Pakistani dishes

183 Pakistani dishes, 183 with linked recipes from their original publishers.

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Curry

• Achari Aloo Ki Bhujia A dish with a spiced sauce made with potatoes, tomatoes, plums or tamarind, butter and ghee.
• Aloo Anday Ka Salan A soup made with tomatoes, potatoes and eggs.
• Aloo Chana Salan A dish with a spiced sauce made with tomatoes, potatoes and chickpeas.
• Aloo gosht Meat and potatoes cooked together in a spiced gravy.
• Aloo keema A dish with a spiced sauce made with tomatoes, ground lamb and potatoes.
• Anda Bhuna - An Easy, Simple and Quick Egg Bhuna Curry A spiced dish with a sauce made with eggs and tomatoes.
• Baingan Gosht - Aubergine and Lamb Curry A spiced dish with a sauce made with lamb, eggplant and tomatoes.
• Bhindi gosht A dish with a spiced sauce made with beef and okra.
• Bhuna Chicken Masala - Chicken Curry A spiced dish with a sauce made with chicken and tomatoes.
• Bhuna Gosht Masala - Lamb Bhuna A dish with a spiced sauce made with lamb and tomatoes.
• Butter chicken Chicken in a smooth tomato sauce enriched with butter or cream.
• Chana masala A spiced dish with a sauce made with chickpeas, tomatoes, butter and ghee.
• Chicken Dopiaza - Indian Restaurant Curry A spiced dish with a sauce made with chicken and tomatoes.
• Chicken Jalfrezi A dish with a spiced sauce made with chicken, chili peppers, tomatoes and bell peppers.
• Chicken karahi Chicken in a concentrated tomato sauce with ginger, garlic, and green chilies.
• Chicken korma A dish cooked in a seasoned sauce made with chicken, milk, yogurt, almonds and ghee.
• Chicken Salan A soup made with chicken and tomatoes.
• Chicken tikka masala Roasted or grilled chicken pieces served in a spiced sauce.
• Cholay - Punjabi Chickpea Curry A spiced dish with a sauce made with chickpeas, tomatoes and yogurt.
• Dal Chicken - Chicken & Lentil Curry - Daal Murgh A spiced dish with a sauce made with chicken, lentils, tomatoes, chickpeas and chili peppers.
• Green Bean and Potato Curry A spiced dish with a sauce made with green beans, chili peppers, tomatoes and potatoes.
• Kadhi pakora Yogurt and chickpea-flour gravy with fried dumplings.
• Kaleji Masala A spiced dish with a sauce made with chicken, liver, yogurt and tomatoes.
• Keema Curry A spiced dish with a sauce made with tomatoes, ground meat, lamb and peas.
• Keema matar A spiced dish with a sauce made with avocado, ground beef, tomatoes, chili peppers and milk.
• Khara Masala Keema A dish with a spiced sauce made with ground beef and tomatoes.
• Lamb Dopiaza Curry - Gosht Dopiaza A spiced dish with a sauce made with lamb and ghee.
• Leftover Curry Biryani - Transform Last Night's Curry Into a Fancy Dinner A rice dish made with rice.
• Lobia Masala A spiced dish with a sauce made with peas, tomatoes and ghee.
• Matar paneer A dish with a spiced sauce made with paneer (firm fresh cheese), cashews, tomatoes, peas and ghee.
• Minced Fish Curry/Machli ka Keema A spiced dish with a sauce made with fish and tomatoes.
• Mutton karahi A spiced dish with a sauce made with lamb or goat or meat, chili peppers, tomatoes, milk and yogurt.
• Mutton Korma A spiced dish with a sauce made with lamb, yogurt, cashews, almonds and ghee.
• Nargisi Kofta - Pakistani Chicken Scotch Egg Curry Seasoned meatballs made with ground chicken, eggs, chickpea flour and yogurt.
• Pakistani Courgette Curry A spiced dish with a sauce made with chili peppers, tomatoes and zucchini.
• Pakistani Kofta Curry Seasoned meatballs made with ground chicken, chickpea flour and yogurt.
• Palak Chicken - Spinach & Chicken Curry A spiced dish with a sauce made with chicken, spinach, ghee and butter.
• Palak gosht A spiced dish with a sauce made with lamb, tomatoes and spinach.
• Palak paneer Soft paneer cubes in a seasoned spinach sauce.
• Paneer Jalfrezi A dish with a spiced sauce made with paneer (firm fresh cheese), tomatoes and bell peppers.
• Phali Gosht - Green Bean and Meat Curry A spiced dish with a sauce made with green beans, beef or lamb and tomatoes.
• Prawn Karahi Masala A spiced dish with a sauce made with tomatoes, shrimp, chili peppers and ghee.
• Punjabi Prawn Masala Curry A spiced dish with a sauce made with tomatoes and shrimp.
• Rajma masala A spiced dish with a sauce made with beans, tomatoes and ghee.
• Shaljam Gosht - Turnip and Meat Curry A spiced dish with a sauce made with turnips, meat, lamb, tomatoes and chili peppers.
• Timatar Aloo Ki Bhujia A dish with a spiced sauce made with tomatoes and potatoes.

Main

• Achari Chicken A savory dish made with chicken, yogurt, chili peppers and tomatoes.
• Beef Keema with Yogurt A savory dish made with ground beef and yogurt.
• Bhuna Gosht A savory dish made with yogurt, beef and tomatoes.
• Boneless Chicken Achari A savory dish made with chicken, tomatoes and yogurt.
• Chicken Kali Mirch A savory dish made with chicken and yogurt.
• Chicken Karahi Keema - Stir-fried Minced Chicken in a Ginger and Tomato Sauce A sauce or seasoning served with other food made with ginger, ground chicken, tomatoes and sugar.
• Chicken Pakora Small savory fritters made with chicken, chickpea flour, rice flour and chili peppers.
• Frontier Style Fried Fish A fried main dish made with fish.
• Gobi Gosht A savory dish made with lamb, goat, meat, tomatoes and cauliflower.
• Green Chicken A savory dish made with chicken, yogurt and chili peppers.
• Hariyali Chicken A savory dish made with chicken and yogurt.
• Kali Mirch Chicken A savory dish made with chicken and yogurt.
• Karela Gosht A savory dish made with bitter melon, lamb or meat, tomatoes and sugar.
• Karela Sabzi A seasoned vegetable dish made with bitter melon and tomatoes.
• Keema Khichdi A savory dish made with rice, lentils, mung beans, ground beef and ghee.
• Khatte Aloo A savory dish made with coconut, tamarind and potatoes.
• Lahori Chargha A savory dish made with chicken, yogurt, chickpea flour, eggs and ghee.
• Lobia Chawal A legume dish made with rice and beans.
• Matar Pilau A rice dish made with peas and rice.
• Methi Chicken A savory dish made with chicken, yogurt and chili peppers.
• Mixed Sabzi A seasoned vegetable dish made with chili peppers, bell peppers, tomatoes, carrots and eggplant.
• Nawabi Chicken Malai Fry Boneless chicken marinated with chilies, ginger, garlic and spices, then shallow-fried before being coated in a cream-and-milk sauce.
• Pabda Fish 'Bhuna' A savory dish made with fish and tomatoes.
• Pakistani Ginger Chicken A savory dish made with ginger, chicken, tomatoes and yogurt.
• Pakistani Karahi Keema A spiced dish with a sauce made with ground meat and tomatoes.
• Pakistani Style Chicken Keema A savory dish made with ground chicken and tomatoes.
• Panjeeri A savory dish made with almonds, cashews, walnuts, melon seeds and coconut.
• Ramadan : Hot Cumin Spiced Potato Filling for Samosas, Pastries, etc. A savory dish made with cumin and potatoes.
• Saag Paneer A spiced dish with a sauce made with paneer (firm fresh cheese), spinach and cream.
• Sindhi Style Prawn Fry A savory dish made with shrimp.
• Slow Cooker Dum Kay Pasanday A savory dish made with corn, beef and yogurt.
• Weeknight Dahi Chicken A savory dish made with chicken and yogurt.

Dessert

• Badam Halwa A rich sweet made with almond flour or almonds, milk, ghee and sugar.
• Besan ladoo A rich sweet made with chickpea flour, semolina (coarsely milled wheat), pumpkin seeds, ghee and sugar.
• Chocolate Chip Cake Rusks A cake made with chocolate chips, eggs, butter, sugar and wheat flour.
• Egg Halwa A rich sweet made with eggs, milk, ghee and sugar.
• Gajar ka halwa A rich sweet made with cashews, raisins, carrots, milk and ghee.
• Gulab jamun A sweet dish made with milk, milk powder, butter, ghee and wheat flour.
• Jalebi A sweet dish made with chickpea flour, yogurt, wheat flour, ghee and sugar.
• Kheer A spoonable sweet pudding made with rice, milk, almonds, cashews and butter.
• Kulfi A dense frozen milk dessert with varied flavorings.
• Mutanjan - Meethe Chawal A sweet dish made with rice, almonds, raisins, butter and ghee.
• Nostalgic Bakery Style Jeera Biscuits Small sweet cookies made with eggs, butter, sugar and wheat flour.
• Parsi Custard A soft, spoonable dessert made with milk, condensed milk, eggs and sugar.
• Pudina Chutney A sauce or seasoning served with other food made with sugar.
• Pumpkin Halwa A rich sweet made with pumpkin, milk, ghee and sugar.
• Rasgulla Soft fresh-cheese balls served in sugar syrup made with cream, milk and sugar.
• Rasmalai Soft fresh-cheese patties soaked in sweetened milk made with milk, milk powder, eggs, almonds and pistachios.
• Seviyan Sweet vermicelli with variations in milk and garnishes.
• Shahi tukda A sweet dish made with milk, bread, almonds, pistachios and rose petals.
• Sheer khurma A sweet dish made with almonds, cashews, raisins, pistachios and noodles.
• Sohan halwa A dense, sliceable sweet made by cooking flour or starch with sugar syrup, milk and ghee.
• Sooji halwa A rich sweet made with milk, semolina (coarsely milled wheat), sugar and ghee.
• Sooji Ka Halwa - Sweet Semolina Pudding A soft, spoonable dessert made with semolina (coarsely milled wheat), cashews, ghee and sugar.
• Suji Ka Halwa A rich sweet made with semolina (coarsely milled wheat), ghee and sugar.
• Sweet Coconut Samosas - Khopra / Nariyal Ka Samosa A filled savory pastry made with coconut, eggs, wheat flour, butter and sugar.
• Sweet Dalia A spoonable sweet pudding made with milk and sugar.
• Zarda Sweet colored rice with fragrant spices and garnishes.

Rice

• Basmati Rice Long-grain basmati rice washed, soaked and cooked until tender.
• Chana Pulao A seasoned rice dish made with chickpeas and rice.
• Chana Pulao / Pilau - Pakistani Chickpeas and Rice A seasoned rice dish made with chickpeas, rice and ghee.
• Chicken biryani A rice dish made with chicken, milk, yogurt, anise and rice.
• Chicken pulao Chicken and rice cooked together with whole spices.
• Khichdi A rice dish made with rice, lentils, mung beans, milk and yogurt.
• Matar Pulao A seasoned rice dish made with peas and rice.
• Nasi Briyani Ayam A rice dish made with anise, milk, rice, yogurt and chicken.
• Pakistani Lamb Pulao A seasoned rice dish made with lamb, rice and anise.
• Pakistani Prawn Biryani A rice dish made with rice, shrimp, tomatoes and chili peppers.
• Prawn Pilau Biryani Rice A rice dish made with rice, tomatoes and shrimp.
• Sindhi Lamb Biryani A rice dish made with lamb, yogurt, potatoes, plums and rice.
• Vegetable pulao Rice cooked with mixed vegetables and whole spices.
• Yakhni pulao A seasoned rice dish made with lamb, rice and anise.

Side

• Aloo Sabzi A seasoned vegetable dish made with tomatoes and potatoes.
• Bagara Baingan A side dish made with tamarind, eggplant and yogurt.
• Black-Eyed Peas with Spinach and Dill A side dish made with peas, spinach and dill.
• Cucumber Raita A salad made with cucumber and yogurt.
• Dahi Baingan A side dish made with eggplant and yogurt.
• Gawar Sabzi A seasoned vegetable dish made with tomatoes, green beans and potatoes.
• Gujrati Aloo A side dish made with potatoes and yogurt.
• Kurkuri Bhindi A side dish made with okra.
• Pakistani Style Chicken Drumsticks A side dish made with chicken, milk and yogurt.
• Patta Gobi A side dish made with cabbage and sugar.
• Tahri A side dish made with potatoes and rice.

Snack

• Aloo tikki Small savory fritters made with potatoes, mango and cornstarch.
• Chana chaat A savory snack made with chickpeas, tamarind, tomatoes, potatoes and cucumber.
• Chicken 65 A savory snack made with chicken, yogurt, rice flour, eggs and wheat flour.
• Dahi bhalla Small savory fritters made with lentils, mung beans, yogurt, tamarind and sugar.
• Fried Pumpkin Flower A savory snack made with squash and rice flour.
• Fruit chaat A savory snack made with banana, apple, pear and strawberries.
• Kachori A savory pastry with a seasoned filling made with semolina (coarsely milled wheat), potatoes, chickpeas, lentils and mung beans.
• Pakistani Style Deep-fried Shrimp A savory snack made with shrimp, eggs and wheat flour.
• Pakora Vegetables coated in seasoned chickpea batter and fried.
• Samosa A filled savory pastry made with potatoes, peas, mango and wheat flour.

Kebab

• Bihari kebab A seasoned meat dish made with beef, meat or papaya and yogurt.
• Chapli kebab A seasoned meat dish made with chickpea flour or cornstarch or wheat flour, ground beef, chili peppers, eggs and tomatoes.
• Chicken malai boti Creamy marinated chicken pieces grilled or roasted.
• Chicken tikka A seasoned meat dish made with chicken and yogurt.
• Ground Beef Kebabs A seasoned meat dish made with ground beef.
• Seekh kebab A seasoned meat dish made with ground chicken, bread crumbs and butter.
• Shami kebab Pan-fried savory patties made with ground beef, lentils, chickpeas, peas and chili peppers.
• Tandoori chicken A seasoned meat dish made with chicken and yogurt.

Lentils

• Chana dal A legume dish made with lentils, chickpeas, tomatoes and ghee.
• Maash Ki Daal - Urad Lentils A legume dish made with lentils and tomatoes.
• Masoor dal A legume dish made with lentils, tomatoes and ghee.
• Masoor Ki Dal A legume dish made with lentils.
• Moong dal Split mung beans cooked into a comforting lentil dish.
• Tadka Dal A legume dish made with lentils and mung beans.
• Urad Dal A legume dish made with lentils.

Vegetable

• Aloo baingan A vegetable dish made with tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant.
• Aloo gobi A vegetable dish made with tomatoes, mango, potatoes and cauliflower.
• Aloo methi A spiced dish with a sauce made with potatoes and tomatoes.
• Aloo palak A vegetable dish made with spinach and potatoes.
• Baingan bharta A seasoned vegetable dish made with eggplant and tomatoes.
• Bhindi masala A vegetable dish made with okra, tomatoes and mango.

Bread

• Aloo paratha A flatbread made with potatoes and flour.
• Lachha paratha A flatbread made with flour and ghee.
• Naan A flatbread made with yogurt, sugar, wheat flour, butter and ghee.
• Puri A seasoned vegetable dish made with semolina (coarsely milled wheat), potatoes, lentils, chickpeas and flour.
• Roti A flatbread made with wheat flour.

Condiment

• Green Chutney A sauce or seasoning served with other food made with tomatoes.
• Lahsun Ki Chutney A sauce or seasoning served with other food made with tamarind.
• Pakistani Pickled Red Onions An accompaniment made with onion.
• Plum Chutney - Aloo Bukhara Ki Chatni A sauce or accompaniment made with plums and sugar.

Drink

• Kashmiri chai A pink milk tea made through a distinctive brewing process.
• Lassi A drink made with milk, yogurt and sugar.
• Masala chai Tea brewed with milk, with seasoning varying by preparation.
• Nimbu Soda A drink made with soda water, limes or lemons and sugar.

Breakfast

• Egg Bhurji Soft scrambled eggs made with eggs, potatoes and tomatoes.
• Halwa puri A breakfast pairing of fried bread with sweet and savory sides.
• Rice Flour Pancakes A batter-based breakfast cooked until set made with rice flour, buttermilk and sugar.

Soup

• Chicken Broth A soup made with chicken.
• Hot and sour soup A peppery, tangy Chinese soup with contrasting textures from tofu, mushrooms, and other additions.
• Matar Gosht Shorba - Meat & Pea Curry A soup made with peas, tomatoes and lamb.

Stew

• Beef nihari A slow-cooked savory dish made with beef or meat, anise, rice flour or wheat flour or flour, butter and ghee.
• Daal gosht A legume dish made with beef, lamb, goat, meat and tomatoes.
• Haleem Meat, grains, and lentils cooked into a thick, smooth stew.

Seafood

• Lahori fried fish A fried main dish made with fish, chickpea flour, rice flour and yogurt.