February 18, 2016 – benazir's blog

February 18, 2016October 21, 2021

Benazir’s Spicy Brown Lentil Burger

This thought had appeared to me when I was going through recipes looking for brown lentils. I couldn’t find one to my liking then this idea popped in to my head like a light bulb which you see in a cartoon when a cartoon character has a brain storm. You can see above his or her … Continue reading Benazir’s Spicy Brown Lentil Burger

February 18, 2016May 19, 2016

Amarut (Guava) Chat

One of my brother in laws makes this chat. It is quick easy and inexpensive to make even by Peshawar, Pakistan standards. There are lots of Amarut (guava) trees in Peshawar, Pakistan and therefore a Pakistani regional dish. I cut up 4 or 5 guavas, I added a pinch of chat masala, a pinch of … Continue reading Amarut (Guava) Chat

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I love to cook I collect and try out new recipies I am in to yarn craft and I collect knitting and crochet patterns plus I am married I even play runescape and I am an avid reader I even am a music junkie I collect music because I can't live without it I speak German English Urdu Pashto Hindko plus I am still learning Arabic Turkish and Spanish The music I listen to are jazz, rock, R&B from the old school, European classical. regae, Hip Hop from old school, the blues House from old school, Songs in English, German, Urdu, Hindko, Pashto, Punjabi, Turkish and Arabic, Um kalthom and Mohamed Mounir, Fauda Arar, Baris Manco, Amr Diab, Tual, Yalin, Sesan Asku, Ahmet Keya, Ahmet Ozhan, Alamgir, Quamar Gulla, Nashenas, Naghma, Noor Jahan, Mohamad Rafi, Lata, Kishore Kumar, Talat Mahmood are my favorite singers. The list goes on etc. and of course I love latamore and luther vandros, the beatles, rolling stones and Yusef Islam is also one of the greatest voices and Allah blessed them all with such great talents.

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Tuna Or Other Types Of Fish In Coconut Milk

Ok story time leading up to this post goes like this. When Cermac grocery store opened up near me, I happed to stumble on a blue can that said tuna in coconut cream and it was from the Philipines. There was another one I got also which was taro leaves and tuna flakes in coconut […]

Aguas Frescas Tamarindo

I’m sorry I hadn’t posted in a while. I just moved last month and a dear friend I have known since childhood passed away and so did one of my sister in laws. I am still not in a very good headspace and really am struggling on trying to keep it together. This move broke […]

Zabhiha Halal Chicken Salad

I really love chicken and turkey salad but however I will make the turkey salad post the very next time I cook a turkey for thanksgiviging and use the leftovers for turkey salad. Anyway this is post is just for chicken salad only. What you will need for this is 2 lbs. or 1 1/2 […]

Grilled Kooperey

Here is the back story to this post. I was on my first overseas visit ever to Pakistan to see family. Actually Pathan AKA Pashtun people love to cut and eat lamb even if it isn’t Eid. Lamb is the most favorite protein of choice in this part of the world. On one such occasion […]

Zabiha Halal Barbecue Rib Tips

Actually I want to explain here about this very post. Since I am Muslim and I only eat zabhiha halal meat. Pork as you know is forbidden and I am at least trying to help out my fellow brothers and sisters in Islam that there is a zabiha halal alternative. This was started here in […]