A traditional tasting fragrant, balanced, smoky homestyle Chicken Korma simplified so you can have Korma (or Qorma) anytime! I am pretty fond of my site tagline, but if I wasn't I would change it to traditional flavours made easier. Take the Instant Pot Kheer for example, I do some unorthodox things and the results are like slow cooked. That's a win. The ONE Ingredient that simplifies Korma This Korma is another win. Korma isn't hard to make, it isn't complicated. What it is is... umm highly aromatic and time consuming. The most hands on tedious part of making a Chicken Quorma is the carameli ..read more

Looking for something that wows? This creamy, spicy, and aromatic boneless Chicken Handi or Handi Chicken is a restaurant worthy dish that can be made ahead to wow friends and family. There are some chicken recipes that anyone who hosts should have in their back pocket. They are make ahead recipes that reheat well, are saucy and easy to eat with rice or naan, and have some spice, but not so much so that some of your guests are scared. This Chicken Handi, Bhunna Gosht, Bhindi Masala, Tala Hua Gosht, and this crowd pleasing Chicken & Cheese Casserole are right up there. Developing the ..read more

Tender spiced meatballs in a smoky yoghurt based gravy, this Kofta Curry or Koftay ka Salan is a dish that makes any day feel like a special occasion. My tried and tested recipe is below! It is safe to say that no recipe has taken the amount of time or caused me the amount of anxiety as this Koftay ka Salan. Let's pause here and think about how I have a significant collection of well reviewed Pakistani Beef Recipes including the iconic Nihari, and yet, this, this was the hardest one to perfect. Why? Because of my family. My Nani was the Kofta making pro. She would make a paste essentially by ..read more

A Pakistani Karhi Recipe with big flavours made in less time! This Kadhi Pakora uses two time saving techniques to make sure your Karhi is ready in under an hour, but with that full slow cooked flavour! Hop on here for more Pakistani sabzi recipes! Kadhi Pakora Tested and Retested Confession: I am not a Karhi person. Most Kadhi Pakora recipes taste to me like a whole lot of nothing. Harsh? Maybe a little. I have tried every iteration of Karhi recipes. I've made the ones with ingredients that boiled for hours and then strained out, thick ones, runnier milder ones, and the ones that produced so ..read more

Disclaimer: I have received products and been compensated for this post by Loblaws as part of the Food Lovers Unite campaign. As always the post may be sponsored, but the opinions expressed are my own. Jump to the Chana Palak or Chholay Palak Recipe Food is a powerful thing. It is not just about the nutrients or even just about the flavours, the food we eat connects us to a world beyond ours. As a mother of two girls, I am very conscious of this elemental power of food. I am proud of the fact that the girls, who love a Cilantro Lime Chicken Pasta with a Southwest Salad, also love a delicious B ..read more

The kind of kid friendly, comforting, simple salan you want to make at the end of a long day. This easy White Chicken Curry is the perfect example of how humble ingredients can be transformed by how they are prepared. Do you know that feeling you get when you eat that first bite of the perfect Chicken Pulao? How about the tingle when you hear a baghaar being poured over daal? Some foods are simultaneously comforting and exciting at the same time. This salan is up there for me. The simple warming spices in this White Chicken Salan make it feel flavorful and wholesome, the chicken fortifies, a ..read more

Jump to the Haray Masalay ki Murghi or Green Masala Chicken Recipe Because I am happppyyyyy...clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth... Why the unnatural cheer you may ask? Especially since this be a savory dish and I am clearly not on a sugar high - well, it's thanks to this little round up of Pakistani foodies on Instagram featuring yours truly along with some of her personal heroes. A HUGE thanks to Sadaf the talent behind Siddy Says for doing this! Pssst you aren't already following me on instagram then I am @flourandspiceblog. Anyway, on to the dish of the day (yes, yes still ..read more

A comforting Chicken Curry fortified with chickpeas - tasty, easy to make and full of protein! You know you love a dish when you make it despite your husbands complaints. When I first started cooking Murgh Cholay my husband would ask me what the chickpeas were doing in his Chicken ka Salan. Being delicious, that's what. Psst if you, like me, love easy Pakistani Chicken Recipes then I have a whole collection including fan favourites like this Chicken Pulao and Chicken Ginger! The Not-so-Secret to Good Murgh Cholay Getting this Chana Chicken recipe just right turned out to be trickier than anti ..read more

Anday Aloo ka Salan is a comforting vegetarian Pakistani curry that relies on simple ingredients for beautiful flavours. Those fried eggs? They're a bonus you cannot resist! My friend Shayma from over @spicespoon said a thing in an Instagram reel recently that struck me. She said that while we glorify the power of comfort food we often gloss over the discomfort it came from. Anday Aloo ka Salan is one of the first things I learnt how to "recook" in Canada. I learnt it over very many phone calls with a beloved relative whose been a big part of my life and support system ever since. This salan ..read more

Your favorite deeply comforting authentic well balanced chicken curry made easier (and faster), a must know for every Pakistani cook! Jump to the Chicken ka Salan Recipe Chicken ka Salan I write Chicken ka Salan here (because well, Google), but my heart always calls it Murghi ka Salan. This Pakistani Chicken Curry is not one of my beloved childhood favorites the way Aloo Gosht ka Salan is, but it has made a place for itself in my heart. 90% because my family basically subsists on it. Murghi or Chicken ka Salan is to my husband what daal +aloo gosht + aloo keema are to me. Yes folks, that depth ..read more