Food Industries in Karachi and Food Technology Students of University of Karachi

The students of Food Science and Technology and Applied Chemistry specializing in Food Technology are not well aware of the facilities provided in Food Industries of  Karachi (+Pakistan). Facilities means when they got job in any Food Industry they should know the benefits offered by those industries.  Some Industries offered handsome packages for Top Management , Middle Management and Lower Managements posts. The student should keep in their minds those benefits prior to joining any Food Industry and should asked during interview. 

Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Karachi

Department of Food Technology, University of Karachi

 Top Rated Food Companies offered the following benefits to their employee

1. Handsome salary package 
2. Company maintained Car ( for self and for family) for top management post
                                         (Car for self )Middle and lower management  post
3. Full Salary bonus (2-3/year)
4. One Month annual leaves
5. Sick and Casual leaves 18/year
6. Medical allowance self and family (full coverage)
7. Five days/ week work, Saturday -Sunday off 
8. Cell phone by Company
9.  Provident Fund and Gratuity
10. Insurance 
11. Leave fare allowance (Air Tickets + leaves allowance ) for annual leaves
12. Company maintained Residence

The above mentioned benefits are real, provided by top rated companies in Karachi for Top to Middle management posts. 

Here is a list of well known Food Industries in Karachi and other cities of Pakistan

• National Food Limited, Karachi
• Unilever, Karachi
• Lipton Tea, Unilever Company, Karachi
• Knorr, Unilever Company, Lahore
• Nestle Doodh, Karachi-Lahore
• Nestle Mineral Water
• English Biscuit, Karachi
• Dalda Foods, Karachi
• Kolson, Karachi
• Coca Cola , Karachi
• Pepsi Cola, Cold Drinks, Karachi
• Pepsi, Mineral water, Karachi
• Pepsi, Lays, Lahore
• Rafhan , Faisalabad-Karachi, Unilever Company
• Olpers, Karachi-Sukkur, Sahiwal
• Lu Biscuits, Sukkur
• Walls Ice cream, Unilever Company, Lahore
• K & N, Haripure
• Shan Foods, Karachi
• Habib Oil, Karachi
• Bake Parlour, Karachi
• Tapal Tea, Karachi
• Haleeb Doodh, Lahore
• Qarshi, Lahore
• Fauji Cereal, Islamabad
• Shangrella, Karachi
• Young Food, Karachi
• Ahmed Foods, Karachi
• Naurus Limited, Karachi,
• Mehran Masala, Karachi
• Hilal candy, Karachi
• Candyland, Hub, Karachi
• Kraft Food, Hub
• Asian Food, Lahore
• B.P. Candy , Karachi
• Kisan Ghee, Karachi, Faisal abad
• Mezan Ghee, Karachi
• Sufi Oil, Faisalabad
• Igloo Ice cream, Karachi
• Dawn Bread, Karachi
• Mitchel , Renal Khurd Punjab
• Peki cakes, Karachi
• PK Foods, Karachi
• Laziza, karachi
• Rooh Afza, Karachi
• Maza Juice, Thatta
• Frooto Juices, Karachi
• PIA Kitchen, Karachi
• Lal Qila restaurant, Karachi

Anday Ka Halwa انڈے کا حلوہ

Anady Ka Halwa is a dessert made with eggs in winter to provide warmness and nutrition to the body. This years winters are reaching try it on a cool night or day.
Its recipe is simple.

Anady Ka Halwa

Ingredients:

• Eggs beaten   6
• Ghee/butter    2 tablespoon
• Sugar 2-3 tablespoon
• Cardamom green seeds 1/6 teaspoon
• Pistachio  chopped 1 tablespoon

Procedure:

• Thoroughly beat the eggs.
• Heat ghee in a non stick frying pan.
• Add cardamom seeds, then add beaten eggs and sugar.
• Fry with constant stirring till eggs are fully done.
• Sprinkle pistachio and remove from heat.
• Delicious Anady Ka Halwa is ready.
• Cool and serve. 

Dal Moong Nimko /Moong Dal crispy Snack دال مونگ نمکو

Dal Moong Nimko is a very popular crispy snack. Mostly brought from sweetmeat merchant and also sold in buses.  You can easily prepare it at your home.

Dal Moong Nimko

Dal Moong Ready For Frying

Ingredients:

• Dal Moong/Mung Dal    200g
• Salt to taste, as a sprinkle 
• Oil fry frying
• Large Deep sieve
• Woke/Karahi for frying

Procedure:

• Thoroughly wash and soak moong dal for 2-3 hours.
• Drain and spread on a newspaper or kitchen towel to absorb excess water.
• Now heat oil in a woke, place a portion of soaked moong dal in a large sieve.
• Dip into the hot oil, move up and down. stir continuously with spoon.
• Fry till crisp dal is obtained (4-8 minutes)
• Remove from oil and spread over a newspaper or kitchen towel to remove excess oil.
• Crispy Dal Moong Nimko is ready.
• Sprinkle salt  as desired  and serve.

Bihari Boti بہاری بوٹی

Bihari Boti is a modified form of Bihari Kabab. It is easy to handle and arrange. Instead of beef steaks (Beef Parcha)  beef cubes are used. The spices are almost same as Bihari Kabab.

Bihari Kabab

Bihari Boti During Grilling on Charcoal Fire

Ingredients:

• Beef cubes  medium size  2 kg
• Mustard oil 1 tablespoon
• Yoghurt 1/4 cup
• Raw Papaya paste 3-4 tablespoon
• Lemon Juice 2 teaspoon
• Onion  chopped 1
• Ginger paste  1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste  1 teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Black salt 1/4 teaspoon
• Red Chillies  powder  1 teaspoon
• Kabab Chinni powder  1 teaspoon
• Piplee powder  1 teaspoon
• Ajwain 1/4 teaspoon
• Mustard powder 2 teaspoon
• Naushader 1 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
• Red Chillies powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1 teaspoon

• Green Chillies crushed 3-4 for raita
• Fresh Mint leaves crushed 1 bunch for raita
• Fresh Coriander leaves crushed 1 bunch for raita
• Beaten Yoghurt 1 cup for raita

Procedure:

• Fry onion in oil till golden brown.
• Remove fried onion from oil, cool and grind.
• Now add grinded fried onion, ginger garlic pastes, lemon juice, mustard oil , raw papaya paste  and spices to the 1/4 cup of yoghurt , mix well to make a paste.
• Apply this paste to the Beef Cubes and keep aside to marinate for 3-5 hours.
• Now insert marinated beef cubes on skewers/seekh and grill over charcoal fire till tender.
• Delicious Bihari Boti is ready.
• Serve with Mint Raita and Roti.

• Mix crushed green chillies, mint leaves and coriander leaves to the beaten yoghurt to make Mint raita)

Anda Cholay / Anda Chana انڈہ چھولے / انڈہ چنّا

Anda Cholay is a very delicious dish from Punjab. It is a low cost dish but very nutritious and healthy. Protein from Eggs and carbohydrates from Cholay (Garbanzo bean) makes this dish a very healthy dish. Push cart  vendors are selling this dish in road side of many industrial units.

Anda Cholay

Ingredients:

• Eggs boiled 6-8
• Baking soda for soaking 2-3 teaspoon.
• Kabuli Chana  (Sufaid Cholay)(Garbanzo beans) 250g
• Oil 1 cup
• Onion chopped 3
• Tomatoes chopped 3
• Yoghurt 1/2 cup
• Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
• Green chillies  3-4 for chutney
• Fresh Coriander leaves 1 bunch  for chutney
• Fresh Mint leaves 1 bunch  for chutney
• Salt to taste
• Red chillies 1 teaspoon
• Haldi powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Garam Masala 1/2 teaspoon
• Baking Soda  for curry 2-3 teaspoon
• Black pepper whole 1/2 teaspoon
• Cloves 4

Procedure:

• Soak Kabuli Chana overnight with 2-3 teaspoon of baking soda in water.
• Wash and drain.
• Boil in enough water. drain and keep aside.
• Now Boil eggs and keep aside.

• Then saute onion in oil, remove and grind.
• In the same oil, re add grinded onion, garlic and ginger paste fry for 1 minute then add tomatoes, spices, and yoghurt.
• Fry for 5-6 minutes then add boiled Kabuli channa, baking soda and fry for 3-5 more minutes.
• Then add 1-2 glass water and cook on low heat for 10 minutes.
• Add boiled eggs and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Delicious Anda Cholay are ready.
• Prepare chutney by grinding  together fresh mint , coriander and green chillies add little salt.
• Serve Anda cholay with prepared chutney and Nan/Roti.