Karachi Fish Kabab

Ingredients:

· ½ Kg minced Fish
· 2 tbsp Curd
· 1 Egg
· 2 tbsp Baisan
· 1 tsp Zeera powder
· 1 tsp Garlic Paste
· 1 ½ tsp salt
· 1 tbsp Red Chili Powder
· 1 tsp Black Pepper powder
· 1 tsp Garam Masala powder

Method:

· Fry the mince fish in a little oil, grind all masalas and mix them thoroughly in the fish.
· Now add the curd and baisan mixture in the fish and make small balls like koftas (meat balls).
· Dip in the egg mixture and fry it.
· Serve with garlic chutney,chips and salads.

Sarso Ka Saag

Ingredients:

· ½ Kg Sarso ka Saag
· 6 Green Chilies
· 1tsp Salt
· ½ tsp Garlic
· ½ cup Water
· 1 tbsp Cornflour
· 2 tbsp Ghee
· 1 Onion
· Sliced Ginger
· 4 cloves Garlic
· Butter

Method:

· Boil Saag with green chilies. salt, garlic water, and cook until done.
· Blend it to a puree, add corn flour and mix it.
· Heat the ghee, add the onion, ginger and garlic and fry.
· Add pureed green while stirring constantly.
· Put in a serving dish and serve with some butter on the top.

Enjoy your Sarso ka Saag with Roti.

Murgh Makhani (Butter Chicken with Gravy and Baby Naan)

Ingredients:

· Chicken Pieces (made in tandoori masala paste)
· Puree of 7-8 Tomatoes
· 5-6 tbsp Butter
· 2 tbsp Ginger
· Pinch of Fenugreek
· Few Leaves of Coriander
· Cooking Oil

Method:

· Chicken pieces marinated in tandoori masala paste and marinated over night.
· After that, bake them in a tandoor or an oven.
· Make a sauce from tomato puree and butter and then flavor it with fenugreek and coriander leaves.
· Put the baked chicken in it and cook for about 5-10 minutes.
· Garnish with sliced ginger and green chili and serve hot with baby naan.
· Enjoy your murgh makhani.

Lahori Chicken Tikka

Ingredients:

· 1 kg chicken (cut into 4 pieces)
· 1 medium onion
· 2 medium lemon
· 2 tbsp oil or ghee
· 1 tsp coriander powder
· 2 tbsp ginger and garlic
· Few drops of orange food color
· ½ cup Curd
· 1 tsp Papaya
· ½ tsp Salt

Method:

· Take chicken and marinate it with papaya, lemon and salt for about 15 minutes.
· Chop the onions, garlic and ginger together in a mixture.
· Then add this in curd, also add all the ingredients plus the food color.
· Take out the chicken tikka from the lemon juice and then marinate into the cured for about 3-4 hours.
· Grill it on skewers in the over or on a charcoal flame.
· Service with fresh salad and mint raita.

Easy Recipe of Pathani Gosht

Preparation Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

· 1-1/2 kg Mutton

· 200 grams oil

· 2 tsp salt

· 3 tbsp Ground Black Pepper

· 1-1/2 cups water

Method:

· Put all the above mentioned ingredients together and cook over a low flame uuntil meat is tender and water has dried up.

· Serve with Naan or Peshawari Roti with fresh salad.

Curied Pasta and Radish Salad

Ingredients:

· 3 cups (250 grams) shell pasta

· 4 green shallots, chopped

· 10 radishes sliced

· Curried Mayonnaise

· ½ cup (375 ml) Mayonnaise

· 1 tbsp Oil

· 1 tbsp Curry Powder

· 1 tbsp seeded Mustard

· 2 tbsp Milk


Method:

For Curried Mayonnaise

· Heat oil in pan, add curry powder and cook stirring until fragrant. Let it cook and combine curry mixture with remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

· Add pasta to a large pan of boiling water until tender. Put under cold water and then drain well.

· Combine pasta, shallots and radishes in bowl and add curried mayonnaise and mix well.

· Serve in a nice dish and enjoy Curied Pasta and Radish Salad.

Suggestions for an Unforgettable and Grand Christmas Meal

All across our vast globe people will be celebrating Christmas this December 25th. No matter where you live, the Christmas meal is sure to be an integral part of the day. This feast is something that both young and old look forward to and savors the thought of. This is probably because this is the one feast of the year where certain treats and delicacies are bound to be on the table, almost expected, and they usually have to do with certain cultural and seasonal customs.

While there are many similarities through out the world with the traditional Christmas dinner, there are also differences abound, some subtle, some vast. For example, In Italy and other parts of the Mediterranean, fish is the choice of main dish and it is eaten on Christmas Eve. This is most likely because a vast majority of the population is practicing Catholics. In Germany they too have their main feast on Christmas Eve. It is a lavish and enormously opulent meal with the main dish usually being goose. Red cabbage is also served as a side dish and is massively enjoyed. For another instance of the differences in the Christmas menu, look to the South American and bordering countries. They all seem to add panache with spicy and stimulating cuisine. Mexico does this as well.

Similarities with the Christmas dinner menus are abound with only faint differences in the approach. Great Britain’s menu parallels what is served in the United States. The one big divergence is that they simply must have Brussels sprouts on the bill of fare. They also employ the use of Christmas crackers. For those who have never celebrated a traditional British Christmas, a cracker is a tube filled with a joke, a paper hat and a small trinket. Two people each grab an end and pull. This results in a popping or “cracking” sound. The winner is the person left with the longest end of the cracker; they then get to claim the prizes which were inside.

No matter where in the world you will be celebrating and feasting on Christmas, remember the underlying message is about love. When preparing your meal, don’t put unrealistic expectations on yourself and keep it simple. You can add new dishes, keep traditional ones or change your menu all together. Maybe your favorite foods derive from the Far East. Don’t be afraid to make those choices become your new venue on this festive occasion.

The most important thing to remember is to take pleasure in the cooking of the meal. It should be a pleasant and enjoyable experience. It is a labor of love. Include family and friends in the preparations. This is a great “family-time” moment. While preparing the dinner together you may be amazed at the conversations that can come from this time spent together. You also can take this opportunity to develop closer bonds with certain family and friends. No matter what you choose to do, have a good sit down meal together, enjoy the moment and cherish the time spent with the people you love.