Syeda Nafisa Ahmad

The perfect New Year’s Eve dishes

There’s no better way to welcome the coming new year than with food, and these recipes are the perfect place to start from.

2y ago

Easy ways of making heathy meals

Beans, herbs and tofu are often considered easy ingredients for healthy meals, but without the right mix, they could turn out bland.

3y ago

Elevating the usual lunch and dinner menu

Aloo sabzi is an all-time favourite. It is a simple recipe made with basic ingredients available at home. This potato recipe goes well mainly rooti, paratha or rice.

3y ago

Why must desserts be last?

We serve dessert in small amounts at the end of any meal. Eating dessert last gives the body time to digest the more nutritional components of the meal and slows down any sudden changes of blood glucose levels in the body.

5y ago

The perfect formula for those perfect dinners

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH BABY VEGETABLES Ingredients

5y ago

Feasting on lamb

ACHARI GOSHT Ingredients 800g mutton/lamb 4 onions

5y ago

Chicken for a change

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and cook, stirring for 3 minutes, until slightly softened. Add chicken, stock and herbs, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring to boil, then reduced heat and simmer for 30 minutes until the

5y ago

Fresh, cool, summer Eid

It’s almost Eid time and well, you already know that it’s also summer time. How can you escape from the scorching heat? Maybe with a gulp of icy cold water from the fridge or a guzzle of fresh juice topped with ice cubes…

5y ago
May 9, 2017
May 9, 2017

Shab-e-barat special

Finely grind cardamom and sugar. Add milk to it and cook the mixture on a low flame until it thickens.

April 25, 2017
April 25, 2017

Meals of memory

Looking for a great family-friendly recipe or something quick and easy? Then look, no further than chicken.

February 28, 2017
February 28, 2017

Meals of memory

Cut potato, carrot and cauliflower into small pieces and boil. Boil green peas. Chop tomato, green chilli, and coriander leaves.

January 24, 2017
January 24, 2017

An Indian menu

Boil gurda with some salt. When all the liquid dries up, add ghee and stir. Now add ginger, garlic paste, roasted onions, salt, black pepper, green chilli paste, and yoghurt.

November 29, 2016
November 29, 2016

Seasonal pickles

The kitchen bazars are now flooded with a variety of fresh vegetables. To make best use of them while they last, pickling them is a good option. The following are quite simple, hassle free preparations (although not necessarily made from winter vegetables) and will last a long time with proper preservation.

November 22, 2016
November 22, 2016

Pickling winter veggies

The days seem cooler and the early morning hours, somewhat cold. But even before the temperature showed signs of a changing

October 25, 2016
October 25, 2016

Out of the freezer

The post-korbani shift from meat to a diet comprising fish and veggies is slowly drawing to an end, and the eager diners in the house, gathering around the dinner table, seemingly seek meat.

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