Pakistani meat dishes
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Halal
Muslims follow the Islamic law that lists foods and drinks that are Halal and permissible to consume. The criteria specify both what foods are allowed, and how the food must be prepared. The foods addressed are mostly types of meat/animal tissue.
Meat dishes
Pakistani dishes can best be categorised by whether they contain gravy or not. Dishes with gravy which have lentils or legumes as the main ingredient are known as Dals in Urdu. The remaining gravied dishes are called Salaans in Urdu. Salaans containing meat will either have meat on its own or in combination with a second major ingredient, such as a vegetable, or a grain or a legume. Salaans which contain meat as its main ingredient can be further subdivided by the type of meat involved. Meats normally used in Pakistani cuisine are beef, lamb, goat, chicken and occasionally game. Offal is also used in several Pakistani dishes. Salaans with meat as their main ingredient include the famous Pakistani dishes
Generally, the preparation method involves cooking pieces of meat over medium heat with various spices, or simmered with potatoes.[2]
Barbecue and kebabs
Meat has played an important part in the region of Pakistan for centuries. Sajji is a Baluchi dish from Western Pakistan, made up of lamb with spices, that has also become popular all over the country. Another Balochi meat dish involves building a large outdoor fire and slowly cooking chickens. The chickens are placed on skewers which are staked into the ground close to the fire, so that the radiant heat slowly cooks the prepared chickens.
Kebabs
Types of kebabs (mainly made of beef or lamb) are:
- Urdu: سيخ کباب) - A long skewer of beef mixed with herbs and seasonings. Takes its name from the skewer.
- chicken and ground chickpeasand spices.
- Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
- Urdu: مرغ کباب) (Moorgh-Kuh-bob) - A popular kebab that is found both with bone and without.
- Urdu: کبابِ برہ گوشت) - The all lamb meat kebab is usually served as cubes.
- Urdu: بہاری کباب) - Skewer of beef mixed with herbs and seasoning.
- Urdu: شیشلیک ) - Grilled baby lamb chops (usually from the leg), typically marinated
- Urdu: بن کباب) - A unique kebab sandwich with beef, lamb, fish or chicken.
- Urdu: شاورما) - Comprises slices cut from a stack of meat strips (usually lamb), grilled in a vertical rotisserie. These are placed in a naan with chutney and salad.
- Urdu: تکہ کباب) - A kebab made of beef, lamb or chicken, cut into cubes, marinated with a yogurt blend and grilled on coals.
- Urdu: بوٹی کباب) - A kebab made from beef, lamb or chicken cubes and is popular in Multan. Sometimes marinated with green papaya to help tenderize the meat.
- Urdu: کلیجی کباب) - A kebab made of grilled and marinated pieces of beef, lamb or chicken liver, though usually lamb.
See also
References
- ^ "Bawarchi: Saroj's Cookbook: Pakistani Cuisine". Archived from the original on 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ "Aloo Gosht". PakiRecipies.com. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
External links
- Pakistani cuisine at Curlie
- Pakistani Food