi studying abroad
University life is really daunting and even more so when you’re away from home. I mean, you have to wake up for your classes without your mother screaming “beta van wal...
What the color of your Chai says about you ...
If you’re a chai enthusiast, finding the perfect cup of tea is not only a challenge, it’s almost impossible. The temperature being a little off and your chai being far ...
7 must-try Desi delights in Karachi ...
There is no doubt that fine dining has its perks – we all love dressing up and going to a high profile restaurant for a fancy night out with our friends and family. But there...
5 Pakistani dishes that are actually firangi and not riwayati ..
Prepare to be completely heartbroken when you go through this list and realize that so many dishes that you consider typically Pakistani did not actually originate in Pakistan. 1....
Kitchen Struggles of a newly married Bahu
You never set foot in the kitchen to make anything more than Maggi or teabag wali chai but now that you’re married, all these traditions are thrown at you and you don’t...
The first time you use an oven to bake something ….
Something must be seriously wrong with you if you don’t salivate at the thought of munching on warm, freshly-baked brownies straight from the oven with chocolate oozing from ...
19 Questions you’ve asked yourself If you’re new to the Desi kitchen
1. Are Maggi 2 minute noodles really ready in 2 minutes?[img]403[/img]2. How do you tell if this is butter or margarine?[img]404[/img]3. Why do we use lal mirch powder instead of r...
If you are a night owl, you are bound to recognize these yum midnight snacks …
Whether you stay up late because you have difficulty sleeping or because your summer routine reverses day and night or because you’re a night owl you’re bound to experi...
