Beef-Nihari
Food

Beef Nihari (Pakistani Slow-Cooked Spiced Beef Stew)

Growing up in Pakistan and being from Lahore – city with rich food culture, my experience has been filled with food, rich flavours, culture and a profound adoration of hospitality. Being a culinary centre, the city of Lahore offers a variety of cuisines from all over Pakistan, local Punjabi cuisine, and dishes from

Biscoff-filled-Doughnuts
Food

Biscoff Filled Doughnuts

Fresh homemade doughnuts oozing with Lotus Biscoff filling, topped with the delicious Biscoff glaze and crushed Biscoff biscuits – an insanely delicious treat!⁣ ⁣The doughnuts are light and airy, not too big and not too oily. These are pillowy soft, and filled with deliciousness. I made these for valentine’s day

Chikar-Chole
Food

Lahori Chikar Chole [Mushy Chickpeas Curry]

Lahori Chikar Chole is quintessential street food from Lahore. It’s a flavorful curry of chickpeas coated in a thick gravy with basic spices. Lahore is known for its traditional food and rich food culture. Chickar chole are a popular breakfast dish from Lahore that is served as Desi Nashta with

Punjabi-Rajma-Masala
Food

Punjabi Rajma Masala

Rajma Masala or Red kidney Bean Curry a popular dish from the Punjabi cuisine. It is a warm, comforting vegetarian curry of red kidney beans in a spiced tomato gravy served with steamed basmati rice. This delicious curry is a much loved homemade bean dish; it’s hearty, warming, and richly

Punjabi-Kadhi-Pakora
Food

Punjabi Kadhi Pakora

Punjabi Kadhi Pakora – a classic, delicious dish of creamy and tangy spiced yoghurt curry with pakoras (fritters) simmered in the curry making it a richly satisfying dish. Punjabi Kadhi pakora is a Pakistani/Indian comfort food. It is a wholesome and hearty dish that is mostly homecooked; you won’t find

Creative

Holiday Gift Box Free Printable

Homemade gifts are the best gifts and when it’s from the kitchen – even better. This printable holiday gift box is a fun way to gift treats to your family and friends this holiday season. What sparked the idea to design the holiday gift box was the hottest new trend

Punjabi-dal-makhani-black-dal
Food

Punjabi Dal Makhani (Black Dal)

Dal Makhani (Black Dal) a popular dish from Punjab is a buttery and creamy, silky and luscious gravy with subtle spices and balanced flavours. The humble dal gets restaurant-style status when it comes to Punjabi Dal Makhani. Dal (dried lentils) in all its varieties is pure comfort food. Popular across

Badam-Kheer
Food

Almond and Rice Pudding (Pakistani Badam Kheer)

Almond and Rice Pudding or Badaam Kheer is one of my favourite Pakistani/Indian dessert recipes. It is very similar to the English Rice Pudding, is easy to make and quite popular in the Subcontinent. This creamy almond and rice pudding recipe is my take on the traditional kheer (rice pudding) giving

Creative Freebies

Printable Eid Money Envelopes

Here is a fantastic freebie for you all, printable Eid Money Envelopes (Eidi Envelopes). The auspicious occasion of Eid is upon us after the holy month of Ramadan and the one thing gets children excited the most for Eid is the joy of receiving Eidi (money) and gifts from elders.

homemade-pizza-sauce
Food

Easy Homemade Pizza Sauce (from Scratch)

If you love pizza as much as I do, you will love this easy, homemade pizza sauce. In the past, we have used store-bought pizza sauce but I always wanted to make my own because then we could easily balance the flavour, make it rich, saucy, and thick the way