Author: benazirkhan

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.

January 24, 2016October 17, 2021

Good Old Chicken And Dumplings

When I think of comfort food this is one of the dishes I go to. It is a popular dish from the southern part of USA. It is tasty and filling and very enjoyable by lots of people and here is my spin on this yummy dish. Chicken stew ingredients: 2 potatoes peeled and quartered … Continue reading Good Old Chicken And Dumplings

January 24, 2016October 12, 2022

My First African Fried Stew

This recipe came about the other day after I have been hitting the African blogs like crazy. I really love the food it is yummy and spicy plus these ladies are very gracious and I am so happy I can talk to them in instagram and twitter. This is truly a Nigerian stew with a twist. Anyway it … Continue reading My First African Fried Stew

January 19, 2016October 14, 2021

Gajar (Carrot) ki halwa

This is a very old picture. I made this a long time ago. The original recipe uses white sugar but I am going to rewrite the recipe that would exclude the white sugar that was used in here which really would not make any difference in taste really and still is delicious. Ingredients: you can … Continue reading Gajar (Carrot) ki halwa

January 19, 2016December 11, 2020

Asure (Noah’s pudding)

Without a dear friend from Turkey this blog post will not be possible. She knows I love to cook and gave me this brilliant recipe. This is what Nuh (as) Noah made for his animals on the trip on the ark. This story is in every holy book the Torah the Bible and the Quran … Continue reading Asure (Noah’s pudding)

January 18, 2016May 20, 2023

Peshawari Dal Tarka

In this pic you also see the previous chapli kabab and pudina chutney which recipies are already written. There is also my mango achar but I have a masala that I make up for no matter what type of achar I make. I am going to make a fresh batch of achar soon and post … Continue reading Peshawari Dal Tarka

January 17, 2016September 13, 2023

Egyptian Seafood Pasta Done My Way

I got this recipe idea from m.touregypt.net and another site and tastykitchen .com, but I have made some changes in this recipe to be posted from here in my blog. As a practicing Muslim I can not consume things that are haram meaning forbidden. I keep an efficient well stocked zabiha kitchen. One of my … Continue reading Egyptian Seafood Pasta Done My Way

January 11, 2016October 15, 2021

Hot Cocoa Benazir khan Style

This is my personal recipe I made up myself. When I was a kid I never tasted the cocoa mixes as good as this their flavor is lame. I told my husband I used to use two packets and he said it was too much. The reason why it looks very light because I used more milk … Continue reading Hot Cocoa Benazir khan Style

January 11, 2016April 29, 2024

The Real Deal Peshawri Chapli Kabab Not Some Imitation

I am going to go on a brief rant. I see some people other food bloggers that are Pakistani and even from the khanapakana.com site make a totally different type of kabab and pass it off as the real thing and there are Pakistani restaurants here in Chicago in my neighborhood doing the same thing. … Continue reading The Real Deal Peshawri Chapli Kabab Not Some Imitation

January 11, 2016October 18, 2022

Suji halwa without white sugar

I have to say I am making up for the times I didn’t post a blog. I am trying to keep to the recipes from my family. I have been doing a lot of blog hopping and going to other sites looking for recipes new ideas and even got to talk with other bloggers on … Continue reading Suji halwa without white sugar

January 11, 2016January 18, 2023

Aloo Bukhara Chutney

I have another simple regional dish from Peshawar for you. This is served at weddings in Peshawar along with mewa channa pulao (chickpea and raisons rice dish) , yummy to my tummy. Ingredients: 1 cup of water 1 handful of pistachio nuts 1 cup of sugar in the raw this can be found in any grocery store and … Continue reading Aloo Bukhara Chutney