Be Fat, Be Happy.

That's it, just gobi. No gosht, no aalu, nothing. Another vegetable I dislike, but cooked anyway. So, the next few posts will feature shitty pictures because I'm lazy and didn't bother taking nice ones. Ingredients Gobi (Cauliflower for you paindus)   1 whole gobi (chopped - apni ammi se cut puch lein) Onion                                                1 medium (thinly sliced) Ginger Garlic Paste                            1 tbsp Salt                                                    ½  tsp Red Chillies                                        1 tsp...

I love deep fried snacks but I realize I'm shaving 30 years off my life every time Ramazan rolls around, so sandwiches are the next best iftaar. I love sandwiches too. Ingredients Eggs                  3-4 (boiled) White onion      1 (small, finely chopped) Iceberg lettuce   ½ (finely chopped/ julienne cut) Gherkin             ½ (finely chopped) Salt                   to taste Black pepper     ½ tsp Mustard            1-2 tbsp  Butter               1 tsp Mayonnaise     1-2 tbsp Sriracha           2-3 tbsp Vinegar            1-2 tbsp Dill/ other herbs for flavoring Bread Method There's no method to this madness: chop your veggies and herbs, mash your eggs, mix everything together with...

My family was very into taking a smol vacation every year - and in 1998, that meant a trip to Murree/ Bhurban. Every year, without fail, we'd head up to the mountains in June/July because summer vacation. The point of that useless little tidbit was: we'd get pakoray along the way, somewhere very close to Murree. I remember we'd stop at this shady road in the middle of nowhere where all you could see was 2 pakora stands and that's it. There was so much fog everywhere, you could only see your hand in front of your face and vague outlines of the mountains - and places you could possibly fall off from and die. Anyway, those pakoray made my soul happy. Super hot, super spicy and SO, SO CRISPY they were amazing. Huddled around the car with those insanely good pakoray, garam chai, shivering in the cold is still one of my favorite memories. I can't recreate those exactly, but these come very close to achieving that level of extra crisp. Ingredients Veggies ...

Easiest meal ever. Takes only 30 to 40 mins to complete, tastes great, extremely simply recipe. Ingredients Daal                      1 cup Salt                       ½ tsp Red Chili Powder    1 tsp Mustard Powder     ½ tsp Garlic                   10 - 14 cloves Cumin Seeds          1 tsp Oil/ Ghee             As needed Method Wash and clean the daal throughly, then leave to soak in hot water for 10-15 mins. In a deep pan, add about 2-3 glasses of water. Add the salt, chili, haldi and about 5-7 cloves of garlic. Cover and wait for the water to boil. Once it starts to bubble, add 1 tbsp ghee, stir once to make sure it dissolves and add daal. Stir daal through the spiced water, lower the flame, cover and set to cook. Stir occasion...