Pakistan are the Mughlai Cuisine, Punjabi Cuisine, Sindhi Cuisine.
The spices used in the
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The CUISINE of Pakistan is
just as diverse and full of abundant variety as are the people of Pakistan. The
legacy of the Muslim rule in South Asia has enabled the Pakistani cuisine to be
greatly influenced by its roots of Afghan-Turkic-Iranian roots.
Pakistani Recipes:
There are abundant traditional recipes found in the cuisine of Pakistan, each of them being as diverse as the region and its people. There are many scrumptious meat dishes and vegetable dishes in the cuisine of Pakistan. The desserts and beverages in the cuisine of Pakistan are the toppers of the category. You will find many of the Pakistani recipes to be quite spicy, made with the finest of all delicacies. There are various recipes for different kinds of rice cooking, parathas, kebabs, barbequed chicken, fish and lam meat. The recipes that you will find in the cuisine of Pakistan will quite resemble from those found in the Turkish, Afghani and Iranian cuisines and there will not be any pork meat used in any of the recipes. There are many mouth savoring vegetable recipes, soup recipes and many recipes to delightful appetizers which will definitely nip your hunger right where it aches in the stomach!
Pakistan is rich not only in its cuisine but also in its food traditions and festivals. Pakistani’s are genuinely lovers of food. They simply need an occasion to celebrate and with each celebration follows a grand feast. Pakistani celebrations commence as soon as a child is born. To commemorate this occasion sweets from the traditional Pakistani cuisine are distributed among all present on the occasion. The Pakistani weddings are grand in every form of the word. There is a lot of festivity on weddings, every region within Pakistan has a different way of celebrating weddings, but all of them have one thing in common, which is of course the serving of grand traditional food from the Pakistani cuisine. Pakistani’s take great pleasure in celebrating the traditional way. Moreover, if you encounter a Pakistani, he or she will be delighted to simply give you a taste of Pakistan’s authentic cuisine. Serving guests at gatherings with scrumptious delights and meals is another traditional custom in Pakistani recipes.
Beverages:
Lassi - Milk with yoghurt, with an either sweet or salty taste
Gola ganda - Different types of flavours over crushed ice
Sugarcane juice (Ganney ka ras)
Lemonade (Nimbu pani)
Sherbet (A syrup mixed in water)
Sikanjabeen - Lemonade (Mint is also added)
Almond sherbet
Sherbet-e-Sandal - Drink made with the essence of sandal wood
Kashmiri chai/Gulabi chai - A milky tea known for its pink color, with an either sweet or salty taste
Qehwa - Green tea with cardamom
Sathu - Famous drink from Punjab
Thaadal - A sweet drink from Sindh
Sardai - Mixture of different nuts and kishmish.