Keema Karelay /Bitter Gourd With Minced Meat قیمہ کریلے

It is one of the most liked dish  by me. It is a very tasty dish of meat and vegetable.

Keema Karela

Ingredients:

• Minced Meat  1/2 kg
• Bitter Gourd   shaved and chopped 3-4
• Oil 1 cup
• Onion chopped 2-3
• Tomatoes chopped 2
• Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Red chilli powder 3/4 teaspoon
• Haldi powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
• Garam Masala powder 1/2 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Apply 1 teaspoon of salt to chopped bitter gourd and keep aside for 1/2 hour.
• Then wash in running water and squeeze and keep aside.
• Now saute onion in oil.
• Add ginger garlic paste fry for 1 minute.
• Then add tomatoes, minced meat and spices.
• Fry for 5 minutes.
• Add 1 cup water, and continue to cook on low heat till minced meat is tender.
• When minced meat is tendered add  washed and squeezed bitter gourd.
• Cook on medium flame till bitter gourd is done.
• Delicious Keema Karelay are ready.
• Serve hot with chapati/ roti.

Lasoora Pickle لھسوڑے کا اچار

Lasoora Pickle is much liked by the people of Punjab. It is a very tasty pickle. Raw Losoora are available in market nowadays . It is the peak season of Lasoora. Purchase and make this tangy pickle.

Lasoora Achar

Raw Lasoora Ready for Pickle

Raw Lasoora available in this form

Ingredients:

• Raw Lasoora 1 kg
• Mustard Oil 1 litre
• Salt 2-3 teaspoon
• Haldi powder 1 teaspoon
• Red Chilli powder 2-3 teaspoon
• Kalaunji  2 teaspoon
• Mustard seeds 2 teaspoon
• Methidana 2 teaspoon
• Fennel seed 2 teaspoon
• Ajwain 1/2 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Prepared lasoora for pickle making.
• Remove stems and cap.
• Place prepared lasoora in sun light for 2-3 hours.
• Then put in martaban (Pickling pot)
• Add spices and mix well with the help of wooden spoon and shaking.
• Then add mustard oil.
• Keep in dark for 10-15 days for pickling.
• During this period shake occasionally after 1-2 days.
• Delicious Lasoora pickle is ready.

Water Pump Ka Sharbat e Tarbooz واٹر پمپ کا شربتِ تربوز

If you are living in Karachi or visiting Karachi you will see push cart vendors are selling Water Pump Ka Sharbat e Tarbooz. Water Pump is the name of Bus Stop in Federal B Area Karachi. There are number of push cart vendors are selling water melon syrup. It became so popular that it spread every locality of Karachi and so the name.

You can easily prepare this sharbat at your home.

Water Pump Ka Sharbat e Tarbooz

Ingredients:

• Water Melon  chopped into small cubes as desired
• Rooh Afza Syrup as desired
• Ice chilled water as desired

Procedure:

For 1 glass of Sharbat e Tarbooz

• Fill 3/4 of glass with tarbooz cubes.
• Prepare Rooh Afza sharbat in ice chilled water in a separate glass.
• Pour the prepare Rooh Afza over glass of Tarbooz cubes.
• Stir and serve with spoon.
• Beat the heat with Water Pump Ka Sharbat e Tarbooz.

Dal Keema / Minced Meat and Dal Chana دال قیمہ

Dal Keema is a tasty minced meat and chana dal dish. This dish also liked by President Obama.

Dal Keema

Ingredients:

• Minced Meat (Beef/Mutton)   1/2 kg
• Dal Chana  100 g
• Oil 1 cup
• Onion chopped  2-3
• Tomatoes   chopped 2-3
• Ginger paste  1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste  1 teaspoon
• Green Chillies chopped  2-3
• Fresh Coriander leaves for garnish
• Salt to taste
• Red Chillies 1 teaspoon
• Haldi 1/2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
• Garam Masala  1/2 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Boil dal in enough water, drain and keep aside.
• Fry onion in oil till golden.
• Add ginger garlic paste fry for 1 minute.
• Then add tomatoes and minced meat, salt, chilli , haldi and coriander powder .
• Fry on high flame for 3-5 minutes.
• Then add 1 glass water and cook on low flame till meat is tender.
• Add more water if necessary. 
• When meat is tender add boiled dal and cook for 5 more minutes on low flame.
• At last sprinkle garam masala, add green chillies and fresh coriander leaves.
• Simmer for 5-7 minutes.
• Delicious Dal Keema is ready.
• Serve with shredded onion, pickle and roti. 

Beef Nihari گائے کے گوشت کی نہاری

Nihari is one of the most popular beef dish in Karachi.  Most famous Nihari shop is Javed Nihari near Karimabad.   Nihari is a very tasty dish served with Tanddori Naan. Nihari dish is a must dish in almost all the small and medium hotels of Karachi. You can cook at your home very easily. Ask you Meat seller for Nihari meat known as Bong ka Gosht in Urdu or Shin Meat in English.

Beef Nihari

Shin Meat Beef /Bong Ka Gosht

Ingredients:

• Bong Ka Gosht/Nihari Meat/Shin Meat   1 kg - 1.5 kg
• Oil 1 cup
• Yoghurt 1/2 cup
• Wheat flour 3-4 tablespoon
• Onion chopped 1 medium size
• Salt to taste
• Red Chilli powder 1 teaspoon
• Haldi powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Badiani phool 2-3 grinded
• Fennel powder 1 teaspoon
• Garam Masala 1/2 teaspoon

Garnish:

• Lemon wedges as desired
• Fried onion as desired
• Chopped green chillies as desired
• Mint leaves chopped 1 cup
• Coriander leaves chopped 1 cup
• Julian cut ginger 3-4 tablespoon

Procedure:

• Heat oil in apan.
• Add meat, spices and yoghurt and fry for 5-7 minutes.
• Add 3-4 glass of water and cook on medium flame till meat is tender.
• Now dissolve wheat flour in a cup of water, and add to the cooking curry in portions and with vigorous stirring.
• Simmer for 10-15 minutes till oil is separates out.
• Fry onion in 1 tablespoon of oil till golden then pour over the prepared curry.
• Delicious Beef Nihari is ready.
• Serve with garnish and Tandoori Naan.

Mexican Potatoes میکسیکن پوٹاٹو

Mexican Potatoes is a very tangy and tasty dish. It is easy to prepare but taste is good.

Mexican Potatoes

Ingredients:

• Potatoes chopped into medium cubes   4
• Olive oil 1 tablespoon
• Onion finely chopped  1
• Garlic cloves finely chopped 2
• Red Chillies flakes   1 teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Lemon Juice 1 teaspoon
• Cheddar cheese 1-2 slices

Procedure:

• Boil potatoes cubes  in water till half tender.
• Heat oil in a pan, fry onion till golden.
• Add red chillies flakes, salt, garlic and half boiled potatoes cubes.
• Fry and stir till potatoes are fully cooked.
• Add lemon juice and cheddar cheese and simmer.
• Delicious Mexican Potatoes are ready to serve.

Siri Ka Salan / Goat Head Curry / Siri Ki Curry سری کا سالن

Siri Ka Salan is a very very cheap dish prepared from Siri (Goat Head).  Siri is cost only Rs 70 without Magz. Many people like this curry as they thought 'eating siri is a cure from headache.'

Siri Ki Curry

Ingredients: 

• Siri without Magz , prepared and washed   1 no.
• Oil 1 cup
• Tomatoes chopped  3-4 
• Onion chopped 3
• Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
• Fresh Coriander leaves for garnish
• Salt to taste
• Red chillies powder 1 teaspoon
• Haldi powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
• Garam Masala 1/2 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Fry onion in oil till golden.
• Add  ginger garlic pastes, fry for 1 minute.
• Then add tomatoes , spices except garam masala, and prepared siri.
• Fry for 5-6 minutes on high flame.
• Then add 1 glass water and continue to cook on medium flame till siri meat is tender.
• Sprinkle garam masala and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Delicious Siri Ka Salan is ready.
• Serve with Tandoori Roti.

Keri Ka Sharbat / Aam Panna / Raw Mango Syrup کیری کا شربت

Keri Ka Sharbat  is a refreshing and coolant against heat stroke.  Its a sweet and sour syrup made from raw mangoes in Summer.

Keri Ka Sharbat

Ingredients:

• Raw mangoes, washed   1/2 kg
• Sugar   3-4 cup
• Black salt 1/4 teaspoon
• Black pepper powder 1/8 teaspoon
• Lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Thoroughly wash  the raw mangoes.
• Then boil in enough water.
• Remove skin and discard stone.
• Retain pulp.
• Pass the pulp through muslin cloth/Malmal cloth.
• Now take the pulp in a stainless steel pan.
• Add sugar , black salt , black pepper and lemon juice to it.
• Also add 1/2 glass water and cook on medium heat.
• After 2-3 boils stop cooking.
• Cool and fill in bottle to be used later.
• For serving add 2-3 tablespoon of prepared syrup in a glass and add chilled water.
• Enjoy the tasty Keri Ka Sharabat on a hot and humid Summer day.