Date Milkshake کھجور کا ملک شیک

Date Milkshake is a very very delicious and nutritious drink. Is gives extra energy at Iftar during Ramadan,  the month of dates. Thousand of kilogram of dates are consumed during the Holy Month of Ramadan at Sehar and at Iftar.

Date Milkshake

Ingredients:

• Date pitted  , good quality  6-8
• Full cream chilled milk   1 glass
• Sugar 2-3 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Take all ingredients in an electric blender.
• Blend for 3-5 minutes.
• Remove in a glass.
• Serve chilled.
• Delicious Date Milkshake tastes good.

Lukmi / Lukhmi (Hyderabadi Style Samosa) لقمی حیدرآبادی انداز سموسہ

Lukmi is a rectangle shape minced meat samosa popular among Hyderabadi community. Hyderabadi community have sour  taste tongue but sweet in talk.  Enjoy Luqmi at Iftar and pray.

Lukhmi 

Ingredients:
For Outer shell:

• Maida  2 cup
• Cumin seed whole 1/2 teaspoon
• Salt to taste

Oil for frying

For filling:

• Minced meat  1/2 kg
• Oil 1/4  - 1/2 cup
• Onion chopped 2
• Tomatoes  chopped 2
• Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
• Green chillies chopped  2
• Fresh Mint leaves  chopped 2 tablespoon
• Fresh Coriander leaves chopped  2 tablespoon
• Lemon juice 2 teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Haldi powder 1/4 teaspoon
• Garam Masala 1/2 teaspoon

Procesure:
First prepare filling.

• Fry onion in oil till brown.
• Then add ginger garlic paste fry for 1 minutes, add tomatoes , lemon juice, green chillies and spices and minced meat.
• Fry for 5 minutes.
• Add 1 glass water and cook on low heat till minced meat is well done
• Sprinkle fresh mint and coriander leaves.
• Evaporate most most the water and simmer.
• Filling is ready.  Cool to room temperature.

Now make outer cover and Luqmi

• Add salt and cumin whole to maida mix well.
• Add water in small portion and knead well to a hard dough.
• keep aside for 20 minutes.
• Now make rectangle shaped strips 6 inch by 3 inch.
• Place a small amount of filling on it.
• Fold and seal with the help of fork.
• Keep making other strips and fill it with prepared filling.
• Now heat oil in a woke (Karahi) fry the prepared luqmi.
• Delicious Luqmi is ready.
• Serve with Tomato Ketchup / Mint Chutney.

Date Balls / Khajoor Ke Ladoo کھجور کے لڈ و

Dates Balls are sweet and healty snack. It is simple to make and can be used in any weather. Try this at Iatar or Sehar of this Ramadan for extra energy for fasting and Salat ul Taraveeh.

Date Balls

Ingredients:

• Dates (pitted/seeds removed)  2 cup
• Diced almonds   2 tablespoon
• Diced pistachio  2 table spoon 
• Desiccated coconut  1/2 cup
• Sprinkles 2-3 tablespoon

Procedure:

• Mash dates well.
• Add nuts and mix well.
• Make table tennis ball size balls
• Then roll into desiccated coconut or sprinkle.
• Serve as desired.

Mango Smoothie / Mango Lassi مینگو لسّی / سموتھی

Smoothie in USA and Mango Lassi in Pakistan have the same recipes. It is just  by chance both nations are opposite to each other.  Thick creamy texture of yoghurt and Mango pulp gives it a distinct taste and flavour.  Mangoes are readily available now,  arrange and prepare a glass of Smoothie / Mango Lassi and enjoy.

Smoothie /  Mango Lassi

Ingredients:

• Mango slices    1 cup
• Yoghurt  250 g
• Ice cubes  as desired
• Sugar or honey 2-4 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Take all ingredients in an electric blender.
• Blend for 2-4 minutes.
• Fill in a glass, insert a straw and sip the chilled smoothie / Mango Lassi.

Ramadan Kareem Moon 2015

Ramadan Moon Karachi 2015

Laham Nashif (United Arab Emirates Dish) اللحم ناشف

I am buying meat from a meat seller "Salman"  who also works for Sheikh Muhammad ,The Ruler of Dubai.  One day when I was visiting his shop he told me about this dish. Laham Nashif is an infusion dish of Pakistani , Indian and Arabian Cuisines. Very tasty and delicious.

اللحم ناشف

Ingredients: 

• Mutton Cubes  1/2 kg
• Oil 1 cup
• Tomatoes chopped 2-3
• Onion chopped  2-3
• Ginger paste  1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
• Green chillies  2-3
• Fresh Coriander leaves for garnish
• Salt to taste
• Red Chilli flakes 1 teaspoon
• Black pepper powder 1/2  teaspoon
• Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Cardamom powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Pimento powder 1 teaspoon
• Nutmeg powder 1/4 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Take all ingredients except green chillies and fresh coriander leaves in a wok (cooking pan).
• Add 3 glass water and cook on low heat till meat is tender.
• When meat is tender evaporate excess water on high flame.
• Sprinkle green chillies and fresh coriander leaves and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Delicious Laham Nashif is ready.
• Serve with pita bread and salad.

Katakat کٹاکٹ

Katakat is a very delicious dish prepared on a large Iron skillet with the help of sharp choppers. The sound produced during its cooking like "katakat" when sharp blades, chops and struck against the surface of skillet. Katakat is very popular in Karachi. It is prepared with organ meat and testicles of goat. But I am not using here testicles, instead I used mutton cubes.

Katakat

Heart, Liver, Kidneys and Mutton Cubes for Katakat (Organ Meat)

Ingredients:

• Liver of goat   chopped  1
• Heart  chopped 1 
• Kidney   chopped 2-3
• Mutton cubes 250 g
• Oil 1 cup
• Tomatoes chopped  3-4
• Onion chopped 3-4
• Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
• Green chillies chopped 3-4
• Fresh Coriander leaves for garnish
• Salt to taste
• Qasuri Methi dry 1 tablespoon
• Chillies flakes  2 teaspoon
• Haldi powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
• Fennel whole 1 teaspoon
• Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
• Cumin whole 1/2 teaspoon
• Coriander powder 11 teaspoon
• Garam Masala 1/2 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Saute onion in oil in a pan.
• Then add spices, Qasuri Methi, ginger garlic paste, meat, liver, heart and kidneys.
• Fry for 12-3 minutes,
• Then add tomatoes fry for 3-5 more minutes.
• Then add 1 cup water and continue to cook on low heat till meat and organ meat are tender.
• Add green chillies and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
• Simmer for five minutes.
• Delicious Katakat is ready.
• Serve with roti or naan.

Note:
Commercially it is prepared on a large Iron skillet and sharp choppers are used for cooking and its apperance like a coarse minced meat. But it is very easily prepared in your home kitchen in a cooking pot.