Experience authentic recipes of Pakistan. You will also find that these recipes blend in Indian, Iranian and Afghanistan cultures. Experience the unique ingredients, spices, flavors and preparations that Southeast Asian cooking offers.
Credit to matwalaboy @ hukd
I believe Kashmiri cuisine is altogether totally different.
Not only cuisine is totally different, the countries are different as well.
can't agree more, owing to the fact I belong from there :)
@gareeb: i dont think he said they were the same, he just said that this was almost as good which doesnt have to mean they are the same or even similar.
for example he could have said burgers are good,almost as good as delicious icecream.
also cultures are not hemmed in by countries, you dont have to be in thailand to cook and eat thai cuisine.
as well, from the source of all knowledge (wikipedia): Kashmir - Today, the term encompasses a larger area that includes the Indian-administered territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the Pakistani-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, and Chinese-administered territories of Aksai Chin and the Trans-Karakoram Tract.
and if you actually read the blurb from OP it states that the book contains influences from other asian countries.
so +1 for King Tightarse in my book.
@rakeem: @rakeem
Dude, you are misquoting.
No, Kashmir and Pakistan cultures are not same as well.
No one would say burger is as delicious as icecream.
@aussie-bargainer: Oh stfu. Bringing one side's view into an international border dispute. I know it's hard but try and suppress that aimless nationalism.
China claiming Taiwan as it's own territory does not make it so, I'd like to see them try take it though much like India.
@BenDoverson: Here came camel. I can say and show it because I belong to the region. So I have more locus standi than you.
China can not because Taiwan is not their territory while Kashmir was, is and will be India's.
International border starts when Kashmir finishes on Pakistan border.
@aussie-bargainer: Hahahahaha, enjoy your delusions. Neither side will ever get the other's Kashmir. LoC is the defacto international border and will only become official in the future.
Anything stated otherwise is garbage spewed from a modi nationalist mouthpiece. At least function in reality when you live in the real world, dreams should end with your sleep.
Gonna get my Biryani on
Wife told me about it the other day from one of her work mates. Is it good?
Yeah definitely worth a try, lots of biryani variety cooked fresh daily.
You can also buy just the biryani rice without the meat/veg for $5 a box.
They have a lot of history overseas but relatively new here.
I am not to sure about their version of KFC though, might keep the kids occupied.
Now you need some good Pakistani spices to actually provide an authentic taste.
These Shan are probably the best in the world and easily available everywhere including a limited range at Coles.
They are about $2 from an Indian Grocery Store and have a nice recipe printed on the box too.
Pakistan is Southeast Asian?
I’d say it’s the north west frontier. It’s been a while since I read any Kipling.
That'd be Afghanistan .. Pakistan didn't exist in Rudyard's day, it was all India ..
We read it every second week in the Coles bargain list.
I think Pakistan/India and the lot are generally referred to as South Asia.
Scotty need this book 🤭
Seems you can get all this cuisine for free, if you visit there 😁
Pakistan Zinda bad
Baad* bhaijaan.
My friend told that even Indians say that Pakistani Tea is Fantastic 😂
Hahaha
That's classic!!
You should add Shrup Shrup…
HELLO THERE WING COMMANDERZ
you need to make better friends
Pakistani haleem > Indian (Hyderabadi) haleem
I love Pakistani food (I'm a Pakistani) and I wish there were more Pakistani restaurants in Australia. We're already a notorious bunch; think it would be nice to win people over with our food at least haha.
It's a shame there aren't many good, well-established Pakistani restaurants in Melbourne. A few pop up every now and then but don't last more than a couple of years (Zaiqa in Carlton being an exception).
If you are Melbourne, once the lockdown gets over, you could try:
Lots more choice if you are Sydney based.
Kush Amdeed!
Melburnian looks at Sydney, cries in student biryani.
Any Pakistani in Melbourne that hasn't been to Khabbay is missing out, it's on the same street as Ziyka too and pretty much always packed.
Been to Khabbay. Not a fan. Honestly, I think the few Pakistani restaurants that do operate are run by Punjabis, and let's face it, Punjab/Lahore doesn't have the best cuisine in Pakistan. I would like to see more Pakistani restaurants with Karachi style cuisine.
You sound like typical person from Karachi who doesn't like Punjabis…
Any decent Karachi cuisine in Melbourne ?
Desi people. Typical
I'm originally English, but grew up eating Kashmiri food in West Yorkshire (Bradford, Halifax, Leeds), which has huge communities of people originally from Pakistan.
I have to say, I have been completely underwhelmed by all Indian food in Australia. Completely bland, tasteless, creamy, sweet and over priced. I think the average Aussie has zero appreciation for this type of food and whinges at the slightest bit of heat, hence the dreadfully boring Butter Chicken that's served here. It's so surprising, given how great all other food is here.
Are there any genuinely good restaurants or takeaways anywhere in Melbourne? As authentic as possible, and as basic as possible. I want to go to eat the food, not the "experience". Back home we used to eat in places with Formica tables, no cutlery (only chapattis), menus on the wall, and only serving glasses of water with your meal. But the food! Absolutely fantastic. Miss it so much.
Personal opinion? It's hard to find the true flavour of Pakistani food in the few Pakistani restaurants that operate. If you can, I'd highly suggest that you cook them yourself using Shaan spice-mix (there are different types available for the particular dish you want to make). They're easily available in any Indian store and sometimes, even at Coles/Woolworths. I think that should be your starting point. Otherwise, you could try a few restaurants some of the other commenters have mentioned, but again, personally, I don't like them (and I was called a hater of my own people for that in one of the comments above lol).
And I agree with you, a lot of people combine Pakistani/Indian food under the same "Indian cuisine" umbrella, but in reality, they're two very different kind of foods. Like you, I've always found Indian food too bland. Pakistani cuisine has more flavour and is more meat-based. Again, personal opinion.
I've spent some time in India, in Tamil Nadu and also Mumbai. The food was okay, but in all honesty the curries in the UK were hotter and had more flavour. That's mainly because they're Bengali and Kashmiri influenced I guess. Don't get me wrong, the food in India wasn't bad at all, but it wasn't out of this world either.
I think you are referring to something like this joint Faheems.
Next time you are in Sydney check it out, it's always packed and food is fresh!
Where are my Indians at?
Having Tea
We consider Pakis as our brothers and sisters. Thanks to the UK for their colonial mess like every where else they been
Maybe you could start by not calling them Pakis
This isn't the UK and I don't mind being referred to as a Paki at all, it's just short for Pakistani.
By that mentality, Aussie would also be a slur.
@Grevhimself: I know that but I won't allow the word, which is considered a slur in the UK, to be considered a slur worldwide. I'd like us to own the word and take that power away from the poms.
In fact, here most people have referred to me as Paki in a completely casual friendly way, just like they'd call people Turks, Kiwis, Afghans without any negative connotations. I would like it if we kept it this way, It's only an offensive word if we decide to be offended by it.
Pakistani cuisine book by a non-pakistani author, lol
Has many recipes common to India and Pakistan.
The shrimp's a little stringy…
Had to come to the last post for the Babu Bhatt reference and jerks are downvoting it, for shame!
They probably didn't even get it. Damn kids today shakes fist
Grape!
THIS IS A STRONG MESSAGE, NO ONE WILL HAVE CARROT
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It's good, nearly as good as delicious Kashmiri cuisine