Help,, need some cooking ideas, and recipes.?

Question

hi, iam an american female that needs to cook a pakistani dinner for my boyfriend, any ideas on what i can make... i never cooked pakistani food before. any websites or recieps would be appreciated. thanks.

Answer 1

Smiley,
Going into a long drawn out recipe is good in this situation. The site you seek is :
pakirecipe.com.
WIth this cuisine, it is not for the quick and the swift. The food is prepared passionately.
Hope it helps.....

Answer 2

NARGISY KOFTAY

Ingredients:
kg Ground Meat
2 Eggs
3 Onions
1 tbsp Ginger+Garlic Patse
Salt To Taste
Red Chilli To taste
1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
1 tsp Corriander Powder
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
Cup Chana Dal
Cup Butter Oil ("Ghee")
2 Medium Sized Tomatoes
Green Corriander And Green Chillies

How to prepare:
Firstly put chana dal with the meat and add in the ginger agrlic paste, salt and red chilli powder till tender and water dries up. Then grind the mixture very finely. Hard boil 5 eggs. Now add garam masala in the ground meat. Now take one egg and cover it with the mixture of meat so that no egg can be seen and it forms a ball. Do the same with all others. Now heat oil and fry chopped onions. Add in the tomatoes and mix well. Then add salt, ginger+garlic paste and red chilli powder, cumin seeds and corriander powder all 1 tsp and mix well. Cook for 5 minutes. Heat the ghee. Beat another egg and dip the balls in it and fry till brown. Now cut eggs straight and place on the prepared gravy. Garnish with corriander leaves.

Answer 3

Beef Pasanday

Ingredients

-Beef fillets 1kg
-Onion 1Thinly sliced
-Papaya with skin 2Tbsp grounded
-Yogurt 1 cup
-Poppy seeds 1tsp
-White cumin 1/2 tsp
-Black cumin 1/2 tsp
-Black pepper corns 6
-Cloves 3
-Small cardamoms 6
-Chickpeas flour / gram flour 2Tbsp
-Red chilli powder 1tsp
-Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
-Ginger and garlic paste 1Tbsp
-Salt to taste
-Oil 3/4 cup

GARNISH:
-Fresh corriander 1 bunch
-Green chillies 4
-Lemons 2
Mix all the spices, ground papaya and ginger garlic paste in yogurt. Now, coat the fillets with this paste and place them in a tray in layers. Marinate it for 4 to 6 hours.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the onions golden brown. Add fillets to the pan,cover and cook on low heat till
they are tender. When it is done, sprinkle with the green masala and lemon juice and cook for 15 minutes more on low heat. Serve hot with naan or chapati.

Note: You may add some water if needed while cooking.

Here's a website that should offer you some help:
http://www.contactpakistan.com/pakfood/

There are all kinds of recipes, by name. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
GOOD LUCK - AND GOOD EATING!

Answer 4

Check out the website for food network

Answer 5

pick up some Indian bread at a grocery store
. Then get at least 3 take out dishes at your local Indian restaurant
Don't forget the lassi for a refreshing drink

Answer 6

cdkitchen.com is an excellent website for recipes of any kind( even shampoo)

Answer 7

go to www.pakirecipe.com

Answer 8

http://www.pakirecipes.com/

http://www.angelfire.com/country/fauzias...

http://www.contactpakistan.com/pakfood/...