Pakistani recipes

Explore 20 recipes, with ingredient quantities and step-by-step cooking instructions.

Chicken Karahi

Pakistani chicken cooked quickly with fresh tomatoes, ginger, green chillies and crushed coriander in a glossy, concentrated karahi masala.

Spicy Sindhi chicken biryani layered with potatoes, tangy yoghurt masala, mint and partially cooked basmati rice, then finished on dum.

Pakistani-Chinese chicken corn soup with clear chicken stock, sweetcorn, delicate egg ribbons and a lightly thickened texture.

Juicy Pakistani beef seekh kebabs seasoned with onion, coriander, green chilli and warm spices, shaped securely for grill or oven.

Soft, blistered Pakistani-style kulcha stuffed with a dry spiced potato filling and cooked on a hot tawa or beneath the grill.

Rustic Punjabi mustard greens and spinach slowly cooked, lightly blended and finished with tender paneer, ginger and ghee tempering.

Delicate Pakistani chicken korma in a pale yoghurt, onion and cashew sauce scented with cardamom, white pepper and kewra.

Crisp Lahori-style white fish coated with gram flour, ajwain, crushed coriander and chilli, then fried until golden and flaky.

Springy noodles stir-fried with savoury spiced beef mince, crisp vegetables and a balanced chilli-garlic soy sauce.

A complete Lahori-style breakfast of crisp puffed puris and aromatic semolina halwa, with clear timing so both reach the table hot.

Crisp Pakistani samosas filled with a dry, warmly spiced chicken and pea mixture, with reliable folding, sealing and frying guidance.

Cool Pakistani yoghurt salad with crisp cucumber, tomato, red onion, mint and roasted cumin, mixed just before serving so it stays fresh.

Festive Pakistani sweet basmati rice scented with cardamom and saffron, finished with nuts, raisins and jewel-like candied fruit.

Refreshing Pakistani salted lassi blended from chilled yoghurt, water, roasted cumin and mint until light and frothy.

Deeply spiced Pakistani beef-shank stew slow-cooked until spoon-tender, with a silky flour-thickened gravy and fresh ginger garnish.

Pakistani beef mince and green peas cooked in a concentrated tomato masala for a fast, comforting weeknight meal.

A family-sized Pakistani chicken pulao started on the stove and finished in the oven for fluffy rice, tender chicken and an evenly steamed casserole.

Karachi-style bun kebab with a crisp lentil-potato shami patty, egg coating, green chutney, onion and tomato in a toasted bun.

Celebratory Pakistani mutton qorma with tender bone-in meat in a rich fried-onion and yoghurt gravy scented with cardamom and kewra.

Comforting Pakistani red lentil dal cooked in one pot with tomato and spices, then finished with a fragrant cumin-garlic tempering.