BLOGS From “Desi Appetite Editor”
How to make your Eid ka Gosht healthy & delicious!
Kaleji & Maghaz for breakfast; bhuna gosht for lunch and mutton biryani for dinner. Three days of eating like this and your cholesterol is probably shooting through the roof.Bu...
How to handle your Qurbani ka Gosht
Every year we celebrate Eid-ul-Azha and the foremost thing on everyone’s mind is ‘qurbani’. From deciding whether to sacrifice a cow or a goat this year, to going...
August Favorites
It seems just like a few days ago that we were celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr and now Eid-ul-Azha is just around the corner. Time just flies by and we don’t even realize where it we...
July Favorites
The month of July just flew by. The first 10 days were all about Eid and the remaining days were spent recovering from the Ramazan & Eid extravaganza. That’s probably why...
Desi Appetite June Favorites
With Ramazan starting in the first week, the month of June was all about food.Every year the same cycle repeats itself. We spend the days before Ramazan preparing for the month ahe...
Create the perfect Eid menu to impress your guests!
After a month of fasting in Ramazan we can’t wait to indulge on Eid-ul-Fitr. Just like we get our Eid clothes & accessories ready, we also start worrying about what to se...
Beat the heat this summer with these refreshing mocktails
Hot days call for frosty sips. Get creative with seasonal fruits and beat the heat with these cool summer mocktails. We have a creative twist to the classic Pina Colada and a YUM m...
Keep your energy levels on the go with these fruitilicious smoothies!
Summer is in full swing and there are many times when the heat gets to us. All you need to do is to whip up one of these seasonally inspired fruitilicious smoothies for a coo...
If you love your pakoras, you’ll love these memes
1. One must never compromise on the pakora size! [img]351[/img] 2. When you are feeling generous on the iftaar table. [img]352[/img] 3. When pakora is your last wish. ...
5 Mango Desserts that will you make start salivating ...
Mango Cheesecake Other than the fact that it’s creamy & delicious, the best part about this cheesecake is that it requires no baking!Click HERE for the recipe[img]347[/i...
Make your iftar table shandaar with these scrumptious recipes.
Pakora The moment Ramazan starts all we crave for Pakora’s. Aloo and piyaaz are must. Palak, chicken, paneer, palak & mirch are a special treat we get every few da...
An interview with Mehvish AbuBakar of Sinful Bites
The Desi Appetite team sits with Mehvish Abubakar – the owner of Sinful Bites. She’s a home caterer based in Karachi. She started off in 2012 with an array of scrumptio...
Desi Appetite May Favorites!
It’s been a busy month at Desi Appetite!Mango season is finally here and we are literally having them with every meal! Whether it’s mango lassi, mango shakes, a mango t...
5 drinks to keep you refreshed in Pakistan's scorching summer
1. Keri ka Panna Made from raw mango (keri) this is the perfect summer drink! It’s sweet and tangy and it reminds one that mango season is not far away.Get the recipe HERE
Are you a Biryani-aholic? If yes, then you MUST try these biryani variations ASAP!
We love Biryani! We can order a plate at work, come home to have Ammi kay haath ki, get up in the middle of the night to have another plate AND then we still wouldn’t mind ha...
How to make Lassi?
In the current heatwave the best thing to keep you hydrated AND refreshed is our very own Pakistani Lassi! Whether you prefer namkeen lassi, meethi lassi or mango lassi, it has man...
Best places to have a crispy crunchy broast in Karachi! Fries & Sauce on the side please.
Though we have developed a taste for fried chicken, we Karachiwallas are all about the chicken broast! Quarter broast or Half broast if we are eating alone! Full Broast if the frie...
Best places to go for Mother's Day in Karachi!
Mother’s Day is just around the corner on 8th May and though one day will never ever be enough to thank her for all that she has done over the years! But it’s a reminde...
Desi Appetite April Favorites!
It’s the end of April and we have been so busy coming up with new recipes that we didn’t even realize the month ended! It’s the start of summer season here in Pak...
All the YUM stuff you can make with a Desi Paratha
Paratha’s are the best Desi food hack there is! You can have them for breakfast, lunch, dinner AND chai. Lachay wala paratha dipped in chai is the BOMB!So whether you make a ...
The relationship between Pakistani Weddings & Food
We Pakistani’s love eating! Halwa puri for breakfast followed by samosa’s with chai at 12 pm, then some chicken karhai with aloo ki sabzi for lunch. Need to have biscui...
The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie
The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie We love us a good cookie. With extra chocolate chips. And that perfect crisp exterior with the right balance of the chewy interior. YUM.It’s o...
How to cook Basmati rice
We all love rice (Basmati of course) especially with steaming hot daal and achaar on the side. But it seems like in all the recipes for kebabs, and biryani’s and karhai&rsquo...
Desi Appetite Reviews – RR's Puff Pastry
Desi Appetite Reviews – RR's Puff Pastry Sponsored PostWe were envisioning a simple ‘Daal Chawal’ day at the Desi Appetite office today but were pleasantly s...
Desi Appetite March Favourites!
It’s been another month of mazedaar recipes and a lot of food fun at Desi Appetite!We launched our mobile app so whether you are an Android user or an iPhone user you can get...
Are you a Pakistani food expert?
Are you a Pakistani food expert? Take the quiz by Desi Appetite to find out! Link to Quiz: https://www.qzzr.com/c/quiz/192116/4c020098-aca8-4942-ae69-e070be2a...
10 things that happen when there's a Pakistan - India match!
The moment we find out that there's a Pakistan - India match coming up, the entire country gets energized! We get green T-shirts and jhandiyaan and green face paints. Here...
Refreshing beverages to beat the summer heat!
The moment you see your first designer lawn advert, you know the sun is going to start shining and it’s going to be summer soon!The sun is shining, the sunblock is out and yo...
Celebrating female foodpreneurs across Pakistan.
Celebrating female foodpreneurs across Pakistan: It's International Women's Day today and we wanted to showcase popular restaurants and cafe's across Pakistan t...
Desi Appetite's February Favorites!
We have had a fun month eating, cooking and coming up with new recipes for you! Here’s a compilation of our February favorites – which one are you going to try?&nb...
Best Lasagna in Karachi
Finding a good lasagna in Karachi is tough. Sometimes the pasta is dry, sometimes the meat sauce lacks flavor and sometimes there just isn't enough cheese! Oh no! To make sure ...
The best Valentine's Day Deals in Karachi!
It’s just a couple of days to Valentine’s Day and we are sure all of you must be thinking what to do for your significant other. Nothing to worry – Desi Appetite ...
Our picks for the most romantic restaurants in Karachi
With Valentine’s Day coming up soon, we decided to do a round-up of the most romantic restaurants / cafés in Karachi. Asked around at work and everyone had different i...
8 of the yummiest Nutella dishes in Karachi!
Whether it’s spread on toast, swirled on top of brownies, drizzled on ice-cream or just eaten with a spoon it’s a well-established fact that almost everyone loves Nutel...
7 recipes that you need to make this winter!
Here are some quintessential Pakistani winter dishes - seasonal vegetables, comfort foods and mazedaar salaan.1. Beef kay Paye: Beef kay Paye (actually baray kay paye) is a tr...
Our definitive guide to Karachi Eat Festival 2016
After a fun and food filled three days, Karachi Eat Fest is at an end and it’s back to eating daal, sabzi & chawal. Just to keep the excitement alive for another day, her...
7 things we are drooling for at Karachi Eat Festival 2016
Starting off in 2014, this is the third time that Karachi Eat Food Festival is coming to town. Scheduled for the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of January it is an eagerly anticipated event f...
5 winter beverages that are bound to warm you up!
The best part about winters is sipping on a steaming hot cup of tea while munching on some peanuts. Here's a list of hot beverages to ward off the winter chills!1. Kashmiri Cha...
How to keep coriander fresh
How to keep Coriander fresh for longer?It’s really quite frustrating when you just need some chopped coriander / dhaniya leaves to garnish a dish and you open the fridge to f...
Tips for making whipped cream
Tired of beating cream for ten minutes and still no luck. Here are tips from the Desi Appetite team to ensure that it doesn’t happen again.1. Avoid heatThe biggest enemy of w...
Essential tools for the Pakistani kitchen
This helpful guide is a basic checklist of the essential items that you need for a fully functional Pakistani kitchen.KnivesWe often forget the basics but with all the chopping and...
How to make ginger garlic paste
Ginger garlic paste is used regularly in Pakistani cooking with almost all recipes asking for it. While there are a number of brands available at the supermarket, fresh always tast...
Essential spices in the Pakistani kitchen
Desi Cooking 101 is our blog series on the basics of cooking in a Pakistani kitchen. Most amateur cooks these days are able to make complicated Chinese or Italian dishes but are te...
