Easy Recipe : Mutton Ribs Karahi

5-Ingredient Mutton Ribs Karahi (mutton ribs cooked in a wok)

Feeling exotic, but don’t feel like going out?

Feeling a hearty meal, but not wanting to cook like an intense chef?

Feel like eating home cooked food, but not the average quick-fix-whip-up?

The only 3 added things you need for this FANTABULOUS recipe is a wee bit of patience for the cooking time, the appetite of a gorilla on crack, and sweat pants.

Courtesy: Self-Made Chef – My daddy the great!

 Prep Time: 7-10 mins

Cooking Time: 90 mins

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp            Red Chili Powder

2 Tbsp            Ginger & Garlic Paste

250gms Tomatoes (chopped)

250gms Yogurt

1.5 kg Mutton Breast & Ribs (Cut in cubes – with bone)

½ cup Oil

Salt (to taste)

Clockwise: Tomaotes, Red Chili Powder, Salt, Ginger-Garlic Paste, Yogurt, Mutton Breast & Rib piece

Method:

Allow the oil to heat up inside a karahi (wok), and add the ginger & garlic paste. After stirring for about 2 minutes, dunk the mutton pieces inside the wok to fry a little (till the color changes slightly).

Add the red chili powder and tomatoes. Let it rest for about 15-20 minutes before mixing in the yogurt and salt, then leave it to simmer on very low heat.

Let the ingredients cook until the meat is tender, and the oil separates.

Then?

Gobble those tender meat minions like a bolt and hashtag your stomach as #OverAndOut.

These were the condiments we served:

Carrots, Cucumbers, Lemon, Coriander, Slice Onions, Finely Cut Ginger

Enjoy.

Devour.

Indulge.

*Insert another fancy name*

Droolinggg

Bon Appetit!

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Elder Flower Summer Drink

If I were a permanent resident of Dubai, I would grow myself humps like them camels to store water for those desperate thirsty moments one gets in that desert.

My best friend recently moved there and she invited me over to her über talented sister’s house at Business Bay on a very humid Thursday evening.

Hira Sohail is a full time mum of very artistic nature. I could tell that as soon as I entered her cozy apartment with a very casual, yet chic layout. Besides her ability to decorate the interior of her home with an adorable and “pinteresty” concept, she also developed a thirst-quenching concoction to beat the heat of Dubai.

Just as I was cribbing about the weather, I was presented with the Elder Flower Summer Drink that pretty much put a brake to my never-ending rant.

Beautifully presented in a mason jar mug, as you will see, this drink was one of the most refreshing ones I’ve ever had and was after her life to give me the recipe that she was extremely kind enough to share! Instead of begging and pleading someone to make me a perfect, non-bitter tasting Mint Lemonade, I can now make this super easy summer drink myself with Elder Flower cordial.

Courtesy: Google Images 

Disclaimer: The pictures below are not stock pictures, but also a talent of this supermom and the one I actually drank – so it’s definitely going to look like this when you make it.

Photo Credit: Hira Sohail

Without further ado, I present to you the ELDER FLOWER SUMMER DRINK

Ingredients:

2 tbsp Elder Flower Cordial

1 tsp   Honey (or more…if you prefer it like that)

250ml Perrier Sparkling Water (chilled)

A sprig of mint leaves

½ lemon

choice of fruits – Berries OR finely chopped apples/pears OR shaved cucumbers (This one had berries)

Photo Credit: Hira Sohail

Method:

Mix the Elder Flower cordial, honey, and Perrier together (make sure it’s right before you serve, otherwise the fizz dies out). Squeeze in some fresh lemon juice, and dunk in the berries and mint. Serve, like a boss.

Drink – like a sheikh!

Photo Credit: Hira Sohail

She scooped this up in 5-7 minutes to cater to my unannounced whiney visit, so I assume being slightly prepared should take about 3-5 minutes. Simple, fun, stimulating and easy! Try making this and share your results with us!

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Dubai Diairies: Day 4 - Tom&Serg, you made my day!

Breakfast/Brunch are, hands down, my favorite mealtimes of a day. They’re also the meals I get to have the least because: Sleep over food - always! Unless you live in Pakistan where brunch is usually after 2 pm!

Admit it, you can’t ever get a spread like brunch. Waffles, pancakes, gazillion types of eggs, burgers (sigh), fruits, and basically a breakfast-ized variation of any food item.

Tom&Serg won our votes for a nice brunch out on Day 4 thanks to Zomato, which showed an average rating of 4.2!

The warehouse look of the restaurant instantly gave a casual feel and we were hurriedly seated to order the “A.M Food” before the clock struck 11.45am.

Obviously, since we don’t go anywhere without a party of less than a cult, there were a lot of palates and taste buds to satisfy and “a.m foods” in general, are quite personal and sensitive matters.

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We were recommended their bestseller “Shakshouka Baked Eggs” which was definitely worth ordering. It was served fresh in a hot pan (straight out of the oven) consisting of eggs mixed with a rich, red sauce that was blended with a lot of herbs and spices. Very flavorsome.

Shakshouka Baked Eggs

The “Scrambled Eggs on Toast” was my favorite. I don’t really understand how people mess up a dish as simple as this (like me...), but it amazes me when they succeed in making it better than the best one you’ve had. Tom&Serg did that. Beautifully executed and presented.

Scrambled Eggs on Toast

“Two Eggs – Scrambled” served on toasted sourdough bread with veal bacon on the side was mysteriously different than the other scrambled eggs, but delicious nonetheless.

Everything tasted so simple, yet perfect. I especially appreciated the uniqueness that any ingredient can be removed from a recipe but not added, they were more than happy to serve it on the side though.

Two Eggs - Scrambled

We also ordered their gigantic Breakfast Wrap, which was dominated by Mexican flavors. The first bite told you how fresh it was made and the compatibility between flavors was brilliant!

Breakfast Wrap

The Eggs Florentine was one of the finest tasting one I’ve ever had. Even though the appearance was conventional, the rush of essences felt in every bite was mind-blowing.

Every item seemed to burst and melt in your mouth like a world-class molten lava cake.

Eggs Florentine

Could our table ever be deprived of a burger? YA THINK? Never!

I’m going to unwillingly admit that I didn’t have a bite of the Tom&Serg Burger, because with the fifty shades of eggs circulating inside my tummy, I really couldn’t have done it.

My uncle thought it wasn’t the best burger he has had, but their breakfast items really did raise our bar real high.

Tom&Serg Burger

Desi appetites do not touch the finish line without dessert. Our choices were Flourless Chocolate Cake, Blueberry Tart and the Tom&Serg Éclair.

Blueberry Tart, Flourless Chocolate Cake, Tom&Serg Eclair

The best out of the lot was the tart, very moist on the inside and perfectly tough around the outside.

The other two weren’t bad, but probably not good enough to remember. Maybe if they can eggo-nise a dessert? Hmm…

Blueberry Tart

Tom&Serg has a very friendly staff and one of the most creative places I’ve been to in Dubai. Their menu is simple, the recipes and presentation is phenomenal and to my surprise, I didn’t even miss fancy pancakes and waffles that I normally like to flirt with at brunches.

P.S: Orange Juice with eggs FTW

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Dubai Diaries: Day 3 - "Hello, Salters!"

Disclaimer: This review is from when Salt was located on KITE Beach

A burger is the only thing that could ever encourage me to head out to a beach at 1:30pm in Dubai.

Salt or #findSalt, as it was trending before, was in my top 3 places to visit during my trip since I had heard way too much about it and the reviews on Zomato, although mixed, were convincing enough for my burger brain.

(I wish we had Zomato in Pakistan by the way, that app is a blessing).

Zomato

We arrived at Kite Beach and believe it or not, God gave us a feeler of the heat we could experience in Hell. The sun, the sand, the heat and the idea of sitting outdoors in this entire setting were really not my thing.

Touche!

It was easy to choose which sliders I wanted from the very to-the-point menu pinned to their food truck. 

I hate it when people ask “with cheese or without?”… why is that even a question?

LOL! Truth be told!

The order buzzer vibrated within 8 minutes with our 22 sliders and 7 servings of French fries ready to be collected from the pick-up truck.

 What happened next? I FELL IN LOVE WITH SALT!

Shake Shack, what? Shake Shack, who? Heat, huh?

Left: Cheese Fries, Right: x2 Single Cheese Burger

Holy mother of food! I wolfed down those two burgers that sat in front of me with dripping cheese sandwiched between those perfect, buttery and soft buns. If I didn't have a crew of 11 family members judging my appetite, I'd be down for another set of those blissful pieces of ecstasy (trust me, they deserve the dramatised description).

Definitely worth going to the beach at that horrific hour, though I’m sure it’s even more heavenly right before sunset.

Shake Shack might still be a winner for cheese fries, but for the love of burgers – don’t miss out on Salt!

Shake Shack cheese fries

Salt cheese fries

How do juries find their hamburgers?

Grill-ty as charred. *SNORT*