Sharing tips and resources on getting ready for Ramadan. This includes not just preparing your body but also your mind as we welcome this month.Continue reading Getting Ready for Ramadan: Some Tips for Success in this Blessed Month
Desi Dinner Planning: Host a Stress-Free “Dawat-of-the-year”
Have a big dawat coming up? Afraid of judgmental aunties scrutinizing your biryani, serving Nihari gone cold and guest children ruining your table decor? Have no fear! We have some awesome tips for you to host the “Dawat-of-the-year” as you plan your desi dinner. I’m super excited to collaborate with my talented friend Madiha, fromContinue reading Desi Dinner Planning: Host a Stress-Free “Dawat-of-the-year”
Spices 101: How to make Garam Masala, Cumin and Coriander Powder
Making Garam Masala, Zeera (cumin) and Dhaniya (corriander) is quite simple and gives a unqiue taste to home-cooking that can not be matched by store-bought spices. Read this blog and follow the video to learn to do makes these spices at home!
Butter Chicken Recipe
Name the number one item on any Southasian/Indian/Pakistani menu in the western world? Yes, you guessed right! It’s Butter Chicken! Having lived 28 years in Pakistan before I moved to Canada, this always amazed me, because we had never cooked butter chicken in our house or seen it on restaurant menus. Chicken Karhai wasContinue reading Butter Chicken Recipe