A FOOD TRADITION
Pakistani Cuisine
A diverse national cooking tradition combining Punjabi, Pashtun, Balochi, Kashmiri, and other regional influences through aromatic rice dishes, breads, grilled meats, stews, lentils, and sweets.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Mutton Karahi
A Pakistani wok-cooked mutton dish prepared with tomatoes, ginger, garlic, green chili, and aromatic spices in oil.
Mutton Korma
Mutton Korma is a Pakistani braised mutton curry enriched with onion, yogurt, ghee, ginger, garlic, and aromatic spices.
Mutton Pulao
A Pakistani savory rice dish in which long-grain rice is simmered with mutton, onions, aromatics, and whole spices.
Naan
A leavened wheat-flour flatbread traditionally stretched and baked in a tandoor, then served warm, often with a lightly browned surface.
Nihari
Nihari is a slow-cooked Pakistani meat stew, typically prepared with beef, spiced broth, ginger, garlic, and flour used to thicken the gravy.
Pakora
Pakora is a South Asian fritter made by coating vegetables or other fillings in seasoned chickpea-flour batter and deep-frying them until crisp.
Paya
Paya is a Pakistani slow-simmered trotters soup or stew seasoned with onion, ginger, garlic, spices, and salt.
Peshawari Pulao
A fragrant Pakistani rice dish of long-grain rice cooked with mutton, carrots, raisins, nuts, and warm spices.
Rajma
A Punjabi-style curry of red kidney beans simmered in a tomato, onion, and aromatic spice gravy.
Rosh
Rosh is a Pakistani slow-cooked mutton dish prepared with water, salt, and commonly onion until the meat is tender and the broth is savory.
Samosa
Samosa is a filled Indo-Fijian pastry, typically made with spiced potato and peas enclosed in wheat-flour dough and fried.
Sarson da Saag
Sarson da Saag is a slow-cooked Punjabi greens dish made primarily from mustard greens with supporting leafy greens, aromatics, and maize flour.
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