Not only are Pakistani cuisines sinfully delectable, but the packages of health and aroma they bring along can send you dancing in the heavens!
1. Bread Rolls:
Bread rolls are amazing evening snacks in India as well as Pakistan. The taste remains delicious on both sides of the border!
- Bread slices
- Mashed potatoes
- Green chillies
- Red chili powder
- Salt
- Oil
- Dhania
How To Make?
- Add green chilies, salt and red chili powder to the mashed potatoes.
- Soak bread slices in water.
- Press them in between your hands.
- Make a filling of mashed potatoes.
- Deep fry bread rolls.
- Serve hot with chutney.
2. Tikka Samosa / Chicken Samosa:
This is one of the most amazing Pakistani Ramadan recipes for Iftar.
Ingredients:
- Chicken breast
- Lemon juice
- Tikka masala
- Salt
- Eggs
- Manda Patti
How To Make?
- Marinate chicken breast with tikka masala, lemon juice and salt.
- Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the marinated chicken breast.
- Use manda Patti to wrap the Samosa. Make a filling of chicken breast and coat with eggs.
- Deep fry until it turns golden brown.
3. Tandoori Cutlets:
This highly nutritious Pakistani Ramadan recipe is a popular Indian snack too.
Ingredients:
- Flour
- Eggs
- Oil
- Salt
- Vinegar
- Red chili powder
- Green chillies
- Garam masala
- Boiled potatoes
- Tandoori chicken
How To Make?
- Mix tandoori chicken, vinegar, and garam masala, salt and chopped green chilies in a bowl.
- Mash boiled potatoes and mix with the mixture prepared in step 1 to form a thick paste.
- Mold the paste in the form of cutlets.
- Beat eggs in water.
- Coat cutlets with flour. Dip in eggs. Deep fry in oil.
4. Ghilafi Kebabs:
Ghilafi kebabs are tempting Pakistani starters, perfect for your iftar party!
Ingredients:
- Mince
- Capsicum
- Onions
- Tomatoes
- Green chillies
- Ginger garlic paste
- Lemon juice
- Garam masala
- Salt
- Cashews
- Cream
- Bread
- Oil
- Coriander leaves
How To Make?
- Mix all the chopped vegetables with coriander leaves, ginger garlic paste, salt, lemon juice, cashews, cream, bread and mince.
- Mold the paste in the form of kebabs and refrigerate them.
- Deep fry the chilled kebabs in oil and serve hot.
5. Noodle Kebabs:
This is a very innovative Pakistani Ramadan recipe. If you are looking to surprise your guests, give this recipe a try!
Ingredients:
- Chicken noodles
- Soya sauce
- Oil
- Coriander
- Chili sauce
How To Make?
- Boil the noodles.
- Fry the boiled noodles in oil. Add chili sauce, soya sauce and chopped coriander to the pan.
- When the mixture cools down, use a cookie cutter to mold the mixture in the shape of kebabs.
- Bake the kebabs in oven (at 180 degree Celsius).
6. Sofiyani Biryani:
This typical Pakistani dish will tickle your palate and leave you asking for more!
Ingredients:
- Chicken
- Boiled rice
- Curd
- Ginger garlic paste
- Jeera
- Cardamom
- Cloves
- Chopped onions
- Cinnamon
- Lemon juice
- Saffron
- Mint
- Oil
- Salt
- Chopped coriander
- Bay leaves
How To Make?
- Mix saffron and curd.
- Cut the cleaned chicken into small pieces.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add chopped onions, jeera, and chili powder and garam masala to it.
- After 3 minutes, add ginger-garlic paste to the pan and fry for 2 minutes.
- Add chicken, saffron and curd mixture and lemon juice to the pan. Cook properly.
- Arrange layers of boiled rice and chicken in a baking utensil. Place chopped coriander and bay leaves on top of each layer.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven for 20 minutes.
7. Keema Karela:
Karela and delicious? Yes! With this amazing recipe, the humble karela gets a makeover!
Ingredients:
- Mince
- Karela
- Salt
- Turmeric
- Oil
- Chopped onions
- Jeera
- Tomato
- Garam masala
- Ginger garlic paste
- Mint leaves
- Lemon juice
- Chaat masala
- Amchur
- Chopped green chillies
- Red chili powder
How To Make?
- Add salt and turmeric powder to sliced Karela.
- Mix Keema and water to make gravy.
- Fry onions, jeera and ginger garlic paste in oil.
- Add tomato puree, red chilli powder and amchur, turmeric, Keema and garam masala.
- Use the paste made in step 4 as a filling of the Karela. Tie Karela with thread and deep fry.
- When cooked, remove the thread. Serve in a plate garnished with mint leaves.
8. Fruit Salad:
This simple sweet dish is a popular Pakistani Ramadan recipe. The perfect dessert dish!
Ingredients:
- Chilled cream
- Sugar
- Custard
- Bananas
- Pineapples
- Strawberries
- Cashews
- Walnuts
- Pistas
How To Make?
- Mix cream, custard and sugar in a bowl.
- Add chopped fruits to the bowl. Beat well.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours. Garnish with dry fruits before serving.
9. Khajla:
Khajla makes an amazing simple Pakistani Ramadan recipe. If you are running short of time, this is the recipe to try!
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Ingredients:
- Flour
- Ghee
- Ararot
How To Make?
- Make dough using flour and water.
- Make small rolls of the dough and put ghee on them.
- Slit them and leave for 10 minutes.
- Make small roti like rolls of the small dough rolls.
- Deep fry them in ghee.
10. Karachi Falooda:
This is a chilled Pakistani Ramadan sweet dish. The perfect end to your iftar party!
Ingredients:
- Milk
- Pineapples
- Ice cream
- Falooda
- Sugar
- Red and green jelly
- Nuts
- Red syrup
- Ice cubes
How To Make?
- Blend milk, ice and red syrup.
- Place Falooda in a glass.
- Pour blended milk in it.
- Place pineapple pieces, jellies and sugar syrup on top.
- Garnish with two scoops of ice cream.
You don’t need to wait for Ramadan to enjoy these delicious dishes. Cook them today, and your guests will be craving for more!
