If you are a true Karachiite, you’ll know about a Botal gali. I was a frequent visitor of the street, for as a child I suffered from a nursemaid’s elbow and any tug or play of my arm would result in ...

Spending life as a Karachiite — in Karachi — is no mean feat. You share dug-up roads with free-wheeling motorists and free-style pedestrians. You endure an errant gas supply in the middle of January.

It’s hot, spicy and best eaten in the earliest hours. From the kitchens of the nawabs to the bylanes of Kolkata, Nihari has had an umda safar. We dug in It’s hot, spicy and best eaten in the earliest ...

In the Urdu dictionary, the word nihari is derived from the Arabic word nihar, which means early in the morning. This food is eaten early in the morning; hence it is called nihari. Although the ...

This recipe is all about the patience you hold within. The word 'Nihari' originated from the Arabic word, 'Nahaar' which means morning. Hence, originally this dish was eaten by the Mughals as their ...

KARACHI: One may have heard of chicken nihari but chickpea nihari and boiled egg nihari are quite unheard of. That is why these dishes became the centre of attraction at the Traditional Nihari ...

LONDON: Pakistanis, even when they are travelling abroad, are quite particular about food. And the country’s cricketers are no exception. Back in 2006 when I was covering Pakistan’s tour of England, I ...

In a room full of Pakistanis, “I love nihari” is as obvious a statement as “I like pizza” is to some people. So last March, when “Deli Boys” actor Saagar Shaikh announced during dinner at Ali’s Nihari ...